PC Magazine Back-Issue Database, 04/95 - 04/96
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PC Magazine  August 1995 v14 n14 p540(2)
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360 degrees of war.
Interplay Productions Descent action game)(After Hours) (Brief Article)

Author
Ryan, Michael

Full Text
Descent Interplay Productions Inc., 800-969-4263.

If you've spent any time on-line--or even watching television--during the past several months, chances are you've heard of Descent. This 3-D action shoot-'em-up has garnered quite a lot of attention, and with good reason: There's never been a game like this before.

Your mission is simple. A horde of renegade robots has taken over the mines of Lunar Base I and is holding several humans hostage. Your job is to take out the robots and save the humans. Although it sounds easy enough, it's not so simple in practice. In fact, it's pretty tough just getting your bearings straight. Descent gives you a complete, 360-degree range of movement, which often leads to dizzying disorientation.

The graphics are very good, particularly considering the speed at which the game moves. The music is fast-paced and fun; it really sets the mood.

The game packs in a whopping 30 missions, each of which concludes when you destroy a reactor and escape through the proper tunnel. Various guns and missiles are strewn throughout the levels, along with a variety of power-ups.

As each mission unfolds, you'll come to hate the evil little enemy robots, mostly because of their creative flair. As you careen down the twisting mine shafts, they ambush you from all angles. Occasionally, it seems as if they're actually coordinating their attacks against you.

If the robots aren't worthy of your wrath, maybe your coworkers are. Descent lets up to eight players go at it over an IPX network. Also, two players can play Descent head to head over a modem link.

Descent has everything you could ask for in a 3-D action game--and more.

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Type
Software Review
Evaluation

Company
Interplay Productions

Product
Descent (Action game)

Topic
Action Game
Software Single Product Review

Record #
17 305 790