This review contains spoilers
All right, but very short DLC for the Serious Sam franchise.
I mentioned before that I am not a great fan of remasters and remakes because they feel cheap and quick and are mostly a way to make a quick cash in.
For the Serious Sam HD remakes however, I made an exception. I liked the HD version of Serious Sam: The Second encounter and the few extras the game offered. Then game this DLC and it got me doubting again. While all right, it is extremely short and not worth five euros.
In Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter – Legend of the Beast, you take up arms once again, against the never ending hordes of Mental, in search for a mysterious horned beast that is buried beneath the sands of ancient Egypt, somewhere in an underground temple.
To progress to this point, you journey through three levels, all looking like they are shamelessly copied from Serious Sam (HD): First Encounter. In the end, you fight the beast, or as it is called, the Ram-God of the Great Obelisk. This final battle was awesome and redeemed some quality in the game.
I must say that I liked to see all the enemy types that normally only appear in Serious Sam (HD): The Second Encounter in a game/DLC that looked like the First Encounter.
This DLC also adds a new survival map and three new deathmatch maps, which is kind of nice. Like I said before, the DLC is very, very short and can be completed in less than two hours.
In the end, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter – The Legend of the Beast was an all right DLC, mainly based on the boss fight in the end. Other than that, the levels felt a little blend and copied and did not offer that much.
I did however have just enough fun with it that I would recommend it.
I mentioned before that I am not a great fan of remasters and remakes because they feel cheap and quick and are mostly a way to make a quick cash in.
For the Serious Sam HD remakes however, I made an exception. I liked the HD version of Serious Sam: The Second encounter and the few extras the game offered. Then game this DLC and it got me doubting again. While all right, it is extremely short and not worth five euros.
In Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter – Legend of the Beast, you take up arms once again, against the never ending hordes of Mental, in search for a mysterious horned beast that is buried beneath the sands of ancient Egypt, somewhere in an underground temple.
To progress to this point, you journey through three levels, all looking like they are shamelessly copied from Serious Sam (HD): First Encounter. In the end, you fight the beast, or as it is called, the Ram-God of the Great Obelisk. This final battle was awesome and redeemed some quality in the game.
I must say that I liked to see all the enemy types that normally only appear in Serious Sam (HD): The Second Encounter in a game/DLC that looked like the First Encounter.
This DLC also adds a new survival map and three new deathmatch maps, which is kind of nice. Like I said before, the DLC is very, very short and can be completed in less than two hours.
In the end, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter – The Legend of the Beast was an all right DLC, mainly based on the boss fight in the end. Other than that, the levels felt a little blend and copied and did not offer that much.
I did however have just enough fun with it that I would recommend it.