Descent 3
by Interplay Productions
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Video Game Reviews of Descent 3
Customer Review: Blow's all away
Summary: 5 Stars
The game is the best end to the Descent saga.It combines the best 3-d graphics with real world enviroments,and if you read the trilogy of books you should be able to understand the game perfectly.The new weapons are merciless,and the 2 new ships provide different types of piloting skills/requirements.The addition of openspace combat combined with the in mine battle experience as opposed to the in mine in D1 and D2,gives you a better chance to explore the D3 universe.Customer Review: Descent 3
Summary: 4 Stars
Descent 3 is Interplay's follow-up to the highly acclaimed Descent franchise. You are once again cast in the role of the Material Defender. This time, however, your mission is one of retribution as you battle virally-infected robots across 17 levels (15 normal plus 2 secret). You must prove that the head of the PTMC intentionally contaminated the company's robots with an alien virus. After your rescue in the stunning opening cutscene you learn that the PTMC went so far to modify the virus as well.You will fly a total of three ships in this sequel, including the old PyroGL. Weapons run the gamut from the standard concussion missile to the all-powerful Black Shark. New energy weapons such as the Microwave Cannon add a new twist to decimating enemies and standbys such as the Fusion Cannon and Plasma Cannon make a return. The graphics are breath-taking and the sound is nothing short of immersive.
Descent 3 requires a 200MHz Pentium processor with a 4MB 3D accelerator card that supports Direct3D, Glide, or OpenGL. I recommend a Pentium II or III class machine to get the most enjoyment out the game. Certain details can be turned off to get an acceptible framerate on lower-end machines but it detracts from the overall experience.
If you're a Descent fan or a newbie Descent 3 is a nice to get acquainted with the wonderful world of PC gaming.
Customer Review: Best Game Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I have played descent 1 and 2, unreal, unreal tournament, quake2, quake3a. this one blows them all away. First off, the descent series offers full 3d movement, allowing complex movement and intense dogfighting like situations. Secondly, the descent series has always had the best netcode, so multiplayer support is very solid and easy to use. if you like multiplayer action, you will love this game! it has many different types of multiplayer games, from a soccer type game(called monsterball), to a highly strategic game(called entropy). The graphics are incredible, the single player is very involving. the only draw back is the type of machine you need to use. I would suggest at least a 400mgz machine with eigher a voodoo3 or a tnt2 card, oh and a high quality joystick with an eight way hat switch.Customer Review: Excellent for fans; good for newbies.
Summary: 4 Stars
D3 is a worthy successor to the first two in the series and certainly takes it to the next level. If you enjoyed the originals, you'll certainly enjoy D3. Newbies are in for a bit of a learning curve, but it's worth trying out