Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Overview

A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity. Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.Key Features Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss!

Developed by

Croteam

Published by

Gathering of Developers

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Player perspectives

First person

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Series

Serious Sam

Game engine

Serious Engine

Release dates

• PC (Microsoft Windows): Mar 21, 2001
• Xbox: Nov 12, 2002