The Ammo Pack (Ammo Box in Serious Sam 4 and Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem) is an item that gives the player a moderate amount of ammunition when it is picked up.
Overview[]
The ammo pack/box is an item that supplies the player with ammo. The amount and type of ammo depends on the ammo pack. For example, an ammo pack found in one portion of a level may have 25 shells, 200 bullets and 10 rockets, while one found later in a level may have 50 shells, 300 bullets, 35 rockets and 10 sniper rifle bullets. The exception of this is Serious Sam Advance, where an ammo pack gives the player 100% of every ammo type.
Appearances[]
In the games they appear in, ammo packs usually appear before a big battle or during a wave of enemies in a large battle. When it's used in that way, picking up an ammo pack usually triggers the next wave of enemies. They are occasionally found in secrets, usually in the later portion of a game.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter[]
Ammo packs are uncommon and only appear several times throughout the game, sometimes in secrets.
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter[]
Ammo packs are more common this time around. In some levels, such as Courtyards of Gilgamesh, multiple ammo packs can be found throughout the level. A few ammo packs also appear in secrets.
Serious Sam 4[]
Ammo packs are very rare, only appearing a handful of times throughout the campaign. They are more common in the final portions of the game.
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem[]
A single ammo pack appears in the normal campaign, in the level Crime And Punishment before the boss fight against Howard Brand. In New Game+, they are more common, and usually appear once per level, often before a big fight breaks out. They can also come in either a normal size (the same size as the Extra Large Health pickup) or a big size, the latter being twice as big. Two big ammo packs appear in the New Game+ version of A Smell Of Petroleum Prevails.
Tactics[]
- If an ammo pack does not appear before or during waves of enemies, try to avoid picking up an ammo pack unless one's ammo is low. Picking up an ammo pack when the player has a lot of ammo is considered to be a waste.
- Ammo packs found in secrets usually have a lot of ammo in them, so the player should try to seek out secrets later in the game if they're having some ammo problems. An ammo pack found in a secret can make a big difference.
Trivia[]
- The appearance of this item varies between games:
- In The First Encounter, Second Encounter, Serious Sam Advance and Next Encounter, it is a green backpack (in Serious Sam Advance, it has the Serious Sam logo on it).
- In Serious Sam 4 and Siberian Mayhem, it is a metal case filled with ammunition.
- In Serious Sam 4 and Siberian Mayhem, when an ammo box is collected, it will randomly play one of the four generic weapon pickup sounds from Serious Sam 2.
- A similar behavior was also earlier seen with the Ammo Crates in Serious Sam 3: BFE, playing one of the four aforementioned sounds when the crate is opened and the player collects the ammo from it.
Gallery[]
Serious Sam: The First Encounter/Serious Sam: The Second Encounter[]
Serious Sam: Next Encounter[]
Serious Sam Advance[]
Serious Sam: Double D[]
Serious Sam 4[]
List of appearances[]
- Serious Sam: The First Encounter (First appearance)
- Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
- Serious Sam: Xbox (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam: Next Encounter (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam Advance (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam 2 (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
- Serious Sam: Double D (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam: Double D: XXL (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam Classics: Revolution (non-canonical appearance)
- Serious Sam 4
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
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