Half-Life: Blue Shift

Video Game
2001
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You experience the Black Mesa Disaster from the point of view of a security guard.You experience the Black Mesa Disaster from the point of view of a security guard.You experience the Black Mesa Disaster from the point of view of a security guard.

Directors
- Rob Heironimus
- Randy Pitchford
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7.5/10

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Directors
- Rob Heironimus
- Randy Pitchford
Writers
Stars

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Mike Shapiro

Barney Calhoun
(voice)
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Kathy Levin

Black Mesa Transit System Announcer
(voice)

Jon St. John

Dr. Rosenberg
(voice)
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Kelly Bailey

HECU Soldiers
(archive sound)

Harry S. Robins

Walter Bennet
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Directors
- Rob Heironimus
- Randy Pitchford
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Trivia
The game was originally intended to be an extra feature exclusive to the Sega Dreamcast version of Half Life. But when the Dreamcast version was cancelled due to the poor sales and impending death of the Dreamcast console, the game's makers, Valve, Gearbox Software and Sierra decided to release the Half Life: Blue Shift as an add-on for PC version of Half Life instead.

Goofs
In the graphical update, the Glock pistol is changed to a Beretta. The Beretta cannot fire underwater, yet both can do so in the game.

Connections
Edited into Barney's Mind (2009)

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Featured review

You gotta love how this story ties in to Half-Life.

In this game you play as Barney Calhoun as a security guard in the Black Mesa facility during the Black Mesa Incident. Remember your ride in the train in the first game? It turns out the character of Barney is the same guy who was hammering on a door on a platform in the tunnel. The hazard course is pretty much identical to the one in the first game. So i wont elaborate.

The actual game, gameplay and graphics is pretty much identical to the first Half-Life game and the other expansion pack Opposing Force. Which (of course) is a very good thing. The game ties up a few loose ends from the first game and it's quite clever how they both tie in to each other. On top of that this game features a few new monsters and a couple of new cool guns. As always in all the Half-Life games there are puzzles to solve here. Some of them are quite hard but that's what walkthroughs are for! So if you were in to Half-Life then get this game! And don't forget to pick up Opposing Force to!

7/10

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