<s>
Descent	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Parallax	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentators	O
and	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
praised	O
its	O
unrestrained	O
range	O
of	O
motion	O
and	O
full	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
spawned	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
the	O
sequels	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
spaceship	O
through	O
labyrinthine	O
mines	O
while	O
fighting	O
virus-infected	O
robots	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
armaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
secondary	O
objective	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
to	O
rescue	O
PTMC	O
(	O
Post	B-Application
Terran	I-Application
Mining	I-Application
Corporation	I-Application
)	O
workers	O
who	O
were	O
taken	O
hostage	O
by	O
the	O
infected	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
features	O
30	O
levels	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
three	O
are	O
secret	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
automap	O
that	O
displays	O
any	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
mine	O
visited	O
or	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
allows	O
online	O
competitive	O
and	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
join	B-Application
same	I-Application
servers	I-Application
across	I-Application
different	I-Application
platforms	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2169	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
the	O
mines	O
progress	O
further	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
Mars	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
moons	O
of	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Uranus	O
,	O
Neptune	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
to	O
Pluto	O
and	O
its	O
moon	O
Charon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
was	O
co-created	O
by	O
programmers	O
Mike	O
Kulas	O
and	O
Matt	O
Toschlog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
simulation	O
titles	O
from	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
Jet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toschlog	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
worked	O
with	O
Ned	O
Lerner	O
to	O
develop	O
Car	B-Application
and	I-Application
Driver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kulas	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
1990	O
to	O
develop	O
utilities	O
for	O
Car	B-Application
and	I-Application
Driver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
however	O
,	O
they	O
realized	O
they	O
could	O
add	O
textures	O
to	O
the	O
polygons	O
for	O
a	O
spectacular	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
1993	O
,	O
they	O
finished	O
a	O
two-page	O
sketch	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
took	O
about	O
21	O
months	O
to	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
design	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
Descents	B-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
uses	O
portal	B-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
uses	O
collections	O
of	O
cubes	O
to	O
form	O
rooms	O
and	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
learned	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallax	O
Software	O
and	O
Interplay	O
followed	O
the	O
shareware	O
model	O
used	O
by	O
Apogee	O
and	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
1994	O
;	O
uploaded	O
a	O
seven-level	O
shareware	O
demo	O
as	O
Descent	B-Application
both	O
in	O
retail	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
published	O
by	O
MacPlay	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
StereoGraphics	B-Algorithm
's	O
SimulEyes	O
VR	O
3D	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
abroad	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
SoftBank	O
being	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
's	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
replaces	O
the	O
still	O
screens	O
and	O
text	O
with	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
pre-rendered	O
cutscenes	O
incorporating	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
22	O
,	O
1995	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
:	O
Levels	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
containing	O
over	O
100	O
winning	O
level	O
submissions	O
from	O
a	O
design	O
competition	O
held	O
by	O
Interplay	O
,	O
plus	O
one	O
level	O
designed	O
by	O
Parallax	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
Descent	B-Application
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
bundled	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
Levels	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
exclusive	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
Interplay	O
published	O
Descent	B-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
:	O
The	O
Definitive	O
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
containing	O
the	O
full	O
versions	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Levels	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
mission	O
pack	O
,	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vertigo	O
mission	O
packs	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mission	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
levels	O
(	O
subtitled	O
Counterstrike	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Vertigo	O
Series	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Descent	B-Application
levels	O
(	O
subtitled	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
started	O
in	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
UI	O
where	O
robots	O
adopt	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
sounds	O
and	O
improved	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Descent	B-Application
program	O
is	O
included	O
for	O
players	O
that	O
prefer	O
the	O
unmodified	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
run	O
Levels	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
preview	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
by	O
R-Comp	O
Interactive	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
32-bit	O
update	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
and	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
a	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
because	O
the	O
programmers	O
found	O
that	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
worth	O
their	O
while	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
more	O
elaborate	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
had	O
plans	O
dating	O
to	O
mid-1996	O
to	O
port	O
Descent	B-Application
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
Ultra	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
delayed	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
in	O
1998	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Parallax	O
's	O
Jim	O
Boone	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
never	O
reached	O
the	O
design	O
phase	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
uses	O
package	O
files	O
to	O
store	O
and	O
load	O
level	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
level	O
structures	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
—	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
WAD	O
file	O
format	O
used	O
for	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
modern	O
digital	O
distribution	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
open	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Good	O
Old	O
Games	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
Good	O
Old	O
Games	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
along	O
with	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
owned	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
trademark	O
and	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
developers	O
still	O
retained	O
the	O
copyrights	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Good	O
Old	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
series	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
again	O
on	O
their	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
since	O
resurfaced	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customer	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
shareware	O
version	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
was	O
very	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
praising	O
the	O
fully	O
3D	O
environment	O
and	O
commentators	O
noting	O
perceived	O
"	O
loyalty	O
and	O
goodwill	O
"	O
that	O
both	O
Parallax	O
and	O
Interplay	O
fostered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
inspire	O
other	O
retailers	O
and	O
software	O
companies	O
to	O
look	O
into	O
and	O
embrace	O
the	O
shareware	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Electronic	O
Entertainments	O
charts	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
CD-ROM	O
editions	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
appeared	O
as	O
Nos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
also	O
landed	O
on	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
Macintosh	B-Device
games	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
estimated	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
before	O
Descents	B-Application
full	O
release	O
that	O
shareware	O
copies	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
were	O
distributed	O
900,000	O
times	O
via	O
online	O
services	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
versions	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
received	O
near-universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
widely	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
noting	O
its	O
unique	O
use	O
of	O
free	O
motion	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
only	O
one	O
3-D	O
shooter	O
adds	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
dimension	O
to	O
the	O
field	O
:	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
Brooker	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intense	O
environment	O
and	O
similarities	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
praised	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
taunt	O
opposing	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
minor	O
criticism	O
directed	O
toward	O
its	O
slight	O
repetitiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
complaints	O
tended	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Descents	B-Application
ability	O
to	O
disorient	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
potentially	O
induce	O
motion	O
sickness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
however	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
delayed	O
release	O
,	O
asserting	O
it	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
then-newly	O
released	O
Heretic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
also	O
received	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
LeVitus	O
of	O
MacUser	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Mac	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
released	O
"	O
,	O
attributing	O
its	O
popularity	O
to	O
its	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
only	O
criticism	O
was	O
the	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
(	O
the	O
port	O
required	O
a	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
to	O
play	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
difficult	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworlds	O
Fred	O
DeLisio	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
enemy	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
realism	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
immersion	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
allowing	O
cross-platform	O
sessions	O
between	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
users	O
and	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
and	O
quit	O
anytime	O
without	O
ending	O
the	O
sessions	O
for	O
everyone	O
else	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USgamer	O
ran	O
a	O
retrospective	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
Descent	B-Application
combined	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
space	O
flight	O
simulator	O
with	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadgets	B-Application
David	O
Lumb	O
retrospectively	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
computer-generated	O
imagery	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
film	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
also	O
received	O
praise	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
often	O
directed	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
impressive	O
lighting	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
stated	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
to	O
grace	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
rates	O
alongside	O
WipeOut	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
ambassadors	O
for	O
the	O
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
subsequent	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
official	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
features	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
hideous	O
letterbox	O
PAL	O
borders	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
sign	O
of	O
PAL	O
optimization	O
whatsoever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
too	O
praised	O
the	O
developers	O
for	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
industrial	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
rather	O
than	O
doing	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
is	O
credited	O
with	O
starting	O
a	O
subgenre	O
of	O
six-degrees-of-freedom	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
remains	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
the	O
subgenre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
a	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
3D	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
popularity	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
and	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
1999	O
trilogy	O
of	O
Peter	O
Telep	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
comprising	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
Descent	B-Application
:	O
Stealing	O
Thunder	O
,	O
and	O
Descent	B-Application
:	O
Equinox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
brought	O
about	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
similar	O
"	O
Descent	B-Application
clones	O
"	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Forsaken	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
had	O
similar	O
graphics	O
and	O
almost	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Interplay	O
released	O
Descent	B-Application
to	I-Application
Undermountain	I-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
plans	O
and	O
considerations	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volition	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
series	O
,	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Descent	B-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
and	O
reportedly	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
2001	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
President	O
of	O
Volition	O
Mike	O
Kulas	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
Descent	B-Application
universes	O
are	O
strictly	O
separate	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
that	O
the	O
code	O
intended	O
for	O
Descent	B-Application
4	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
revival	O
was	O
planned	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
when	O
development	O
of	O
another	O
Descent	B-Application
title	O
was	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
partnering	O
with	O
Interplay	O
and	O
using	O
their	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
simply	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
since	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
settlement	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Ships	B-Application
That	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
title	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
,	O
Overload	B-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
by	O
Revival	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
and	O
successfully	O
crowdfunded	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
six-degrees-of-freedom	O
tunnel	O
shooter	O
and	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
