<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
also	O
marketed	O
as	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
London	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Global	O
Star	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
in	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
Sam	O
"	O
Serious	O
"	O
Stone	O
through	O
confined	O
levels	O
—	O
first	O
in	O
ancient	O
Egypt	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
ancient	O
Rome	O
—	O
defeating	O
varying	O
enemies	O
using	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
London	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
of	O
former	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
developers	O
,	O
using	O
ray	B-Algorithm
casting	I-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
weapons	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
conflicting	O
opinions	O
about	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
twelve	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
composed	O
of	O
enclosed	O
rooms	O
,	O
often	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
arenas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Sam	O
"	O
Serious	O
"	O
Stone	O
,	O
can	O
freely	O
navigate	O
each	O
room	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
for	O
forward	O
and	O
backward	O
movement	O
and	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
for	O
strafing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
attack	O
using	O
ten	O
different	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
and	O
a	O
chainsaw	B-Language
for	O
melee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
aim	O
using	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
fire	O
the	O
weapons	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
contains	O
no	O
measures	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
later	O
levels	O
after	O
a	O
restart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
connect	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
systems	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
Link	O
Cable	O
and	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
is	O
non-canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
agents	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
various	O
ancient	O
civilisations	O
to	O
investigate	O
whether	O
Mental	O
—	O
the	O
antagonist	O
in	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
—	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
release	O
his	O
horde	O
on	O
them	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wishing	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
vacation	O
on	O
Maui	B-General_Concept
,	O
Sam	O
enters	O
a	O
nearby	O
Time-Lock	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Group	O
through	O
Climax	O
London	O
,	O
its	O
handheld-focused	O
studio	O
composed	O
of	O
former	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
defunct	O
company	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
employed	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
utilising	O
ray	B-Algorithm
casting	I-Algorithm
to	O
simulate	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
a	O
technique	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
had	O
pioneered	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
Star	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
budget-range	O
publishing	O
label	O
of	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
,	O
announced	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
alongside	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
calculated	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
51/100	O
based	O
on	O
nine	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
and	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
often	O
had	O
a	O
low	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
which	O
Harris	O
determined	O
caused	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
be	O
overly	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
lauded	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advances	I-Device
weapons	O
,	O
range	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
considered	O
the	O
graphics	O
superior	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Bob	O
McTague	O
(	O
Pocket	O
Games	O
)	O
described	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
pixelated	O
disaster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McTague	O
noted	O
that	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
,	O
although	O
Harris	O
and	O
Provo	O
deemed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
unfit	O
for	O
any	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
