Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
"Descent: FreeSpace" was well received as a single-player space simulation that integrated all the desired features of its genre, from competent AI wingmen, to the presence of large capital ships that not only dwarf the fighters piloted by the player, but also explode spectacularly when destroyed. However, the game's multiplayer mode was criticised, as it was plagued by lag and inaccurate tracking of statistics. An expansion for the game, which was less well received, was also released in 1998 under the title of "Silent Threat", and focuses on events after the main game's campaign with the player working for an intelligence branch of the Terrans' armed forces that later attempt to overthrow the Terran government. A sequel to "Descent: FreeSpace" entitled "FreeSpace 2", was released in 1999 to critical acclaim.
Parallax Software
On December 29, 2015, it was revealed in a GOG.com forum post that Parallax Software still exists and owns the copyrights to "Descent" and "Descent II". Due to a royalties dispute with "Descent" and "Descent II"s publisher, Interplay, where Parallax is claiming that since 2007 they have not been paid any royalties from the sales of "Descent" and "Descent II", Parallax terminated the 21 year sales agreement with Interplay, so Interplay no longer has the rights to sell "Descent" and "Descent II".