Emphasis is on shooting and dodging incoming fire as the player tries to keep Sam alive from level to level. Likewise weapons could be found scattered and hidden through out maps, usually needing minimal exploring to find.
neither regenerated, but health packs and armor packs could be found scattered throughout maps and as drops from defeated enemies. Two statistics, health and armor, were the gauge of success.
The action was fast paced and fun, focusing on a variety of imaginative enemies. Minimal use of cover was rewarded and most of the time jumping headlong into the fray was the recommended method to beat each level and advance in the game. Emphasizing on a 'run and gun' strategy, Sam would be forced to battle his way through way after wave of enemies using an arsenal of weapons including pistols, chain saws, mini guns and rocket launchers. Serious Sam is a throw back to an older generation of first person shooters. The game, produced in 2001 won awards for it's innovation and fun game play. Serious Sam is what happens when aliens try to invade the earth and one man, Sam, stands between them and the earth's domination. Serious Sam, then, would be a comedy and is anything but serious about itself. Some first person shooters try to enter the horror genre while other try to follow a semblance of realism or even serious historic representation. A first person shooter with a wacky sense of humor
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