Half-Life

Background

Deep under the ground of a remote US desert scientists are experimenting on creatures of unknown origin. You are Gordon Freeman, one of those scientists, and during a routine day at work something goes very wrong. A time rift develops, allowing aliens to slip into your reality. When you regain consciousness the facility is in ruins, aliens are everywhere and to make things worse, the government is sending the Marines in to clean up whats left - including any survivors.

Gameplay

The game is a FPS, so, you have to shoot every enemy that you're meeting. But you have also to duck or to take cover. Players will lead Gordon through Black Mesa and also drive a little train. Gordon will also have the opportunity to ask to guards or scientists to follow him or to stay where they are, it can be vital for advancing in the game.

Features

• Brand new cooperative game, Half-Life: Decay.
  
  
• Battle your friends in split-screen deathmatch.
  
  
• All new skirmish mode – allows players to simulate deathmatch.
  
  
• Improved characters and environments – the most visually captivating graphics to date!
  
  
• Incredible new special effects created to leverage the power of the PS2.
  
  
• Terrifyingly intelligent Enemy AI that can assess threats, run in packs, and shows a distaste for suicide runs.
  
  
• New Skeletal Animation System gives monsters the most fluid and complex motion ever seen in an action game.
  
  
• Explore never-before-seen areas of Black Mesa.
  
  
• USB Mouse and Keyboard support.

Editor's Note:
Although the original game for the PC was developed by Valve, this port to PS2 and Dreamcast has been done by GearBox and Captivation Digital Laboratories.
Added on: December 18, 2000

International release dates:
Europe: Nov 30, 01

Official URL

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