OVERVIEW

Without a doubt the most exciting game I've ever played. For those of you not familiar with Descent, here's what it's all about.

Something has gone terribly wrong in the mining out-posts of the Post-Terran Mining Company (PTMC). The robots that do the day-to-day work of extracting minerals, etc have gone berserk. Not only have mining operations come to a stand-still, but they have even killed or imprisoned several of the human workers. It has been determined that some unknown alien race has taken over the mines and turned the robots into monsters. You have been hired by PTMC to cleanse the mines of the alien infestation. At the same time you must rescue the hostages, destroy the main reactor which powers the mine, and, of course, get out alive.

Wolfenstein 3D started the first person shooter craze, Doom made it popular, and Quake refined it, but Descent took it that one step further by adding a true 3D environment. The ability to have unrestricted movement surpassed all other first person shooters. When I first started playing this game, I was looking for Dramamine to cure my motion sickness. Exciting, dizzying, fun...what else can I say.

FEATURES

Full 360 degree environment (true 3-D)

Artificial intelligent robots. They adjust their actions based upon your tactics.

30 levels from Mercury to Pluto (includes secret levels)

Multi-directional sound effects

8-player Network and Tournament mode. (Anarchy, Team Anarchy, and Cooperative) Can also be played 2-player head-to-head via modem or       on some internet gaming sites such as Kali or Kahn..

 

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