Serious Sam 2 may be a pun prickling pap of a sequel, but it delivers exactly what it promises mindless action and plenty of it. It's got guns, several shiny things to ogle over, and a cavalcade of monster scum to slaughter. But its slapstick humor alone cannot save this game from its incessant repetitiveness and less than innovative gameplay; albeit it is executed rather well. Read more
When Serious Sam exploded onto PCs in April 2001, the game’s implausible weapons and shameless bloodletting were welcome relief from cerebral first-person shooters such as Half-Life, harking back to a time when space-age blasters were concerned with little more than giving players a monumental body-count. Sadly, though, the developers have since lost sight of what made the original game so much fun. Read more
No-one could have predicted how successful the original Serious Sam would be. In the FPS genre every title is aiming to create more intelligent AI, create more immersive environments and create a more lifelike experience. Read more