Descent Maximum is an action-packed, six-degrees-of-freedom shooter game for the Sony PlayStation 1. Developed as an enhanced version of Descent II for the PC, it plunges players into a 3D, zero-gravity environment as they pilot a spacecraft through a series of mine tunnels. The objective is to destroy hostile robots, rescue hostages, and navigate to the exit before a mine's self-destruct sequence concludes. The game stands out with its full range of motion, allowing flight in any direction, and a variety of weapons and power-ups. Descent Maximum belongs to the first-person shooter and action genres.