Serious Sam: Next Encounter

 PlayStation 2
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
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  1. SamSerious
    Apr 6, 2006
    10
    Great game. One of the best FPS games. Great atmosphere with shooting extasy. "Sam I'm!"
  2. SamSerious
    Apr 6, 2006
    10
    Great game. One of the best FPS games. Great atmosphere with shooting extasy. "Sam I'm!"
  3. XERO
    May 3, 2004
    9
    You will have more than $20.00 woth of FUN playing this...forget state of the art grafx...let's have more state of the art fun....
  4. HenryS.
    May 7, 2004
    10
    I can have more fun playing a game that is $20 and has not that great graphics than playing a game that costs $50 and has no fun at all.... serous sam is a great game and it is definitely worth it.
  5. BubbaF.
    Apr 26, 2004
    7
    This game kicks ass. Old school arcade style, plus you get like 40 levels for $20.
  6. DonM.
    May 3, 2004
    9
    It is sooooooooooo tight man, i just wish that the blood was more relistic and that the graphics were better, but i give it a 9 fpr the nonstop action.
  7. DonM.
    May 3, 2004
    9
    It is sooooooooooo tight man, i just wish that the blood was more relistic and that the graphics were better, but i give it a 9 fpr the nonstop action.
  8. DonM.
    May 3, 2004
    9
    It is sooooooooooo tight man, i just wish that the blood was more relistic and that the graphics were better, but i give it a 9 fpr the nonstop action.
  9. AndtheJets
    May 5, 2004
    8
    Everyone has to remember that htis is just a budget game and for what you pay you get some fun gameplay.
  10. BillA.
    May 18, 2004
    8
    For it's overall simplistic, doom-like appeal?, you can't beat this game for the price, you also have plenty of Ammo & health at your disposal, it won't win any awars but it's damn fun to play and my thumb got overworked on level 2.
  11. EfeB.
    Jul 14, 2006
    8
    Games have evolved for sure. first we had pong...and now we are shooting flying green monsters with uzis, for the only reason so we can shoot more on the next level.
  12. grihajedy
    Aug 8, 2022
    6
    Not yet Serious Sam 2, but not Serious Sam 1,
    cutscenes have become humorous, but there are very few of them, the graphics are more cartoony, but not too much,
    Only 1 new weapon - laser beam, given at the end, According to the locations, these are all sorts of mountains and Asian-style temples, at the end - it`s spaceship, OK, but nothing memorable The same can be said for the rest of    Not yet Serious Sam 2, but not Serious Sam 1,
    cutscenes have become humorous, but there are very few of them, the graphics are more cartoony, but not too much,
    Only 1 new weapon - laser beam, given at the end,
    According to the locations, these are all sorts of mountains and Asian-style temples, at the end - it`s spaceship,
    OK, but nothing memorable
    The same can be said for the rest of the game.
    I did not notice any special specifics for playing on a joystick, except for auto-aim and a slightly larger number of arenas,
    Monster designs are bad, unmemorable, there are 2 middle bosses and a very bad final boss, they let you ride the hammer 2 more times,
    I, as a fan of the series, completed it, but I do not recommend to others.
    /
    Ещё не Serious Sam 2, уже не Serious Sam 1,
    катсцены стали юморными, но их очень мало, графика более мультяшная, но не слишком,
    Только 1 новое оружие - лазерный луч, даётся в конце,
    По локациям это всякие горы и храмы азиатского стиля, в конце космический корабль,
    Нормально, но ничего запоминающегося,
    Тоже самое можно сказать про всю остальную игру,
    Никакой особой специфики для игры на джойстике, кроме автоаима и чуть большего количества арен, я не заметил,
    Дизайны монстров плохи, незапоминающиеся, есть 2 средних босса и очень плохой финальный босс, 2 раза дают покататься на машинке ещё,
    Я, как фанат серии, прошёл, но другим не советую, проходной ширпотреб    … Expand

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#90 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. GameSpot
    65
    If you can forgive the game's dated-looking graphics, its rather basic gameplay model, and its comparative level of ease--which is, admittedly, a lot to forgive--you can have a good time with Serious Sam: Next Encounter.
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  2. AceGamez
    70
    Offers no new concepts, no realism and is highly repetitive, yet what it does it does so well. It provides the perfect environment for a quick blast about, either on your own against endless hordes of colourful monsters, or with friends.
  3. Edge Magazine
    70
    Next Encounter is one of the grandest and busiest console battlefields yet created. This is a spiritual update to Space Invaders, a one-trick pony that kicks harder than most FPS thoroughbreds, making the "Medal of Honour" series seem like a vain diva by comparison. [June 2004, p.109]
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