7.5 my ASS! Serious Sam is good... Its REALLY good... Read my review!

User Rating: 9 | Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter X360
Back in 2002, Serious Sam: The First Encounter was my first, first person shooter. I played it non stop for months and only stopped when the game crashed, the settings were all defaulted, and because it was no longer on "HIPPIE" mode (blood settings) my mom took the game away.

This game is good... Really Good...

Graphics: Although the graphics in this game are less than astounding, you can easily overlook that aspect of the game, This is because, just like games such as Saints Row, the graphics don't take away from the fun because the game is so unrealistic in the first place that the graphics don't take away from it.

Gameplay: Unfortunately there are some bugs in this game, you will find the auto aim feature works sometimes even through walls. Apart from that, the game play is what makes this game amazing, you will kill tens of thousands of monsters through the course of this game and sometimes find yourself in a battle that is one against hundreds. It may seem like there is only one aspect to this game, well that is sort of correct. Its just running and gunning. Surprisingly though, Certain guns are better against different enemies, for instance, the gatling laser is best against harpies. And that adds some needed tactics to this amazing game.

Story: The game introduction reveals what happened before the game actually takes place: in ancient times, Earth was involved in a conflict between Mental and the Sirians, an alien race that left many of its artifacts to be found by humans. In the 22nd century Mental's forces come back to Earth set on eradicating mankind. As a last resort the usage of the "Time Lock" is decided, this Sirian device can send back in time a single individual who can, hopefully, defeat Mental and alter the course of history.


Story: 8.5
Graphics: 8.5
Gameplay: 9.3

All together its a great game for an amazing price. If you have an IQ above 0.5, you will know well enough to buy this amazing bargain!