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Sam crosses alien worlds to stop Mental, blasting enemy waves with an expanding arsenal, grenades, vehicles, and turrets.
Released 31 Jan 2012
Blast Enemy Swarms
Throw Crowd Grenades
Drive Combat Vehicles
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
Developed by Croteam · Published by Devolver Digital
Serious Sam sets out across alien worlds to stop Mental and his forces. The campaign moves through varied environments as Sam fights his way toward that goal.
Combat centers on staying in motion and shooting through large waves of enemies. Sam collects a broad range of weapons and ammunition, and can throw grenades into crowds.
Levels also feature mounted turrets, vehicles, rideable creatures, and help from local inhabitants. The game supports a single-player campaign, online co-op for up to 16 players, and Deathmatch.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its fast, wave-based combat, varied weapons, enemies, and colorful levels. Many also appreciate its deliberately silly tone, though that style and humor divide some players. Nostalgic memories and praise for continued updates to the older game are recurring themes as well.
The iconic Serious Sam brings his trademark relentless intensity to this bigger, bolder, more colorful sequel to the classic Serious Sam: First and Second Encounters! Tasked with rescuing the universe one bullet at a time against overwhelming hordes of time traveling enemies, Serious Sam must battle through thick jungles, murky swamps, frozen tundra, and futuristic cities to bring down Mental and his vile armies. Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Hold down the trigger and lay waste to a never-ending onslaught of bizarre enemies pursuing Sam from every angle and around every corner.
Fearsome Enemy Creatures - Take up arms against 45 outrageous enemies and 7 intimidating bosses from bomb-toting clowns and windup rhinos to zombie stockbrokers and the iconic beheaded kamikazes!
Spectacular Environments - Battle across more than 40 beautiful, expansive levels spread out over 7 unique environments and gain the support of the quirky native tribes.
Destructive Weapons - Unleash Sam’s classic arsenal with the shotgun, minigun, rocket launcher, and cannon or square off with new guns like the Klodovik. Also, for the first time ever, use the alternative fire button to lob a grenade into an oncoming crowd of monsters and watch the bad guys go boom!
Powerful Turrets and Crazy Vehicles - Use powerful turrets to wipe out the relentless hordes of enemies and engage in heart-thumping action atop wild, mountable animals and intense, death-dealing vehicles.
Helpful Native NPCs - Meet different races inhabiting environments and even fight side by side against enemies, to experience an additional bit of cooperative play feeling within the single player campaign.
Co-Op and Deathmatch Chaos - Go to war against Mental’s horde with up to 16 players online and annihilate everything that moves across 42 levels of mayhem or drop the gauntlet and face off in brutal Deathmatch.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 30 |
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| Players | 1–16 |
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| Multiplayer | Serious Sam II supports online co-op and online PvP. The official description states online play supports up to 16 players and includes co-op across 42 levels plus Deathmatch. Reviews also state the campaign can be played in co-op and that multiplayer servers still exist. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game includes a level editor, and reviews mention mod support and an included spam-mod. The provided information does not confirm how mods function in multiplayer beyond that mods can improve replayability and the game supports multiplayer. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
