It’s only right that I should keep this review as short as the game it covers. So, without further ado: Blue Shift. Too short, as I might’ve mentioned. Starts off very well with a wink and a nod to Gordon Freeman’s first sighting of a Barney guard as the enigmatic egghead begins his smug descent into the cavernous high-tech bowels of Black Mesa. Watching the anomalous events of that day unfold through the viewport of a noisily ill-fated service elevator was really cool. Basic gameplay was great, but I expect nothing less of the HL model. Magnum rounds and MP5 grenades abound, which is a good thing. Ends very well with a wink and a nod to Gordon Freeman’s capture and subsequent disposal in garbage masher # 326827. Start time: early one steamy late-June morning in 2001. Completed: that very same doggone day. Despite the inclusion of the Opposing Force expansion and the abundance of free fanfic mods, I found myself wanting much more.
Half-Life:Blue Shift does'nt quite measure up to the value of the other games,here I will explain why. First off,the intensity does'nt quite measure up to all the other half-life games,which immeadietly brings it down... Read Full Review
In Half-Life, you were Gordon Freeman, scientist. In Opposing Force, you were Adrian Shepherd, marine. In Blue Shift, you're Barney Calhoun, rent-a-cop. All that remains is an alien point of view, which Gearbox Software ... Read Full Review
