Serious Sam: The First Encounter
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Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army.
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  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2.00GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
  • System Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 3 GB Hard drive space
  • DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
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Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce 9800 GT/Radeon HD 4850 and it should be paired with either a Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+/Core 2 Duo T6400 2.00GHz CPU to match the Serious Sam: The First Encounter recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. 2 GB will also be needed to achieve the Serious Sam: The First Encounter rec specs and get 60FPS. Your graphics card will need to be capable of running DirectX 9. We suggest a 13 year old PC to play smoothly.
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Serious Sam: The First Encounter PC Release Date:

24 Nov 2009

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can i run this :o?

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Such a an non-stop action and adrenaline there is something in in serious sam series ;D
Even my math teacher is addicted to it.lol

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AAAAHHHHHHH!!! yourself you headless freak. LOL.Gotta love Sam

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Hey dariuslak, don't know if you've seen it already but Felix has answered your question in your gamer profile. Feel free to message him or any of us if you've got more questions.


On the subject of Serious Sam, this is indeed a remake with updated graphics. Not sure it needs it, as the levels were fairly sparse and plain if memory serves correct…

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admin, i wanted to ask you one question. I have amd phenom ii x4 945 processor and its cpu sped should be 3,0Ghz but when i see the computer requirements it only writes 800Mhz. Why is that? Is my processor working bad?


P.S. Sorry that the question is not to the theme.

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Not my cup o tea but looks like it could be a frantic giggle.

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Its a remake with nicer graphics.


Heres a blurb from their marketing - "The indie sensation Serious Sam: The First Encounter is reborn in glorious high definition for legions of long-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world."

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Admin, i wanted to ask you about this game. Is this a totaly different serious sam game or is it just the first game just with better graphics?

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