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Half-Life: Blue Shift (Add on)

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Angry as heck-WriteOff: Half-Life isn't even half-fun!

by lorinsilver , Oct 23 '01
Pros: Ridiculously short, nothing new, stupid grunts
Cons: Some new sounds. Yay.
Half-Life is about three years old now, and still this all-time classic has excellent sales figures. Valve and Sierra know all about this, of course, and bury us in spin-offs and company. Some of these are actually worth buying, but what they...
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Blasting A Few Bug-Eyed Monsters Will Surely Shift Your Blues

by mickp Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jul 17 '01
Pros: Great Graphics. Excellent detail. Believable environment. Good, mindless fun. Opposing Force a free bonus
Cons: A bit repetitive. No blood. No cosmetic damage possible (bullet-holes in walls)
Here is a day I thought would never come. Ever since the days of Doom I have been an avid hater of First Person Shooter (FPS) games. Sure, they were fun to pick up once and a while for a quick 15 minute bash with your mates, but the single player...
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A must for Half Life fans, optional for others

by dac78 , Jul 12 '01
Pros: Improved graphics, great gameplay, Opposing Force included for free.
Cons: No multiplayer gaming, very short
Introduction

The original Half-Life, released almost three years ago in 1998, revolutionalized the first person shooter genre on the PC. Never before had a strong story (loosely based on Stephen King's The Mist be combined...
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Will it leave you cold?

by srb3000 , Jul 13 '01
Pros: Full of constant action throughout the games duration.
Cons: Too short... No new weapons. No new alien creatures.
Introduction:
Blue Shift is another edition to the Half-Life saga. The name explains it. In this action shooter from sierra you take on the role of a security gurad from the Black Mesa Compound. When something goes terribly...
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BlueShift just doesn't cut it

by nashoc3 , Sep 29 '01
Pros: Updated graphics, new areas to go through.
Cons: Short gameplay, dissapointing plot, bad ending.
When I first read that Half-Life Blueshift was coming out for Dreamcast, I was praying that it would come out for the PC. I am a very big fan of the Half-Life serious, so I was very excited when I found out that BlueShift was coming out for the PC. I...
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You install it, BANG BANG BANG, then you beat it.

by Patach , Aug 06 '01
Pros: Installation is pretty easy and secure! Whoopee-doo!
Cons: Short, boring, easy, nothing new... all in a $30 promise! YAY!
Yes, the greatest action game that ever lived has planted its seeds. Half-life, the award winning PC Game First Person shooter about a science teleportation experiment gone wrong (most likely because one of them nutty scientists spilled their...
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You Don't Buy it for the Blue Shift

by zero_ Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Aug 10 '02
Pros: Comes with a full, standalone copy of Opposing Force and the high definition pack.
Cons: Blue Shift itself is rather short and uninteresting, no new weapons.
Gearbox came up with a mixed bag on their second stab at a Half-Life expansion pack.

Half-Life, if you've been taking up residence under a rock as of late, is one of if not The most popular 3D first person shooter style games today. Half-Life...
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Shifting to a different side of the story

by NMD85 , Dec 06 '02
Pros: Playing on the original brilliant Half-Life engine, playing an alternate perspective, High-Definition expansion
Cons: Lasts slightly longer than a demo
Every PC gamer knows that, respectively, Half-Life changed the way first-person shooters are inspired today. From Sierra and Valve's outstanding engine, Half-Life is one engine that arguably has not been overcome, even with the advanced technology of...
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Death By A Bad Day

by vandalz Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jul 15 '01
Pros: Graphics, Sound
Cons: Nothing Really New To Talk About
Ever had one of those bad days where everything seemed to go wrong? How would you like it if aliens decided to take over the area in which you were the security over, and you had to go fix ALL the problems by yourself. Well that is what it is like in...
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Not What Was Expected

by Rufster , Nov 17 '01
Pros: Very Detailed. New Models. Opposing Force Free. Exciting.
Cons: Short. Somewhat Boring. Easy.
I am a true Half-Life player that was very disappointed when I played Blue Shift. Sure, the gameplay was great and it had lots of new models (not to mention Opposing Force free) but it wasn't that long and deep as expected.

At first, I tried...
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"Is That Bacon I Smell?"

by 3rdalarm , Jul 13 '01
Pros: Contains Opposing Force
Cons: Way too short, nothing new, disappointing ending

Well, no, maybe not bacon, but perhaps something fishy. I knew something was wrong only a few minutes after installing Half Life: Blue Shift.

Following a similar trend that Red Storm tried with Rainbow Six: Covert...
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Back in Black, Mesa that is.

by garethvk , Sep 25 '01
Pros: Great Gameplay, HD pack adds to all games in the series.
Cons: Far to short.
6-14-2001
My system
P 3 450
128 MB
Geforce 256 32MB
SB Live
Win ME

When a game sells 2.5 million copies and is still going strong nearly three years after its initial release, one would think that a sequel...
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Blue Shift doesn't have enough meat for a Half-life lover.

by zlatan2k , Jul 29 '01
Pros: Great Graphics...Good Sound.
Cons: Gameplay sucks...Not enough thrill for a Half-Life fanatic...Bad value....Controls suck.
Half-Life: Blue Shift is a disappointing addition to the Half Life series. The lack of new features and the shortness of the game make Blue Shift seem more like an add-on level than a legitimate sequel. The graphics upgrade package and the inclusion of...
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Half-Life Blue-Shift

by shadowknight , Sep 26 '01
Pros: Includes High Definition-Pack, Being Another Characters, New levels
Cons: Short
Warning: This game is only good for mature audience as there is graphic violence and some language.

I have to say that this game should be just as good as the original. As this game would start off you being one of the security guard...
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A Short Shift of Half Life

by glock64 , Jul 14 '02
Pros: Great graphics, great weapons, high framerate
Cons: Extremely short, not enough story
Half-Life
I still remember the day I bought Half-Life. Even after high recommendations from a friend I was still skeptical. However, five minutes into the game I was blown away!

I could not believe the realism. This game is...
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