1998 video game
This article is about the video game. For the TV documentary miniseries, see
Race to Mars .
1998 video game
Mars Rising is a vertically scrolling shooter written by David Wareing and released as shareware by Ambrosia Software for Macintosh computers in 1998. Reviewers called out similarities to Xevious and Raiden .[ 1] [ 2] It was followed by Deimos Rising in 2001.
Reception
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Legacy
The 2001 sequel, Deimos Rising , adds 16-bit color, alpha transparency, motion blur, improved artwork and a wider range of enemies and weapons.[ 5] It was ported to Microsoft Windows .
References
^ Sakellaropoulo, Misha (1998). "Another arcade classic by Ambrosia" . MacNN . Archived from the original on 21 October 2006.
^ a b Stiteler, Bill (21 March 2002). "Review: Deimos Rising" . Applelinks . Archived from the original on 10 February 2005.
^ Crotty, Cameron (January 1999). "1980s-Style Shoot-'em-Up Scores Big" . Macworld . Archived from the original on 1 November 2004.
^ Stafford, Alan (July 1998). "Mars Rising " . MacHome . Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ Wareing, David; Wareing, Sheryn (26 March 2002). "The Making of Deimos Rising" . Inside Mac Games . Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2018 .
^ Cohen, Peter (1 April 2002). "Ambrosia Software Deimos Rising" . Macworld . Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ Wang-Iverson, Chris (31 December 2001). "Deimos Rising Review" . MacGamer . Archived from the original on 23 August 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2018 .
^ Barylick, Chris (10 January 2002). "Deimos Rising" . Inside Mac Games . Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ "Deimos Rising" . macHome . 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2003.
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