macosxhints review of Descent

Descent2 - Retro 3D space tunnel exploration game

The macosxhints Rating: (Score: 8 out of 10) Developer: Doverstreet. Price: Free! A little retro flashback this week. One of the first ‘3D’ games that I recall playing many many moons ago has now been released as freeware for OS X — Descent2. Near as I can tell, Descent2 was released for the PC in February of 1996, and I think the Mac version followed sometime soon thereafter. The basic premise is that you’re piloting a ship around inside a series of mineshafts, looking for a reactor, which you then have to trigger and get back out of the mine system. What made Descent interesting was the assortment of weapons and enemies. What made it sickening (literally, to some) was the complete freedom of movement — your ship could be right side up or upside down, and you had to be comfortable flying it in any sort of orientation…. (macosxhints)