Croatian studio Croteam started with a football simulator for Amega, their first game Football Glory. The game earned high marks from critics. The second one didn't work out so well. But in 2001, the Croats released a game that could be called a direct successor to DOOM. By that time, everyone was already accustomed to shooters with a plot. And Serious Sam deliberately avoided excess fluff. It was a shooter whose whole essence was action and constant brutal combat. Monsters on the level were bombarded with entire divisions. The world, which had time to digest half-life, deus ex and two parts of thief, shuddered from such old-fashioned hardcore. Since then, the series has somehow faded, having lost its spark, and Croteam hasn’t come up with anything new. But 10 years ago there was no cooler, faster and more exciting shooter than Serious Sam The First Encounter