Serious Sam HD: First Encounter info

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Want some facts? We've got some - official ones for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, an update of the mental PC original, coming to PC and XBLA this October.

Here are the official words:

The indie sensation Serious Sam: The First Encounter is reborn in glorious high-definition. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter features dazzling visuals and a revamped design, in which 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 Lord Mental and the Sirian army.

Powered by the next-generation Serious Engine 3, Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD features beautifully rendered, high-resolution visuals and lushly redesigned environments to create the most astonishing Serious Sam game ever

Return to the golden age of frantic, non-stop first-person-shooter action and face Serious Sam's trademark onslaught of enemies - from the charging Sirian Werebull to the screaming Headless Kamikaze and the multi-story Ugh-Zan

Fire up one of the greatest arsenals in gaming history by wielding demon-stopping revolvers, lead-spewing miniguns, monstrous cannons and the notorious Serious Bomb

More than 12 levels of bedlam set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt - all reworked in stunning HD

Embrace the mayhem with up to sixteen players through online co-op and taunt your pwn worthy friends with leaderboards and stat-tracking

Mike Jackson