The cannon appears in Chaolin Temple, Boneyard, Command Center, Shield Generator, and Mental Institution. In the Serious Sam Classics: Revolution-exclusive Bright Island campaign, the cannon is obtained normally in either Tropical Bluffs or The Steps of Despair, although it can be obtained via a secret much earlier in Crystal Cove. It also appears as a secret in The Elephant Atrium and Land of the Damned, as well as Ziggurat in the HD version of the game if playing on co-op (on solo, a Serious Bomb appears instead). In Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the cannon appears in The City of the Gods, Courtyards of Gilgamesh, Tower of Babel, and The Grand Cathedral. In Serious Sam: The First Encounter, the cannon is obtained in Alley of the Sphinxes, but can be found earlier in Metropolis as a secret. It can, however, sometimes be found in secrets in levels earlier than when it normally appears. A Gunstack combination of the cannon with other strong weapon upgrades can kill even the strongest enemies with ease.Īs the cannon is such a powerful weapon, it does not usually appear until the later levels in the Serious Sam games for balancing purposes. In Serious Sam: Double D (the XXL version), the cannon is a bit weaker than in other games, but it is still effective. Raahloom's cannon can also fire up to five or six balls in succession.

The cannonballs fired from his cannon are much larger and deal more splash damage in comparison to the balls fired by Sam's cannon. Raahloom, the boss of the Jewel of the Nile DLC, uses a much larger and more modified version of this weapon.

The cannon can attain various levels of power and speed depending on how long it is charged. Kiesel claims that the effect on the average life expectancy of an Earth Defense Force soldier should be negligible.Īs the cannonballs have great piercing capabilities, this makes the cannon very useful for taking down powerful enemies with a single cannonball and multiple weaker enemies when they are lined up. Rumors persist that the uranium-filled cannonballs can be hazardous to the operator, but Dr. Balanced to perfection, the cannon's barrel fires extraordinarily heavy uranium-filled projectiles at high speed, providing excellent penetration and easily smashing through several hostile units in a row. The original design has since been adapted and improved, rendering the cannon one of the most powerful infantry weapons available. The cannon is a marvel of modern weaponry that was originally reverse-engineered by Professor Gottlieb Kiesel from technomagical ordnance captured from Mental's forces. 5.4 Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter.5.3 Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.

5.2 Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.5.1 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter.3.5 Serious Sam 4 / Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem.Though I suppose appearances can be deceiving. Duke doesn't come off as a particularly bright mind. You could argue that this makes Duke smarter but I sort of find that to be a tall order. Duke also rarely takes on a lot of his foes at once, Sam takes on quite a lot of enemies all at once on a regular basis.ĭuke also spends a lot of his time dealing with platforming and the occasional puzzle, while Sam generally just bum rushes his foes in a constant state of combat. There isn't necessarily any reason Duke couldn't get just as high a kill count, but he hasn't. I mean, Duke Nukem has taken on multiple armies of aliens alone vs Serious Sam taking on legions upon legions upon legions alone. Their major capabilities are very very similar and for the most part it could go either way. Their abilities otherwise are nigh identical. And that is really the only major difference. However, based on their respective feats, Serious Sam has endured more combat. I like Duke Nukem more than Serious Sam gameplay wise and character wise. I agree with Th3mavrick on rounds 1 and 2.

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