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http://pc.ign.com/articles/606/606223p1.html

no this is not Second Encounter, so dont ask
its the actual sequel to Serious Sam. threewave hurrah !

Gamers can rest assured that with the capabilities of our new engine, we're not only going to match the record we set with the first Serious Sam for the most enemies on screen at one time, we're going to surpass it.

im so looking forward to this :icon30:

Is this the same SS2 that they released pics and videos of last year and told us it was coming?

The Serious engine owned.

Remember that one level near the end where you had to fight 100+ of those giant bulls at once and the game never slowed down?
I still wonder how they did that.

o'dium wrote:Is this the same SS2 that they released pics and videos of last year and told us it was coming?

indeed
croteam was told to stop updating their site with insider info by the publisher because they were giving away too much (their site had reports on how progress was going, engine and level wise).

seems like that embargo has been lifted now

Nice..

w00t :icon14:

There'll finally be another quality co-op game to play.

nice

More detail:

New York, NY – April 20, 2005 – 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced Serious Sam II, the much-anticipated return of Sam “Serious” Stone to PC and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.

“Gamers have been anxiously anticipating a full sequel ever since Serious Sam: The Second Encounter was released back in 2002,” said Christoph Hartmann, Senior Vice President of Publishing for 2K Games. “The frantic action and lighthearted humor of Serious Sam really struck a chord with gamers worldwide, and with a brand new engine and greatly expanded gameplay, we think fans will agree that the return of Sam has been well worth the wait.”

“Our second generation Serious Engine allows us to create characters with over 100 times more detail than the last game,” added Roman Ribaric, CEO of Croteam Ltd, developers of Serious Sam II. “This has allowed us to create huge, lush environments and even crazier enemies than before, without having to scale back the gameplay in any way. Gamers can rest assured that with the capabilities of our new engine, we’re not only going to match the record we set with the first Serious Sam for the most enemies on screen at one time, we’re going to surpass it.”

Serious Sam II will be released for PC and Xbox in fall 2005, and will be showcased at 2K Games’ booth at this year’s E3 Expo. Look for the first details on the game in the June issue of Computer Games Magazine, featuring Serious Sam II as the cover story, on newsstands in early May

Don Carlos wrote:Gamers can rest assured that with the capabilities of our new engine, we’re not only going to match the record we set with the first Serious Sam for the most enemies on screen at one time, we’re going to surpass it.”

Sweet. There were some crazy battles in SS, and SS:SE. I cant wait.

Yeah, I'll be getting it for sure. :icon14: Loved the first 2.

This is one game that I can be sure I will buy and play to the end. :icon14:

Played through both on LAN a few times; straight through, my eyes killed once we'd done.

I sure hope it works on my laptop...thpse games are fun.

They never get old