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Serious Sam Advance

Scientists figure out how to use the timelock to send someone to any point in time, Sam travels back to ancient Rome as people haven't been returning from that period and ends up fighting Mental's minions once…

12 April 2004

Serious Sam Advance is a shooter developed by Climax Group, released 12 April 2004 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Serious Sam Advance is

Serious Sam Advance is a shooter game developed by Climax Group and released in 2004. It was published by Global Star Software. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Scientists figure out how to use the timelock to send someone to any point in time, Sam travels back to ancient Rome as people haven't been returning from that period and ends up fighting Mental's minions once again. The game has ten weapons and ten enemies, most of which are taken from the other Serious Sam games. It spans twelve levels.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Serious Sam series

Serious Sam Advance is the third of 11 entries we hold in the Serious Sam series. It arrived a year after Serious Sam. The next entry was Serious Sam: The Greek Encounter in 2012.

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What it launched against

Serious Sam Advance launched on 12 April 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Syberia 2, Pikmin 2 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow.

Released around the same time: Far Cry, Syberia 2, Pikmin 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow.

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When did Serious Sam Advance come out?
Serious Sam Advance was released on 12 April 2004 for Game Boy Advance.

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