Author Topic: Descent is coming to WiiWare!!! (Read 6581 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** April 15, 2010, 01:29:44 PM »

I don't know why it's taking 3rd parties to realize the potential of the Wii and it's wiimote but this is one of many many games that are long over due.

http://www.destructoid.com/descent-is-headed-to-wiiware-171061.phtml

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Interplay seems keen to continue to ruin my relationships, announcing that the spatially-disorienting FPS classic is yet another of their older properties coming to WiiWare. Currently slated for a Fall 2010 release, the title is being developed by G1M2, who worked on Metal Slug Anthology, among others.
I can see using a Wii remote to play this being pretty effective. Having a control that you physically tilt instead of the keyboard might be nice and could help with the nausea many people suffered at the hands of this dizzying game.

This is exciting to me since I loved the very disorienting game from way back in the day on my PC and I just mentioned it as a game I would love to see come to the 3DS. Maybe this will be the introduction of the series to millions of Wii gamers and we will get another full length sequel(or a 3D version) on the 3DS.

Ymeegod · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2010, 01:42:40 PM »

Your not going find many that played that series, still have Descent 3 installed on my PC

. It's a shame they don't make space fighers at much as they used too.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2010, 02:29:19 PM »

Man, it was hell to find enough axises to properly control that game on a mouse and keyboard (I actually set up a two handed keyboard config just to account for all axises), the Wiimote and Nunchuk has more axis controls than KB&mouse.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2010, 02:30:07 PM »

This game is approved by Dr. Octopus.

Morari · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2010, 08:13:16 PM »

I just installed Descent 3 on my netbook the other day! Using the Wiimote could be an intriguing novelty.

Mop it up · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2010, 09:58:32 PM »

Is this the original PC version or is it a new game?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2010, 12:07:19 AM »

not sure yet. Have you played it before?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2010, 09:33:24 AM »

Quote from: Mop it up on April 15, 2010, 09:58:32 PM

Is this the original PC version or is it a new game?

We don't know that but they list it along with Clayfighter for WiiWare and wasn't Cf already released on the VC?

King of Twitch · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2010, 11:36:57 AM »

Yesss! This has the potential to be very awesome.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2010, 12:01:27 PM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on April 16, 2010, 09:33:24 AM

We don't know that but they list it along with Clayfighter for WiiWare and wasn't Cf already released on the VC?

Yes it was, last February for PAL regions and last May for North America.

Stratos · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:04:25 PM »

Very excited for this.

Mop it up · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2010, 08:08:46 PM »

I played a game called Forsaken for Nintendo 64 that looks a lot like this. Is it related?

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #12 on:** April 16, 2010, 08:34:40 PM »

Nope.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2010, 09:47:31 PM »

Anyone remember this controller? I always thought it would be the way to play Descent, because it had six axis.

Stratos · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2010, 12:49:26 AM »

Quote from: Mop it up on April 16, 2010, 08:08:46 PM

I played a game called Forsaken for Nintendo 64 that looks a lot like this. Is it related?

They both play pretty similarly to each other. But are two completely different series from different studios. Decent came first though. Must earlier. It was a popular one from the DOS days in the post-Doom explosion of games on the PC.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:00:03 AM »

I've never played this game, but if I understand it correctly I've come up with a control scheme that uses just the nunchuk by itself.

Stratos · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:06:13 AM »

Not enough buttons. In my opinion an N64 controller does not have enough buttons either. It was tough enough playing Forsaken on the N64. I'm hoping for CC support but they could possibly do it with a Mote-Chuck combo.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:56:57 AM »

You have five main buttons in Descent if you manage to map all movement to directional inputs: Shoot gun, launch missile, shoot flare, change gun, change missile (you can complicate those by allowing cycling in multiple directions). Okay, there's also the map screen. Descent 2 added a lot of stuff like the after burner, headlight, guide bot, energy transfer, etc but IIRC none of that was in Descent 1.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2010, 02:55:56 PM »

Nice, I hadn't heard about this game before reading this thread. I played a bit of the first couple Descent games and thought they were pretty cool. It would be interesting to play this kind of game with MotionPlus.

ThePerm · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2010, 10:31:55 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOOozCtCPy4

for a parallax 3d game it looks great

KDR_11k · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2010, 02:17:31 AM »

Parallax is the developer, not the technology. Only the powerups are billboards, all the enemies and environments are full 3D.

ThePerm · « **Reply #21 on:** April 18, 2010, 03:41:44 AM »

that would explain why it looks so great, i was really thinking that it was just a sweet looking use of that technology, i didnt even notice that was the name of the developer. I was looking at a video of 2 and it looked way more dooomy

Stratos · « **Reply #22 on:** April 18, 2010, 04:47:42 AM »

Hopefully it will perform well enough that we will get the sequels. Imagine eventually getting the Free Space games.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #23 on:** April 19, 2010, 12:20:33 PM »

I'm excited. The first Descent was great and I got a flight stick just for it (that helped so much). The second game was even better. Unfortunately, the third game kept crashing my PC and I never got to play it like I wanted. I even bought a newer force feedback control stick for it too. Maybe this'll lead to Descent 4 and the Free Space stuff. I know the Wii can easily handle all three games. It seems like wiimote/nunchuk controls would work great for this type of game.

Stratos · « **Reply #24 on:** April 19, 2010, 02:29:05 PM »

I skipped 2 but did try 3 and had the same crashing issue so I never got far in it.

There was a 4?!?

~A Google Search Later~

Ah, never released. Pity. It also turns out that FreeSpace is not quite related to the Descent series.

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