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{{ | {{Game | ||
|completion=3 | |||
|image=Half-Life Boxart.jpg | |||
|title=Half-Life | |title=Half-Life | ||
|developer=[[Valve Corporation]] | |||
|developer=[[Valve | |publisher={{colist|Sierra Entertainment|Gearbox Software}} | ||
|publisher= | |year=1998 | ||
| | |systems={{syslist|win|ps2|macos|linux}} | ||
| | |ratings={{ESRB|M}} | ||
| | |genre=[[FPS]] | ||
|players=1-32 | |players=1-32 | ||
| | |modes=[[Single player]] | ||
|expansion=[[Half-Life: Opposing Force]]<br />[[Half-Life: Blue Shift]]<br />[[Half-Life: Decay]] | |||
|followed by=[[Half-Life 2]] | |||
|series=Half-Life | |||
|pcgamingwiki=Half-Life | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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== | |||
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. | |||
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 == | ==Box artwork== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Hl1-boxart.jpg|Alternate box artwork. | |||
File:Half-Life-Inside-box.jpg|Inside cover of above box. | |||
File:Half-Life Cover.jpg|Artwork for the game. | |||
File:Half-Life BlackMesaInbound1.jpg|The iconic opening scene of the game. | |||
File:Half-Life Platinum Collection front.jpg|Platinum Collection (v1) box, front. | |||
File:Half-Life Platinum Collection rear.jpg|Platinum Collection (v1) box, rear. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:03, 17 April 2023
This is the first game in the Half-Life series. For other games in the series see the Half-Life category.
| Half-Life | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Valve Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra Entertainment, Gearbox Software |
| Year released | 1998 |
| System(s) | Windows, PlayStation 2, macOS, Linux |
| Expansion pack(s) | Half-Life: Opposing Force Half-Life: Blue Shift Half-Life: Decay |
| Followed by | Half-Life 2 |
| Series | Half-Life |
| Genre(s) | FPS |
|---|---|
| Players | 1-32 |
| Modes | Single player |
| Rating(s) |  |
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]
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Alternate box artwork.
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Inside cover of above box.
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Artwork for the game.
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The iconic opening scene of the game.
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Platinum Collection (v1) box, front.
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Platinum Collection (v1) box, rear.
