It depends on what you're after.
At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.
- Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 101 player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 77 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
+ The graphics even for a Windows 98 game are the very type that makes us want to take them seriously and solemnly respect them, which is to say, it is among the best-looking graphics even by today's standards.
To be honest, I am absolutely baffled how people were alright with this game when it released in 1999 as it is simply an outright mess and the story line was mostly irrelevant to Descent I and II's story.
+ The artificial intelligence is greatly enhanced (they are more aware of their surroundings and stay being involved) and unpredictable, and the combat is surprisingly challenging, especially more so without powerups or on a higher difficulty level.
The audio fits well as an excellent quality, too, and that music...
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Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.
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