Rating: 
Summary: Bone-jarring, gut-wrenching, pulse-pounding game!
Review: From the moment I first saw the sun & heard the music in the pre-game movie, I was absolutely hooked. This sequel is INFINITELY better than the first Descent (which I also loved) and the new weapons & powerups are devastating. If you have any knowledge of this type of game at all, you will NOT regret getting this! It's got to be the most incredible game ever made!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!
Rating:
Summary: Bone-jarring, gut-wrenching, pulse-pounding game!
Review: From the moment I first saw the sun & heard the music in the pre-game movie, I was absolutely hooked. This sequel is INFINITELY better than the first Descent (which I also loved) and the new weapons & powerups are devastating. If you have any knowledge of this type of game at all, you will NOT regret getting this! It's got to be the most incredible game ever made! 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!
Rating:
Summary: A fast, 3D, action experience!
Review: 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!
Rating:
Summary: A fast, 3D, action experience!
Review: 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!
Rating:
Summary: Going dooooooooown! WOOHOO!!!!
Review: 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!
Rating:
Summary: Going dooooooooown! WOOHOO!!!!
Review: 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!
Rating:
Summary: Groundbreaking at the time, still a stunner.
Review: 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
Rating: 
Summary: Now here's a great game
Review: This is one of my fav first person shooters ever. If you've ever played Descent, imagine Descent x4, and you get Descent 2. I even liked it much better than D3! But lets get to good/bad stuff: I say you buy this bloody game JUST for the music! The songs kick so much butt, and you can play them in a cd player! It's got stuff from Ogre of Skinny Puppy, and Type O Negative. I have this to say, though: I think Skinny Puppy bites, even though the song he does on the soundtrack is cool, and I don't know which song Type O Negative does on the soundtrack, as none of the songs have Peter's trademark, strong, sensual voice. In fact, the soundtrack was what got me started on Type O Negative, even though the soundtrack is a mix of mostly heavymetal/techno. My only complaint is it's too HARD, and the graphics aren't much better than Descent 1, but neither of those facts are of any consequence, aside from the detraction of 1 star. Nonetheless, I still think its a great game, because it is. God, the soundtrack!
Rating:
Summary: Now here's a great game
Review: This is one of my fav first person shooters ever. If you've ever played Descent, imagine Descent x4, and you get Descent 2. I even liked it much better than D3! But lets get to good/bad stuff: I say you buy this bloody game JUST for the music! The songs kick so much butt, and you can play them in a cd player! It's got stuff from Ogre of Skinny Puppy, and Type O Negative. I have this to say, though: I think Skinny Puppy bites, even though the song he does on the soundtrack is cool, and I don't know which song Type O Negative does on the soundtrack, as none of the songs have Peter's trademark, strong, sensual voice. In fact, the soundtrack was what got me started on Type O Negative, even though the soundtrack is a mix of mostly heavymetal/techno. My only complaint is it's too HARD, and the graphics aren't much better than Descent 1, but neither of those facts are of any consequence, aside from the detraction of 1 star. Nonetheless, I still think its a great game, because it is. God, the soundtrack!
Rating:
Summary: Wowie Zowie
Review: Well what can I say, Descent 2 is one of the greatest games to ever come out on ANY system. If the vicious soundtrack doesn't grip you, the mindless and non-stop action surely will. Perfect in almost every single aspect, this game is a must-get for any gamer.
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