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Descent (1995)

Interplay Productions, Parallax Software

DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Panasonic M2, PlayStation

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Welcome to Descent - 30 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit.You begin deep below the surface of Lunar Base I where an unknown alien race has taken over the chasm of the … Welcome to Descent - 30 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit.You begin deep below the surface of Lunar Base I where an unknown alien race has taken over the chasm of the Post-Terran Mining Corporation. Lunge straight down mine shafts, twist around never-ending tunnels and fight your way past robotic menaces in an environment that's truly 360° 3-D... move up, move down, shoot everything everywhere. Hang onto your senses (and your lunch) as you drop straight down mine shafts on a ride that'll leave you spinning.And what's the good of losing your mind if you can't share the experience with your friends? Descent invites you and your buddies to dive into the action together with head-to-head combat and cooperative two-player modem and eight-player network support. Read more

Details

Developers
Interplay Productions, Parallax Software
Publishers
Interplay, MacPlay, SoftBank
Genres
Shooter, Simulator
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Series
Descent
Also known as
Descent (1994)

Release dates

  • Mar 03, 1995 (Europe) DOS
  • Mar 17, 1995 (North America) DOS
  • 1995 (North America) Mac
  • Jan 26, 1996 (Japan) PlayStation
  • Mar 12, 1996 (North America) PlayStation
  • May 1996 (Europe) PlayStation
  • Feb 11, 2014 PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • TBD (Cancelled) Panasonic M2

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