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'''Half-Life''' was developed by [[Valve Software]] and was released on November 20, [[1998]] for [[Windows]]. Half-Life raised the bar for FPS games, combining action, amazing graphics (for the time), and exciting linear gameplay. The storytelling in the game is revealed level-by-level through several scripted sequences which places the player in new situations. Half-Life has won 50 Game Of The Year awards from major publications and is considered a marvel in gaming.


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==Story==
You are Dr. Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who works at Black Mesa, a secret government facility located in New Mexico. You and your team of scientists are eager to try a new experiment, and you volunteer to be in it. You take a hazard suit and head down to the test chamber. Everything is going well, but a major problem occurs in the experiment, and now you and the other survivors must escape from Black Mesa alive.


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==Box artwork==
|title=Half-Life
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|boxart=[[Image:Half-Life Boxart.jpg|205px]]
File:Hl1-boxart.jpg|Alternate box artwork.
|developer=[[Valve Software]]
File:Half-Life-Inside-box.jpg|Inside cover of above box.
|publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]]
File:Half-Life Cover.jpg|Artwork for the game.
|categories=[[:Category:FPS|FPS]]
File:Half-Life BlackMesaInbound1.jpg|The iconic opening scene of the game.
|systems=[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 2]]
File:Half-Life Platinum Collection front.jpg|Platinum Collection (v1) box, front.
|releasedates=[[November 20]], [[1998]] (PC)<br />[[October 29]], [[2001]] (PS2)
File:Half-Life Platinum Collection rear.jpg|Platinum Collection (v1) box, rear.
|players=1-16
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|ratings=ESRB: M (Mature)
|requirements=unknown
}}


== Table of Contents ==
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# <big>Getting Started</big>
[[Category:Valve Corporation]]
## [[Half-Life/Introduction|Introduction]]
[[Category:First-person shooter]]
## [[Half-Life/Versions|Versions]]
## [[Half-Life/Characters|Characters]]
## [[Half-Life/Controls|Controls]]
# <big>[[Half-Life/Walkthrough|Walkthrough]]</big>
## [[Half-Life/Black Mesa Inbound|Black Mesa Inbound]]
## [[Half-Life/Anomalous Materials|Anomalous Materials]]
## [[Half-Life/Unforeseen Consequences|Unforeseen Consequences]]
## [[Half-Life/Office Complex|Office Complex]]
## [[Half-Life/"We've Got Hostiles!"|"We've Got Hostiles!"]]
## [[Half-Life/Blast Pit|Blast Pit]]
## [[Half-Life/Power Up|Power Up]]
## [[Half-Life/On A Rail|On A Rail]]
## [[Half-Life/Apprehension|Apprehension]]
## [[Half-Life/Residue Proceeding|Residue Proceeding]]
## [[Half-Life/Questionable Ethics|Questionable Ethics]]
## [[Half-Life/Surface Tension|Surface Tension]]
## [[Half-Life/Forget About Freeman|Forget About Freeman]]
## [[Half-Life/Lambda Core|Lambda Core]]
## [[Half-Life/Xen|Xen]]
## [[Half-Life/Gonarch's Lair|Gonarch's Lair]]
## [[Half-Life/Interloper|Interloper]]
## [[Half-Life/Nihalinth|Nihalinth]]
# <big>[[Half-Life/Appendices|Appendices]]</big>
## [[Half-Life/Weapons|Weapons]]
## [[Half-Life/Items|Items]]
## [[Half-Life/Enemies|Enemies]]
## [[Half-Life/Multiplayer|Multiplayer]]
## [[Half-Life/Secrets|Secrets]]
## [[Half-Life/Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]
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[[Category:Gearbox Software]]
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[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:1998]]
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 17 April 2023

Half-Life | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

Table of Contents

Half-Life
Gameplay
Walkthrough
  1. Black Mesa Inbound
  2. Anomalous Materials
  3. Unforeseen Consequences
  4. Office Complex
  5. "We've Got Hostiles!"
  6. Blast Pit
  7. Power Up
  8. On A Rail
  9. Apprehension
  10. Residue Processing
  11. Questionable Ethics
  12. Surface Tension
  13. Forget About Freeman
  14. Lambda Core
  15. Xen
  16. Gonarch's Lair
  17. Interloper
  18. Nihilanth
Appendices
Half-Life: Opposing Force
New features
Walkthrough
  1. Welcome to Black Mesa
  2. We are Pulling Out
  3. Missing in Action
  4. Friendly Fire
  5. We are not Alone
  6. Crush Depth
  7. Vicarious Reality
  8. Pit Worm's Lair
  9. Foxtrot Uniform
  10. The Package
  11. Worlds Collide
Appendices
Half-Life: Blue Shift
New features
Walkthrough
  1. Insecurity
  2. Duty Calls
  3. Captive Freight
  4. Focal Point
  5. Power Struggle
  6. A Leap of Faith
Appendices
Half-Life: Decay
New features
Walkthrough
  1. Dual Access
  2. Hazardous Course
  3. Surface Call
  4. Resonance
  5. Domestic Violence
  6. Code Green
  7. Crossfire
  8. Intensity
  9. Rift
  10. Xen Attacks
Appendices

This is the first game in the Half-Life series. For other games in the series see the Half-Life category.

Box artwork for Half-Life.
Box artwork for Half-Life.
Half-Life
Developer(s)Valve Corporation
Publisher(s)Sierra Entertainment, Gearbox Software
Year released1998
System(s)Windows, PlayStation 2, macOS, Linux
Expansion pack(s)Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Decay
Followed byHalf-Life 2
SeriesHalf-Life
Genre(s)FPS
Players1-32
ModesSingle player
Rating(s)ESRB Mature
LinksHalf-Life at PCGamingWikiHalf-Life ChannelSearchSearch

Half-Life was developed by Valve Software and was released on November 20, 1998 for Windows. Half-Life raised the bar for FPS games, combining action, amazing graphics (for the time), and exciting linear gameplay. The storytelling in the game is revealed level-by-level through several scripted sequences which places the player in new situations. Half-Life has won 50 Game Of The Year awards from major publications and is considered a marvel in gaming.

Story[edit]

You are Dr. Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who works at Black Mesa, a secret government facility located in New Mexico. You and your team of scientists are eager to try a new experiment, and you volunteer to be in it. You take a hazard suit and head down to the test chamber. Everything is going well, but a major problem occurs in the experiment, and now you and the other survivors must escape from Black Mesa alive.

Box artwork[edit]

  • Alternate box artwork.

    Alternate box artwork.

  • Inside cover of above box.

    Inside cover of above box.

  • Artwork for the game.

    Artwork for the game.

  • The iconic opening scene of the game.

    The iconic opening scene of the game.

  • Platinum Collection (v1) box, front.

    Platinum Collection (v1) box, front.

  • Platinum Collection (v1) box, rear.

    Platinum Collection (v1) box, rear.

Table of Contents

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Half-Life
Gameplay
Walkthrough
  1. Black Mesa Inbound
  2. Anomalous Materials
  3. Unforeseen Consequences
  4. Office Complex
  5. "We've Got Hostiles!"
  6. Blast Pit
  7. Power Up
  8. On A Rail
  9. Apprehension
  10. Residue Processing
  11. Questionable Ethics
  12. Surface Tension
  13. Forget About Freeman
  14. Lambda Core
  15. Xen
  16. Gonarch's Lair
  17. Interloper
  18. Nihilanth
Appendices
Half-Life: Opposing Force
New features
Walkthrough
  1. Welcome to Black Mesa
  2. We are Pulling Out
  3. Missing in Action
  4. Friendly Fire
  5. We are not Alone
  6. Crush Depth
  7. Vicarious Reality
  8. Pit Worm's Lair
  9. Foxtrot Uniform
  10. The Package
  11. Worlds Collide
Appendices
Half-Life: Blue Shift
New features
Walkthrough
  1. Insecurity
  2. Duty Calls
  3. Captive Freight
  4. Focal Point
  5. Power Struggle
  6. A Leap of Faith
Appendices
Half-Life: Decay
New features
Walkthrough
  1. Dual Access
  2. Hazardous Course
  3. Surface Call
  4. Resonance
  5. Domestic Violence
  6. Code Green
  7. Crossfire
  8. Intensity
  9. Rift
  10. Xen Attacks
Appendices
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Half-Life series
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