Mars Rising | |
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Developer(s) | Ambrosia Software |
Publisher(s) | Ambrosia Software |
Designer(s) | David Wareing |
Programmer(s) | David Wareing |
Platform(s) | Mac OS |
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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.
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.