You are Gordon Freeman, a young research associate in the Anomalous Materials Laboratory. You have limited security clearance and no real idea of just how dangerous your job has become, until the morning you are sent alone into the Test Chamber to analyze a strange crystalline specimen. A routine analysis, they tell you. Until something goes wrong. In this legendary FPS, players enlist the help of traumatized scientists and trigger-happy security guards to get through high-security zones, sneaking and fighting your way through ruined missile silos and Cold War cafeterias, through darkened airducts and subterranean railways. When you finally come in sight of the surface, you realize that the inhuman monsters aren't your only enemies-for the government has sent in ruthless troops and stealthy assassins. Their orders seem to be that when it comes to the Black Mesa, nothing gets out alive... and especially not you.
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We love game beginnings. They're so full of potential and the promise, and they're when we take the first steps of every new adventure in a new world. Games have always had great openings, but in the last 15 years or so game designers have placed added emphasis on hooking us with the opening moments, frequently going above and beyond simple CGI cinematics or basic tutorials with interactive intros that often show off the very best a game has to offer. From the famed Black Mesa tram ride to a timely dragon attack sparing us from the headsman's ax, we've seen some doozies -- so today we salute the very best. Read More »
The opening in-game cinematic for Valve's Half-Life is among the most memorable sequences ever created in a videogame, setting the stage for one of the most beloved titles -- and franchises -- of all-time. What would that scene look like if it really were a film? The team at InfectiousDesigner (Beyond Black Mesa) decided to find out. The result is Half-Life: Origins. See the short for yourself within. Read More »
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Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Independent
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra Studios
M for Mature Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, LanguageRelease Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: Released
Publisher: Sierra Studios
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: Unreleased
Publisher: Sierra Studios
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
M for Mature Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, LanguageRelease Region: Japan
Release Date: Unreleased
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
M for Mature Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: Released
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: Unreleased
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: Released
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Publisher: Sierra
M for Mature Animated ViolenceExpansion packs related to this game:
Half-Life: Blue Shift (PC)
Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC)
Team Fortress Classic (PC)
Also available on: PlayStation 2, GP32, Macintosh
P133
24 MB RAM
SVGA
2x CD-ROM
Pentium 166 MHz
32 MB RAM
OpenGL- or DirectX-compatible 3D accelerator
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