Serious Sam: The First Encounter
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Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a fast-paced, arcade-style first-person shooter game known for its large hordes of enemies, over-the-top action, and humorous tone, developed by Croteam and released in the early 2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Serious Sam: The First Encounter canonical | 2 |
| Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11251290 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Serious Sam: The First Encounter Context triple: [Serious Sam franchise, firstRelease, Serious Sam: The First Encounter]
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A.
Serious Sam franchise
The Serious Sam franchise is a series of fast-paced, arcade-style first-person shooter games known for overwhelming hordes of enemies, large open arenas, and a tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top tone.
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B.
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope is a fast-paced, wave-based virtual reality first-person shooter that brings the over-the-top action and humor of the Serious Sam series into an immersive VR experience.
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Shoot 'Em Up
Shoot 'Em Up is a 2007 over-the-top action film known for its stylized gunfights, dark humor, and frenetic pacing.
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D.
Lethal Orbit
Lethal Orbit is a film featuring actress Carrie Mitchum in a prominent role.
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E.
Battle at Hardhome
The Battle at Hardhome is a pivotal confrontation in Game of Thrones where Jon Snow and the Night's Watch face a devastating White Walker assault on a wildling settlement, dramatically showcasing the threat of the undead.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Serious Sam: The First Encounter Target entity description: Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a fast-paced, arcade-style first-person shooter game known for its large hordes of enemies, over-the-top action, and humorous tone, developed by Croteam and released in the early 2000s.
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A.
Serious Sam franchise
The Serious Sam franchise is a series of fast-paced, arcade-style first-person shooter games known for overwhelming hordes of enemies, large open arenas, and a tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top tone.
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B.
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope is a fast-paced, wave-based virtual reality first-person shooter that brings the over-the-top action and humor of the Serious Sam series into an immersive VR experience.
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C.
Shoot 'Em Up
Shoot 'Em Up is a 2007 over-the-top action film known for its stylized gunfights, dark humor, and frenetic pacing.
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D.
Lethal Orbit
Lethal Orbit is a film featuring actress Carrie Mitchum in a prominent role.
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E.
Battle at Hardhome
The Battle at Hardhome is a pivotal confrontation in Game of Thrones where Jon Snow and the Night's Watch face a devastating White Walker assault on a wildling settlement, dramatically showcasing the threat of the undead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
first-person shooter
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multiplayer video game ⓘ single-player video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| award | GameSpot Game of the Year 2001 (PC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boss | Ugh-Zan III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Croteam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
Arachnoid
NERFINISHED
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Beheaded Rocketeer NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaar NERFINISHED ⓘ Headless Kamikaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Kleer Skeleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Reptiloid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engine | Serious Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMode |
cooperative multiplayer
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deathmatch ⓘ single-player ⓘ |
| genre | first-person shooter ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Serious Sam: The Second Encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metacriticScore | 87 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fast-paced arcade-style gameplay
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humorous tone ⓘ large hordes of enemies ⓘ over-the-top action ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person ⓘ |
| platform |
GameCube
NERFINISHED
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Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sam "Serious" Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Devolver Digital
NERFINISHED
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Gathering of Developers NERFINISHED ⓘ Take-Two Interactive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-03-21 ⓘ |
| remakeReleaseDate | 2009-11-24 ⓘ |
| series | Serious Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon |
Colt M1911 pistol
NERFINISHED
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Tommy gun NERFINISHED ⓘ cannon ⓘ double-barreled shotgun ⓘ minigun ⓘ rocket launcher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Serious Sam: The First Encounter Description of subject: Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a fast-paced, arcade-style first-person shooter game known for its large hordes of enemies, over-the-top action, and humorous tone, developed by Croteam and released in the early 2000s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter