Mars Rising

1998 video game

This article is about the video game. For the TV documentary miniseries, see Race to Mars.

1998 video game

Mars Rising

Developer(s)| Ambrosia Software
Publisher(s)| Ambrosia Software
Designer(s)| David Wareing
Programmer(s)| David Wareing
Platform(s)| Mac OS
Release|

* NA: January, 12 1998

Genre(s)| Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)| Single-player

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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Mars Rising

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Macworld| [3]
macHome| [4]

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## Legacy

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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.

Deimos Rising

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Macworld| [6]
MacGamer| 90%[7]
Inside Mac Games| 8/10[8]
Applelinks| [2]
macHome| [9]

## References

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1. ^ Sakellaropoulo, Misha (1998). "Another arcade classic by Ambrosia". MacNN. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006.
2. ^ a b Stiteler, Bill (21 March 2002). "Review: Deimos Rising". Applelinks. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005.
3. ^ Crotty, Cameron (January 1999). "1980s-Style Shoot-'em-Up Scores Big". Macworld. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004.
4. ^ Stafford, Alan (July 1998). "Mars Rising". MacHome. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Cohen, Peter (1 April 2002). "Ambrosia Software Deimos Rising". Macworld. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
7. ^ Wang-Iverson, Chris (31 December 2001). "Deimos Rising Review". MacGamer. Archived from the original on 23 August 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
8. ^ Barylick, Chris (10 January 2002). "Deimos Rising". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
9. ^ "Deimos Rising". macHome. 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2003.

## External links

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* Mars Rising at MobyGames
* Deimos Rising at MobyGames

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