Descent II
You're going down... again. If you thought Descent went to the edge of 360° 3D power-blasting sensory insanity, then prepare yourself. You're about to plunge over the edge, and into the depths of Descent II…
Descent II is a shooter developed by Parallax Software, released 13 March 1996 on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Descent II is
Descent II is a shooter game developed by Parallax Software and released in 1996. It was published by Interplay. It is available on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Descent Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The plot is linear and is mostly provided for the introductory and concluding full-motion video cutscenes. After the "Material Defender" (voiced by George DelHoyo) has destroyed all of the Solar System's mines in the original game, he stops in the asteroid belt to dock. He is then contacted by Post-Terran Mining Corporation executive Dravis, who exploits a loophole in a contract to coerce him to accept a new mission or forfeit his reward and face legal action. The Material Defender consents, and as Dravis tries to convince him that he is merely embarking on a reconnaissance mission, his ship is fitted with a prototype warp core. He is then sent to clear out PTMC's deep space mines beyond…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Descent II holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 22 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1 Gigahertz or faster and 1 GB RAM. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.
What it launched against
Descent II launched on 13 March 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Resident Evil and Sid Meier's Civilization II. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Resident Evil, Sid Meier's Civilization II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Descent II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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