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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. It was followed by Deimos Rising in 2001.

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Macworld
macHome

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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. It was ported to Microsoft Windows.

Review scores

Publication	Score
Macworld
MacGamer	90%
Inside Mac Games	8/10
Applelinks
macHome

References

1. Sakellaropoulo, Misha (1998). "Another arcade classic by Ambrosia". MacNN. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006.
2. ^ 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

• Mars Rising at MobyGames
• Deimos Rising at MobyGames

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