

While Serious Sam for Xbox introduced a "lives system" to the series, the game was the first PC game in the series to implement this. More complicated gameplay mechanics that are often found in other games, such as Jumping Puzzles, are rare, and when encountered they are fairly simple, usually requiring the player to locate objects in order to unlock doors or advance to the next level. Serious Sam II's gameplay consists almost entirely of the player attempting to defeat hundreds of enemies at a time, and thus is relatively simple.

Serious Sam II is the only game so far to use the Propietary engine, though the Serious Engine II is available for licensing. The engine supports integration with both Xfire and GameSpy Arcade for multiplayer match finding. for use in the game, and the engine is capable of many features of other advanced game engines of the time including HDR and Bloom. A 4.5/5.0 was awarded to Serious Sam by Computer Game World, though overall the game received moderate praise from the media, earning an average of 75% on Game Rankings.Ĭroteam simultaneously developed Serious Engine 2, the successor to their previous Game Engine, Serious Engine. The multiplayer mode includes online Co-Op and Deathmatch, the latter having been introduced in a Patch. He is guided by the Sirian Great Council and receives sporadic aid from the natives of the worlds he visits. Taking place after the events of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Sam travels through various different worlds collecting parts of a medallion in an effort to defeat Mental. In the single-player campaign, the player assumes the role of Hero Sam "Serious" Stone in his adventures against the forces of the Extraterrestrial overlord, "Mental", who seeks to destroy humanity.
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While the game was originally released only for Windows and the Xbox, a Linux version of the game client and the game's content editor, Serious Editor 2, was later released and is in Beta. The game was published by 2K Games, a Take-Two Interactive subsidiary. It was designed and developed by Croteam and was released on October 11, 2005. Steamworks for online play - It eliminates the need for Gamespy for online play since the service has been announced to be officially closed.Serious Sam II (or Serious Sam 2) is a Science fiction first person shooter released for the PC and Xbox and the sequel to the 2001 computer game Serious Sam.Co-Op and Deathmatch Chaos - Go to war against Mental’s horde with up to 16 players online and annihilate everything that moves across 45 levels of mayhem or drop the gauntlet and face off in brutal Deathmatch.Helpful Native NPCs - Meet different races inhabiting environments and even fight side by side against enemies, to experience an additional bit of cooperative play feeling within the single player campaign.Powerful Turrets and Crazy Vehicles - Use powerful turrets to wipe out the relentless hordes of enemies and engage in heart-thumping action atop wild, mountable animals and intense, death-dealing vehicles.Also, for the first time ever, use the alternative fire button to lob a grenade into an oncoming crowd of monsters and what the bad guys go boom! Destructive Weapons - Unleash Sam’s classic arsenal with the shotgun, minigun, rocket launcher, and cannon or square off with new guns like the Klodovik.Spectacular Environments - Battle across more than 40 beautiful, expansive levels spread out over 7 unique environments and gain the support of the quirky native tribes.Fearsome Enemy Creatures - Take up arms against 45 outrageous enemies and 7 intimidating bosses from bomb-toting clowns and windup rhinos to zombie stockbrokers and the iconic beheaded kamikazes!.Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Hold down the trigger and lay waste to a never-ending onslaught of bizarre enemies pursuing Sam from every angle and around every corner.Serious Sam 2 is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. The iconic Serious Sam brings his trademark relentless intensity to this bigger, bolder, more colorful sequel to the classic Serious Sam: First and Second Encounters! Tasked with rescuing the universe one bullet at a time against overwhelming hordes of time traveling enemies, Serious Sam must battle through thick jungles, murky swamps, frozen tundra, and futuristic cities to bring down Mental and his vile armies.
