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Game

Descent

1995 · Panasonic M2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · DOS · PlayStation · Shooter · Simulator

74IGDB player score
73 ratings

Previously Take

A 74 average on few ratings — judge this one for yourself. This is about the gunplay. Science fiction set the stage, the shooting does the talking. Just you and the game. No lobbies, no teammates, no excuses.

About this game

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.

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Game facts

Release date

Mar 3, 1995

Developer

Interplay Productions, Parallax Software

Publisher

Interplay, MacPlay, SoftBank

Platforms

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

Genres

Shooter, Simulator

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Perspective

First person

Critic score

73 / 100 (3 reviews)

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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