Complete walkthrough for Part 12 of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, including the Valley of the Kings and the secret Moon Mountains level. Learn enemy strategies and find all collectibles.
Walkthrough
- 1Begin Part 12 by climbing either set of stairs. Collect the ten boxes of shells.
- 2Prepare for waves of monsters. The objective is to kill all enemies to open the door at the other end.
- 3Continue fighting monsters as they appear. Near a tree in the middle of the area, find a Health Bottle and four boxes of shells. More health and shells are scattered throughout the level.
- 4As you approach the tomb, new enemies called Aludran Reptiloid Commons will spawn, firing homing green missiles that can be shot down.
- 5After defeating all enemies, head towards the tomb. Collect the +50 Health Box and a Rocket Launcher with rocket packs.
- 6A boss fight against a yellow gargantuan will commence. It fires homing fireballs. Strafe to avoid them and target the boss. It requires 14 rockets to defeat.
- 7After the boss is dead, enter the tomb door to find a cutscene showing the retrieval of the Gold Ankh.
- 8Walk down the ramp and kill all enemies. Grab the Health Vial in front of the pillar with the Ankh if needed.
- 9Head down the left ramp into the next room. Press the two buttons in the side rooms to summon enemies (grunts, Arachnoids, Gnaars, Reptiloids).
- 10Clear out the summoned enemies, then grab the Gold Ankh. Proceed through the next door.
- 11Grab the armor and go down the ramp, then follow the path through a narrow doorway. Kill two Gnaars to open the next door.
- 12Destroy the STATUE if desired, then go down the ramp. You will encounter another STATUE to the left and then take the right path.
- 13Go forward in the room and up the ramp to find a STATUE and a piece of papyrus. Return to the previous room and go down the ramp.
- 14Kill the frogs and an Arachnoid. Round the corner in the darkness and press the button, which will cause Skeletons to charge.
- 15Retrace your steps and take a right into a large room. Grab the heart in the center, triggering an ambush of grunts and Skeletons. Shoot them through the bars with your double Shotgun, then proceed when the bars open.
- 16Enter the room on the left. Press the button at the foot of the STATUE, then cross the hallway.
- 17Dive into the pond and grab the Stone Ankh at the bottom.
- 18Leave the room and go to the right. Pick up the Tommygun in the center. Frogs will spawn from the light in the center; defeat them as they appear.
- 19Go up the ramp in the corner and continue onward. In the next room, you will find four STATUES.
- 20Proceed to the next room. If all statues were destroyed earlier, a pendulum will activate. Go right on the cliff. If a pendulum platform is swinging, jump on it and then to the other side to access the secret level. Otherwise, jump into the river.
Secret Level: Moon Mountains
- Navigate a series of large, green platforms, defeating enemies and collecting items that spawn on each.
- On the last platform, jump to another and follow its path through caves, encountering Gnarrs and grunts.
- In the next open area, use your Rocket Launcher to defeat enemies directly forward and down, and Harpies.
- Go to the other side, hop down, and enter the next cave. Go into the hole to fall into a lake.
Tips
- To access the secret level, Moon Mountains, you must destroy all statues in the Valley of the Kings level.
- The yellow gargantuan boss in Valley of the Kings requires 14 rockets to defeat.
- Aludran Reptiloid Common enemies fire homing green missiles that can be shot down.
- In the final part of Valley of the Kings, be prepared for ambushes of grunts and Skeletons after grabbing the heart in the center room.
- If you miss the pendulum platform to the secret level, you can jump into the river.
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