Descent 2 (Jewel Case)

One word of warning, however: If you think you can ace this, THINK AGAIN! I had long months of practicing with cheat codes before I could even think about attempting to do the whole run ... my advice is to get Descent I first, do that, and then get this (it'll still be challenging, I promise you!) Also, if you expect to get all the answers about the invasion, your'e wrong. I'm not going to tell you a lot, but after seeing the end-movie you will DEFINITELY want to get Descent 3!


A fast, 3D, action experience!   January 18, 2000
BrieBrie (California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

If you want a fast, suspenseful game, this is one is for you! Some battles will have you spinning and turning not knowing which way is up. Courage is needed to enter Descent II! I also haven't encoutered any bugs at all!


Groundbreaking at the time, still a stunner.   August 4, 2004
Christopher Wanko (Nutley, NJ USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This game really set a standard for head-to-head and group slugfests online, along with Quake. The graphics were top-notch and were greatly enhanced if you scored a co-processing graphics card (remember those?), and gameplay was something else.

Skipping the nostalgia for a moment, I'll outline the basic premise. You shoot stuff, and rescue hostages. That's about it, and it lacks subtelty in description because gameplay is equally blunt. The weapons are the main character here: bombs that will wipe you out, invisibility defenses that let you sneak up on enemies, mines that will follow targets around corners when triggered, and a gun that can only be described as a fully-automatic rail gun.

The levels are, without qualification, individual works of art. The designers (and the many free add-on levels you can download) are simply incredible, and depending on your particular strengths, you can always find a level to compete (although the level of competition can be extremely high).

If you play this game straight-through as one-player, you may tire of the big boss endings, and it does get ridiculously difficuly two-thirds of the way in. Still, if you manage it the game is a visual stunner and six degrees of freedom is something to behold.

If you have the nerve to fight a human opponent, you should still find plenty of takers for your challenge. Be warned, cheaters exist (albeit less in the broadband-for-all era) and if you suspect your game is rigged, you can always find another one.

Fred


One of THE Best Computer Games!   June 14, 2001
Mary F. Davis
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

When I first heard of Descent, I was immediately hooked. I loved the special efects, the weapons, and the huge levels. Then they made Descent 2. I got it immediately. With 30, gut-wrenching, vertigo-inducing, robot-thrashing, and mine-destroying levels, and 10 new weapons, with the original 10, made this an awesome sequel. From the laser to the earthshaker missile, from the harmless guide bot to the menacing theif bot, this game is DA BOMB! I highly recommend this game to any computer game player. An A++++++++++++++ Game!!


Going dooooooooown! WOOHOO!!!!   October 30, 2003
C. Pinto (Peekskill, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

OK, I must say, even though this isn't the most complex game on the market these days, i still LOVE Descent 1 & Descent 2! They're 2 of my favorite "older" video games!!!

When they first hit the scene, they were quite the games!

Even today, these games offer a unique 3D experience!

While the Descent games are not the easiest to master (with the control pad), once you master the controls, these games are SERIOUS FUN!!!!

Basically, you're "MATERIAL DEFENDER"! The roughest, toughest space-ship flyer in the galaxy! Your job: To fly thru TONS of underground mines, and irradicate all the mean-eerie-inhabitant-mining-robots that exist in the mines.

Graphics are outrageous, cool enemy robots, vibrant colors, gameplay is totally cool, each level is so eerie & spooky, you're offered a miriad of awesome laser weapons & awesome missles, tons of power-up's, killer soundtrack (Featuring Type-O-Negative, Skinny Puppy, and a few other killer bands), and gameplay that will leave your head spinning! Your spaceship can rotate EVERY direction imaginable! Which can sometimes leave you not knowing which way "UP" or "DOWN" is.....Like I said, it can be real confusing at first, but once you master the flight controls, you will have some OUTRAGEOUS FUN!!!!!

Some of the mines & levels in this game, are some of the coolest levels I've seen in a game like this!

Cool storyline in this game, as well! Which leads me to the ONLY "CON" of the game:

There's no DESCENT 3 for the PS console!!!!!!

HELLO! HINT, HINT, HINT!!!!!
I hope you "Descent Designers" are reading this!!!!!!!!!!

I wanna know what happens to "Material Defender" dammit!