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Serious Sam: The First Encounter
2001 · FPS · PC, Xbox · Gathering of Developers
Serious Sam: The First Encounter holds position no. 1,140 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,567 ELO points and 47% of duels won out of 191 played. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Team Fortress 2, it has won 1 and lost 3. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 29 out of 104 (2001).
World rank
no. 1,140
ELO score
1,567
Wins
47%
Duels played
191
About Serious Sam: The First Encounter
A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity.
Serious Sam 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 beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.Key Features
Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss!
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,567 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Team Fortress 2 25% 4 duels played · 50 points behind
- against BioShock 2 25% 4 duels played · 202 points behind
- against Star Wars: Battlefront II 0% 3 duels played · 250 points behind
- against Grand Theft Auto V 0% 3 duels played · 309 points behind
- against Doom 0% 3 duels played · 293 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Serious Sam: The First Encounter sits between in the world ranking.
- 1,137 Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda 1,568
- 1,138 Wuchang: Fallen Feathers 1,568
- 1,139 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse 1,568
- 1,140 Serious Sam: The First Encounter 1,567
- 1,141 Persona 3 FES 1,567
- 1,142 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 1,567
- 1,143 Emily is Away 1,567
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The standing
Where Serious Sam: The First Encounter ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Serious Sam: The First Encounter stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 29 out of 104 (2001).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 1,140 | 5,035 |
| FPS | 123 | 451 |
| 2000s | 320 | 1,308 |
| 2001 | 29 | 104 |
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