Serious Sam: Next Encounter
In this installment of the Serious Sam series, Sam takes on a new arch-nemesis "Mini Sam", an evil clone of the hero Sam "Serious" Stone. Mini Sam has taken control of the timelock and is going through time…
Serious Sam: Next Encounter is a shooter developed by Climax Group, released 12 April 2004 on Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2.
What Serious Sam: Next Encounter is
Serious Sam: Next Encounter is a shooter game developed by Climax Group and released in 2004. It was published by Global Star Software. It is available on Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. It runs on Serious Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this installment of the Serious Sam series, Sam takes on a new arch-nemesis "Mini Sam", an evil clone of the hero Sam "Serious" Stone. Mini Sam has taken control of the timelock and is going through time wiping out ancient civilizations - and it is up to Serious Sam to put a stop to him. The game takes the player through over 40 levels in three historic locations; Ancient Rome, Feudal China and Legendary Atlantis. The PS2 version includes online multiplayer support for up to 8 players via the broadband adapter and two players on one PS2, while the GC version allows 4 players to battle it out on one GameCube. Competitive multiplayer modes include Deathmatch, Hold the Flag and Pass the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Serious Sam: Next Encounter holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 19% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Serious Sam: Next Encounter launched on 12 April 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Syberia 2, Pikmin 2 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Far Cry, Syberia 2, Pikmin 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow.
Official trailer
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