Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

January 24, 2002 Croteam Gathering of Developers
Shooter Indie
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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the highly anticipated arcade action FPS sequel to the Serious Sam: The First Encounter, is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the three beautiful worlds, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.
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Release Date January 24, 2002
Developer Croteam
Publisher Gathering of Developers
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective First person
Themes Action, Science fiction, Comedy
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

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