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Descent Maximum

1 May 19977.4/ 10 · 4 votesTeen1

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Descent Maximum took the best parts of the original Descent and Descent II for the PC and adapted them to the Playstation game console.

In Descent the player takes control of the "Material Defender" a pilot sent into a series of interstellar mines to rid them of the crazed robots that have taken over them. The player has total 360-degree movement of the ship to navigate through the twisting mines and is equipped with over 20 specialized weapons.

Descent Maximum was the second and final Descent game available for the PlaySation game console. Initially, the game was to be a direct port of Descent II to the Playstation, however at the time Sony were rejecting PC ports of games to the PS in the US, so the game was retooled, renamed and all the previous levels were scrapped in favor of 36 (!) new Playstation exclusive levels.

It was still released as "Descent 2" for the Playstation in foreign markets.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Game details

Sound Capabilities

Dolby Surround

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Gamepad, Joystick

Controller Types Supported

Analog Controller, Analog Joystick

Joysticks Supported

PlayStation Analog Joystick (SCPH-1110)

Additional Hardware Supported

System/Multi-Link Cable

Multiplayer Game Modes

Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)

Number of Players Supported

1 Player

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

Number of Local Players via System Link / LAN Cable

2 Players

Save Game Methods

External Storage

Miscellaneous Attributes

Link Cable

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Also known as

Descent 2European title

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Facts

Released

1 May 1997

Series

Descent

Platforms

PlayStationPS1Browser

Age ratings

ESRBTeenUSK12ACBG8+ELSPA3+

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Tags

1st-personShooterDirect controlFlight / aviationSci-fi / futuristic