Descent Maximum

a.k.a. Descent 2

published by Interplay in 1997-11-17, developed by Parallax Software, running on PlayStation
type: shooter
genre: Science Fiction, First-person shooter
series: Descent
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player
4/5

Official description

Aliens have invaded another mining colony, and once again, you are the only person who can prevent them from taking over. Luckily, you are in a vehicle specially designed to navigate the tight corridors of the mineshafts. Your vehicle is also equipped with guns, missiles, and other weapons you can use to destroy the alien threat. Don't miss a single detail of the 30 levels thanks to full 360-degree movement in the fully 3D environments. Do you have the skills to save the mining colony? Play DESCENT MAXIMUM and find out.

# 2013-10-15 17:23:24 - official description

Description

The levels in this version share some similarity to the other versions of Descent II. However, only 24 of them are included and they are simplified. There are six entirely different secret levels to find also. This game can be played on other platform using the D2X or D2X-XL engines.

(Zerothis) - # 2008-10-06 07:28:16

Comment

According to Wikipedia, this has 30 more levels than the original DOS version.

Sanguine # 2009-09-12 18:16:23

Technical specs

display: textured polygons

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External reviews (3) - average: 80% - median: 75%

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Consoles + (1-155)fr641997-0490/10090%
IGN1997*7.5/1075%
Player Onefr741997-0475/10075%

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