Buzzsaw vs. Bomb Wielding Parrot: the rivalry continues…

Jeff and I had a hoot playing co-op Serious Sam 2 last week. A damn hoot I say! This game boasts some pretty insane gun battles with wave after wave of eclectic enemies: dinosaurs, devils, giant spiders, witches on brooms, football players with football bombs; you name it, they’ve got it, and it’s trying to kill you.

Dinomite!!!!

The best time we had however, was playing around with physics. SS2 uses what must be a precursor to the Havoc physics engine. You can pick up and manipulate certain objects that float in front of you just like Half Life 2, only in SS2 if you hold the trigger button it’ll throw the object. We decided that these exploding barrels were just what we needed to hone our aiming skills.

The general feel of the game is cartoony and goofy, but there is some great gaming here and it’s deceptively advanced. I shot a missile about a mile before it hit a far off wooden platform and destroyed it. Pick it up in a bargain bin near you!

Apparently, someone doesn’t want me to bring my UFO inside…