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Descent II: The Vertigo Series

Released as part of The Infinite Abyss bundle, Vertigo features 20 new levels, 3 secret levels, 10 new robots, old robots from Descent and extended mixes of the Descent II CD audio soundtrack with a few new…

15 November 1996

Descent II: The Vertigo Series is a shooter developed by Parallax Software, released 15 November 1996 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Descent II: The Vertigo Series is

Descent II: The Vertigo Series is a shooter game developed by Parallax Software and released in 1996. It was published by Interplay Entertainment. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Released as part of The Infinite Abyss bundle, Vertigo features 20 new levels, 3 secret levels, 10 new robots, old robots from Descent and extended mixes of the Descent II CD audio soundtrack with a few new pieces.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Descent II: The Vertigo Series launched on 15 November 1996, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2 and PaRappa the Rapper.

Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2, PaRappa the Rapper.

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When did Descent II: The Vertigo Series come out?
Descent II: The Vertigo Series was released on 15 November 1996 for DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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