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Half-Life

System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sierra On-Line (US), Havas Interactive (EU)
Developer: Captivation Digital Laboratories^[1], Gearbox Software^[1]
Developer(s) of original games: Valve Corporation‏‎, Gearbox Software
Planned release date(s): 2000-09^[2]^[3], 2000-10^[4], 2000-11-01^[5], 2000-11-22^[6], 2000-11-24^[7], 2000-11-29^[8], 2001-01^[9], 2001-06-01^[10], 2001-06-29^[11]
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
State before cancellation: Late in development
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped

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Half-Life is an unreleased Sega Dreamcast first-person shooter developed by Captivation Digital Laboratories and Gearbox Software. The highly-anticipated port of Valve Software's popular Half-Life, it was originally scheduled to be published Sierra On-Line in late 2000^[2]^[5]^[8] - which would eventually be pushed back to June 2001.^[10]^[11] With Sega's official discontinuing of the Dreamcast in March 2001, Sierra On-Line announced the port's cancellation on July 31, 2001, citing "changing market conditions".^[12]

By then, Half-Life's Dreamcast version had already received a significant amount of both advertising and public awareness. Virtually every part of the game's production had been completed, from promotional kiosks to magazine reviews, and its official strategy guide had even been shipped to a small number of retailers for sale to consumers. With such a high-profile title seeing a very last-minute cancellation, Half-Life has since developed a reputation as one of the Dreamcast's most infamous unreleased games.

Story

Gameplay

Chapters

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[13]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

90

^[14]

DC-UK (UK)

90

^[15]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

81

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

98

^[16]

SuperGamePower (BR)

98

^[17]

	93
Based on 6 reviews

Half-Life

Main article: Half-Life/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Half-Life/Promotional material.

Artwork

External links

Half-Life for the Dreamcast officially cancelled article by Shane Satterfield at GameSpot (Wayback Machine)

References

Half-Life

Books: Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Half-Life (2000)

Prototypes: 1659 prototype

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FHalf-Life_.28Dreamcast.29-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Cutting Room Floor: Half-Life (Dreamcast)

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p50-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 50

[:File:DCUK_UK_09.pdf_p62-3] DC-UK, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-xx), page 62

[:File:ODCM_US_09.pdf_p73-4] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (US; 2000-10-31), page 73

[Press_release:_2000-08-29:_SIERRA_STUDIOS.28tm.29_ANNOUNCES_HALF-LIFE:_BLUE_SHIFT-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Press release: 2000-08-29: SIERRA STUDIOS(tm) ANNOUNCES HALF-LIFE: BLUE SHIFT

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p56-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 15" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 56

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p10-7] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 15" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 10

[:File:ODM_UK_13.pdf_p21-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 21

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_17.pdf_p15-9] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 15

[:File:ODM_UK_20.pdf_p28-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2001" (UK; 2001-05-24), page 28

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20010531133437.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.whsmith.co.uk:80.2Fwhs.2FGo.ASP.3Fmenu.3DGames.26pagedef.3D.2Fgames.2Fcomingsoon.2Findex.htm-11] 11.0 ^11.1 http://www.whsmith.co.uk:80/whs/Go.ASP?menu=Games&pagedef=/games/comingsoon/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-05-31 13:34)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20210716065645.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.gamespot.com.2Farticles.2Fhalf-life-for-the-dreamcast-officially-cancelled.2F1100-2776155.2F-12] ttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-for-the-dreamcast-officially-cancelled/1100-2776155/ (Wayback Machine: 2021-07-16 06:56)

[:File:CVG_UK_228.pdf_p82-13] Computer & Video Games, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-11), page 82

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_14.pdf_p62-14] Dreamcast Monthly, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-09-28), page 62

[:File:DCUK_16.pdf_p58-15] DC-UK, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-23), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_153.pdf_p109-16] GamePro, "June 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 109

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_087.pdf_p34-17] SuperGamePower, "Junho 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 34

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-{{stub}}'''''Half-Life''''' is a first person shooter developed by [[Valve Corporation]]. At the time of its release on PCs it was seen as groundbreaking, and still ranks as one of the highest rated PC games of all time.
+{{stub}}'''''Half-Life''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Dreamcast]] first-person shooter developed by [[Captivation Digital Laboratories]] and [[Gearbox Software]]. The highly-anticipated port of [[Valve Software]]'s popular ''[[wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'', it was originally scheduled to be published [[Sierra On-Line]] in late 2000{{magref|egm|134|50}}{{intref|Press release: 2000-08-29: SIERRA STUDIOS(tm) ANNOUNCES HALF-LIFE: BLUE SHIFT}}{{magref|odmuk|13|21}} - which would eventually be pushed back to June 2001.{{magref|odmuk|20|28}}{{ref|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20010531133437/http://www.whsmith.co.uk:80/whs/Go.ASP?menu=Games&pagedef=/games/comingsoon/index.htm}} With [[Sega]]'s official discontinuing of the Dreamcast in March 2001, Sierra On-Line announced the port's cancellation on July 31, 2001, citing "changing market conditions".{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210716065645/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-for-the-dreamcast-officially-cancelled/1100-2776155/}}
-The game was due to be ported to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] by [[Gearbox Software]] in a move that was much anticpated by Sega fans. However, a last minute decision saw the game be cancelled, despite playable (and finished) builds being showcased at trade shows and in magazine publications.
+By then, ''Half-Life'''s [[Dreamcast]] version had already received a significant amount of both advertising and public awareness. Virtually every part of the game's production had been completed, from promotional kiosks to magazine reviews, and its [[Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Half-Life|official strategy guide]] had even been shipped to a small number of retailers for sale to consumers. With such a high-profile title seeing a very last-minute cancellation, ''Half-Life'' has since developed a reputation as one of the Dreamcast's most infamous unreleased games.
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+==External links==
+*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210716065645/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-for-the-dreamcast-officially-cancelled/1100-2776155/ Half-Life for the Dreamcast officially cancelled]'' article by Shane Satterfield at ''[https://www.gamespot.com GameSpot]'' (Wayback Machine)
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