{"id":3811,"date":"2010-01-18T05:36:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T11:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=3811"},"modified":"2010-01-18T05:36:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T11:36:58","slug":"game-review-serious-sam-hd-pc-xbox-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/18\/game-review-serious-sam-hd-pc-xbox-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Review: Serious Sam HD (PC, Xbox LIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3812\" title=\"SAM_BOX\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/SAM_BOX.jpg\" alt=\"SAM_BOX\" width=\"85\" height=\"120\" \/>Back around the year 2000 or so, the cult favorite first person shooter, Serious Sam, was released on PC. While most FPS games were starting to gravitate toward more story-driven gameplay around this time, Serious Sam stood out by being more straight up arcade action. Now you can relive the classic FPS title with shiny new high-def graphics with Serious Sam HD on PC and Xbox LIVE (Xbox LIVE version reviewed here).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect a heavy narrative style FPS game like Call of Duty or BioShock, You\u2019re just Serious Sam out to blast waves of crazy enemies. Even though he\u2019s \u201cSerious,\u201d Sam still spouts plenty of humorous one-liners through the game. My favorite is when he whistles the Indiana Jones tune after avoiding a giant rolling bolder!<\/p>\n<p>While the HD graphics are certainly improved from the original game, some of the environments seem a little sparse in comparison to other recent shooters. I\u2019m not an expert on FPS games, so I had younger brother Jeff help out with this review. He says the play control is great for folks familiar with these styles of games, but he would have chosen to put the jump button somewhere else. Also, you\u2019ll have to make sure to save often, as there are plenty of unseen instant death traps that can cause you to have to start the level over if you didn\u2019t save. There are multiplayer modes, too, but it\u2019s too bad you can\u2019t have local co-op on a split screen.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Jeff and his friends all agree that Serious Sam HD is a lengthy and worthwhile DLC game that\u2019s a great deal even at 1200 MS Points.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3813\" title=\"SAM_SCREEN\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/SAM_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"SAM_SCREEN\" width=\"512\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/SAM_SCREEN.jpg 512w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/SAM_SCREEN-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/SAM_SCREEN-481x300.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serious Sam HD is rated M for Mature with ESRB descriptors of Blood and Gore as well as Violence. It\u2019s certainly bloody, but the violence is almost comical as most of what you blast are wacky enemies like headless screamers with bombs for hands or hulking six-armed dinosaurs. While Serious Sam is definitely best for adult gamers, I would be OK with more mature, older teens like Jeff and his friends playing this. They\u2019re nearly old enough for M rated games anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back around the year 2000 or so, the cult favorite first person shooter, Serious Sam, was released on PC. While most FPS games were starting to gravitate toward more story-driven gameplay around this time, Serious Sam stood out by being more straight up arcade action. 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