Terrence Johnson
ZTGDSerious Sam 4 (XSX) Review – ZTGD
Published 1/11/2022
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Stadia / Series X|S / Linux / PC / PS5 / Mac - 9/25/2020
Serious Sam 4
Humanity is under siege as the full force of Mental’s hordes spread across the world, ravaging what remains of a broken and beaten civilization. The last remaining resistance to the invasion is the Earth Defense Force led by Sam “Serious” Stone and his heavily-armed squad of misfit commandos. Croteam returns with a high-powered prequel to the Serious Sam series that scales up chaos to unprecedented levels. The classic Serious Sam formula is revamped by putting an unstoppable arsenal up against an unimaginable number of enemies that requires players to circle-strafe and backpedal-blast their way out of impossible situations.
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- Croteam
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
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The critic average is 63 across 14 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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Paulmichael Contreras
PlayStation LifeStyleSerious Sam 4 Review – Seriously Stunted (PS5)
Published 12/21/2021
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65
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalMark Steighner
COGconnectedSerious Sam 4: Planet Badass Review – You Can’t be Serious
Published 12/17/2021
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65
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Read originalRobin Meyer-Lorey
Game RantSerious Sam 4 Review
Published 9/27/2020
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40
-23 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralSerious Sam 4 review – seriously old school
Published 9/25/2020
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40
-23 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndrew King
GameSpotSerious Sam 4 Review – The Fourth Encounter
Published 9/25/2020
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70
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Read originalZackery Cuevas
Windows CentralSerious Sam 4 review: Stuck in the past | Windows Central
Published 9/24/2020
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50
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalTyler Wilde
PC GamerSerious Sam 4 review
Published 9/24/2020
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71
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Cunningham
Hardcore GamerReview: Serious Sam 4
Published 9/24/2020
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80
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Carter
DestructoidReview: Serious Sam 4
Published 9/24/2020
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75
+12 vs critic avg
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