Half-Life: Blue Shift

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This article is about Half-Life Expanzí. For source engine konverzi Blue Shift, see Guard Duty.

Half-Life: Blue Shift
Tvůrce(i)	Gearbox Software
Datum(y) vydání	Windows: 15 Června, 2001 macOS and Linux: 1 Srpna, 2013
Žánr(y)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player
Platforma(y)	Windows, macOS, Linux
Hodnocení	ESRB: M (Mature)
Distribuce	Sierra Entertainment(previously) Steam
Systémový požadavek	500 MHz processor, 96 MB RAM, and 16 MB video card
Input	Keyboard and mouse
Herní engine	GoldSrc
Série	Half-Life
Designer(ři)	Randy Pitchford
Spisovatel(é)	Rob Heironimus David Mertz Randy Pitchford Marc Laidlaw
Skladatel(é)	Chris Jensen
Předešlá hra	Half-Life: Opposing Force
Další hra	Half-Life: Decay

 

Half-Life: Blue Shift je druhá expanze pro Half-Life, Vyvinutý společnostní Gearbox Software a vydána 15 června, 2001. Stejně jako ostatní expanze, Half-Life: Opposing Force a Half-Life: Decay, příběh Blue Shiftu běží paralelně s událostmi v Half-Life, tentokrát skrz oči Black Mesa ochranky Barneyho Calhouna. Jako Barney, hráč se pokusí utéct mimozemské invazi způsobenou resonančí kaskádou a následujícim armádním zakrytím.

Blue Shift byl znovu vydán na Steamu 24 srpna, 2005. Předešlí vlastníci hry Half-Life, nebo Half-Life 2 Stříbrné nebo Zlaté verze, si mohli stáhnout Blue Shift zdarma. Tato praxe již byla zrušena.

Přehled

Obchodní verze Blue Shiftu obsahuje Half-Life Vysoko Rozlišné balení jako možnost při instalaci. Balení obsahuje Vylepšené 3D postavy, zbraně, a Modely věcí, některé z nich zvýší počet polygonů desetinásobně oproti originálům z roku 1998. Americké vydání Blue Shiftu obsahuje plnou, samotnou verzi Opposing Force, ale mezinárodní verze obsahuje multiplayer-pouze Opposing Force CTF.

Blue Shift's content was at first designed as an exclusive add-on to the Half-Life Sega Dreamcast port. Due to Sega pulling the plug on the Dreamcast, the port was cancelled weeks from release. It was originally titled Half-Life: Guard Duty. The Blue Shift content was re-tooled into a stand-alone product; unlike Opposing Force, it does not require the original Half-Life to run.

The game features areas of Black Mesa previously unseen in a relatively short campaign. Along with the High Definition Pack, new content includes a unique character model belonging to Rosenberg, a Black Mesa scientist who plays a major role in the story, and additional scientist and security guard models sporting casual attire.

Characters

• Barney Calhoun
• Rosenberg
• Walter Bennet
• Simmons
• Harold
• Gordon Freeman (Cameos)
• Wallace Breen (Mentioned only)
• The G-Man (Cameo)
• Gina Cross (Cameo)
• Adrian Shephard (Mentioned only)
• Black Mesa Science Team
• Black Mesa Security Force

Weapons

The player is able to obtain most of the weaponry found in Half-Life excluding the Crossbow, the Laser Trip Mine, the Tau Cannon, the Gluon Gun, and the Hivehand.

The HEV Suit has been replaced with security guard armor vest and helmet. The player cannot collect HEV Batteries or use wall-mounted Suit Chargers. Instead, the player needs to collect fresh vests and helmets to replenish armor.

Reception

Blue Shift received a mixed reaction from critics, holding overall scores of 67.40% and 71/100 on the review aggregator sites GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively. The game has sold around 800,000 copies at retail (this figure does not include later sales on Steam). In a review for IGN, critic Tal Blevins noted that Blue Shift's gameplay "is pretty much what we've come to expect out of Half-Life" by blending action and puzzle solving, stating that the latter "were all logical and well done, although some of the jumping puzzles were frustrating". Though IGN praised the game for maintaining the "epic" feel of the original, Blevins was critical of the relatively short length of the game. GameSpot reviewer Greg Kasavin agreed with many of IGN's criticisms, stating that "it's not that the game is easy so much that it's extremely short" and that Blue Shift "doesn't amount to much on its own terms". In addition, Kasavin described the graphical enhancements brought about by the High Definition pack as "helpful", but noted that "they still don't make Half-Life look like a new game—nor are many of the changes themselves very noticeable".

Other reviews echoed complaints about the similarity of Blue Shift to previous games. GameSpy's reviewer Jamie Madigan stated that "what really pulls the game down is the 'more of the same' factor". Although writing that the game "feels like just a few more levels for the original game", he noted that this is what Blue Shift was designed to be, given its origins as an add-on for a Dreamcast version of Half-Life. Madigan described the single-player campaign as "decent" and commented that the High Definition pack made the game "worthy of consideration". Eurogamer echoed criticism on the game's length; reviewer Tom Bradwell commented that "although I'm hard pressed to criticize what you get, the complete absence of everything we've learnt from the likes of Counter-Strike and everything since is frankly bizarre". Bradwell did, however, criticize the game's artificial intelligence and the occasional bug that caused a player to get stuck on a wall. PC Zone's Mark Hill was more lenient in his comments, praising the game's artificial intelligence as "intelligent as you could hope an AI enemy to be". In addition, Hill praised the game for showing more activity in the base, noting that "a whole world goes on around you, with people eating at a cantina and scientists doing their laundry. The complex is more alive than ever before". Hill also praised the focus "on a greater interaction with scientists as proper people rather than the two or three models that were cloned throughout the facility who kept repeating the same phrases", describing this as Blue Shift's "greatest achievement". PC Zone's review closed by commenting that "as a Dreamcast extra it works perfectly, but as a standalone PC title there's not nearly enough to it."

Gallery

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  Original cover art.

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  Magazine advertisement.

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  Steam header.

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  Steam hero image.

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  Steam logo.

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  Logo.

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  The original Guard Duty logo.

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  Dreamcast version.

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  Console background.

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  Loading screen.

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  Original main menu, used before Steam.

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  The console background from the Dreamcast port.

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  The unused loading screen from the Dreamcast port.

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  A food court seen in the Black Mesa Transit System.

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  Gordon Freeman passing by in a tram.

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  Gordon Freeman as seen through a security camera.

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  Gina Cross seen delivering the crystal sample as seen through a security camera.

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  "Well, looks like the equipment is in better shape than I expected."

References

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External links

• Official website (archived)
• Half-Life: Blue Shift on Steam
• Half-Life: Blue Shift on Metacritic
• Half-Life: Blue Shift Trailer 1 on YouTube