Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
MobyRank MobyScore
DOS
84
4.1
Macintosh
85
4.0
Windows
...
3.8

Description

The second Descent game features new levels, new weapons and new robot enemies. It also comes with helpful ideas for the player like the Guide-bot, the ability to fly with afterburner or energy-to-shield converter that many times they become a must!

Alternate Titles

  • "Descent 2" -- European title

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Descent 2 Windows $8.99  
Descent 2 DOS $8.99  
ebay.com
Descent II    
Not an American user?

User Reviews

A great FPS with a cool twist! Windows Lord Matthias (18)
The same game with better graphics and better levels DOS wossname (159)
Didn't like the first, didn't like the second. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4429)
Fantastic graphics and sound but hard to control. Windows gametrader (229)

The Press Says

World Village (Gamer's Zone) DOS 1997 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
GameSpot DOS May 01, 1996 9.2 out of 10 92
Coming Soon Magazine DOS Apr 15, 1996 92 out of 100 92
GameSpot Windows May 01, 1996 9.2 out of 10 92
Entertainment Weekly DOS Apr 12, 1996 A- 91
PC Games (Germany) DOS Apr, 1996 91 out of 100 91
PC Player (Denmark) Windows 1996 91 out of 100 91
Mac Ledge Macintosh Oct 27, 1996 8.8 out of 10 88
Privat Computer PC DOS 1996 77 out of 100 77
PC Gameplay (Benelux) DOS Mar, 1996 76 out of 100 76

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.


Trivia

A cheat code in Descent 2 is FREESPACE. This was also the name of the next game from the developer.


This entry was contributed by Accatone (5221) and Scaryfun (10251)
 

Errors and omissions on this page may be reported to the MobyGames approvers.

MobyGames™ Copyright © 1999-2012, MobyGames.
All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.

moby sites | about us | advertise | disclaimer | privacy statement | become an approver | RSS

GameFly Media