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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

by Croteam·published by Gathering of Developers

24 January 2002Mature33
PCWindows

Reader score

8.1/ 10

82 votes

How long to beat

only 2 reports

11h

Rushed

main story only

17h

Normally

story and some extras

24h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

49

Screenshots

Key art

About

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter continues where The First Encounter left off. While on his way to Mental in the Sirian spacecraft he discovered in ancient Egypt the ship collides with something and crashes in Mesoamerica. With the ship damaged beyond repair Sam is once again trapped in hostile territory. But it seems the Sirians left a second backup spacecraft somewhere on earth.

To reach the spacecraft you have to fight your way through Mentals hordes that attack in great number and several waves across the ancient temples of Mesoamerica and Babylon to finally reach Medieval Europe where the final boss Mordekai the Summoner awaits. The game offers several new weapons like a chainsaw, flamethrower, sniper rifle, and a device called the Serious Bomb that will kill all enemies in a certain radius. New enemies include Cucurbito the Pumpkin a creature wielding a chainsaw, Zorg mercenary and commanders armed with rifles, large creatures called Zumb'uls wielding a twin rocked launcher and Fiendian Reptiloid Demons that attacks with fire balls from a great distance.

In 2010 the game received a HD remake.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

Together

Online co-opCo-op campaignLANDrop-in / drop-out

Perspective

First person

Engine

Serious Engine

Included in

Serious Sam HD: Gold EditionSerious Sam: GOG CollectionSerious Sam: Gold Edition

Ported as

Remastered as

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D, OpenGL

Media Type

CD-ROM, Download

Sound Capabilities

DirectSound3D, EAX, EAX Advanced HD

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Multiplayer Options

Internet, LAN, Same/Split-Screen

Multiplayer Game Modes

Co-Op, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)

Number of Offline Players

1-4 Players

Number of Online Players

2-16 Players

GOG.com

Multi-player, Single-player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium II

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95b (OSR2 / 2.1)

Min. RAM Required

64 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 8.0

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Video Modes Supported

Full screen, Window

Box art

Also known as

Serious Sam 2 — Informal title

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter — Steam title

Serious Sam: 2nd Encounter — Informal title

Serious Sam: Drugie starcie — Polish title

Serious Sam: O Segundo Confronto — Brazilian title

Serious Sam: Second contact — French title

Yingxiong Samu: Er Ci Chu Ji — Simplified Chinese title

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Facts

Developer

Croteam

Released

24 January 2002

Platforms

PCWindows

Age ratings

ESRBMaturePEGI16USK16ACBMA15+OFLC (New Zealand)R16ELSPA15+SELL16aDeSe+18VET/SFB15 (Square)DJCTQ18

Standing

Top 7% by 24hr peak players

Tags

1st-personShooterDirect control