- #HALF LIFE BLUE SHIFT BARNEY INSTALL#
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- #HALF LIFE BLUE SHIFT BARNEY FULL#
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The name of the main character, Barney Calhoun, is a tongue-in-cheek reference to what most fans of Half-Life started calling the various security guards around the Black Mesa complex in both Half-Life and Opposing Force. There is nothing technically wrong with this statement, but it leads people to believe that the weapons themselves are upgraded, not just their appearance.
#HALF LIFE BLUE SHIFT BARNEY UPGRADE#
Automatically upgrade all of your weapons and characters with new high definition content. While it is possible to play online Half-Life games with this package because it includes the original engine (not storyline, just the engine), there are no Blue Shift-specific games or features except for some additional levels. Battle opponents from around the world in Capture the Flag and more Half-Life online games. There were multiple security guards who interacted with Freeman.ģ2-Person Multiplayer. Return to Black Mesa as the security guard who allied with Gordon Freeman in the original, award-winning thriller. This rebate, by the way, involves not only cutting up the Blue Shift box but also requires sending in the Opposing Force CD. In fact, there are some versions of the box with a sticker on the front giving existing owners of Opposing Force a $10 rebate.
#HALF LIFE BLUE SHIFT BARNEY PC#
* Two new episodes for "the best PC game ever" - The Half-Life: Opposing Force add-on is not new. The advertising on the back of the box is rife with inaccuracies. And you have to play these games with the HD pack. This unlike Opposing Force is actually worth playing. There could have been more music, and horror moments.
On the negative side, this game should have been on the Dreamcast not the Playstation 2. The game itself is quite short but that is not a bad thing in this case, as how long could it be before getting tedious? Although Blue Shift is more action than horror, at least it does not abandon the horror like Opposing Force did. The Gameplay is a mix of action with moments of horror. Furthermore this game has little music to begin with. The sound effects are still solid, but the music pales in comparison to that of the original.
#HALF LIFE BLUE SHIFT BARNEY INSTALL#
I would recommend picking this up just to install the HD pack. And all the weapons, aliens, and characters look better than ever.
#HALF LIFE BLUE SHIFT BARNEY FULL#
With the HD pack which works with all versions of Half-Life, the graphics are awesome! The sub-machine gun is now a full sized M5. It is more like the original game, it’s difficulty does not spike, and you still get to kill Marines. Blue Shift is better than Opposing Force in all the ways that count. Blue Shift is a short romp through Black Mesa gunning your way out with the help of Dr. There are no dumb new monsters, there is not even a final boss. Experience the Black Mesa incident from Calhoun’s perceptive. In Half-Life: Blue Shift, you are Barney Calhoun, the security guard from Half-Life’s opening. The second expansion for Half-Life was intended to be for the Dreamcast version, however when that was canned, PC owners got it with an added bonus the HD pack which upgrades the graphics significantly, it also includes Opposing Force. Great action, great environment, great presentation, and a great game :-) More Half-Life is good for just about any FPS player. But hey, if that's the main problem, I don't mind so much.
For a Half-Life veteran, it's like a Snickers break rather than a full meal. The expansion is incredible, but that's for another review.Īll in all, it's a good value if you don't have Op-For already and even if you do, it will give you that one more taste of Black Mesa that Half-Life fans such as myself so crave. Op-For is a much larger expansion, putting you into the shoes of Corporal Shepherd of the US Marines whom you run up against in the original game. Then, it also includes the Half-Life: Opposing Force expansion as well. The new graphic upgrade can be applied to the original game and Opposing Force as well. Not that I would have complained if it hadn't, but it's definitely nice. The next high-point is that the venerable Half-Life engine sees an upgrade in graphics here. That includes the pulse-pounding combat, the well-crafted environments, visceral weapons, and the fantastic use of event scripting, sound effects, and music to bring extra intensity to the game. A lot of what was present in the original game is, naturally, present here. Well, the first great thing about this game is: It's Half-Life. Yes, you get to play one of those guys in blue who you run into so often in Half-Life. Half-Life: Blue Shift presents one with the opportunity to fill the shoes of Calhoun, a security officer in the Black Mesa complex.
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