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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

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.

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.

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

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Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

90

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DC-UK (UK)

90

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Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

81

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GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

98

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SuperGamePower (BR)

98

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	93
Based on 6 reviews

Half-Life

Main article: Half-Life/Magazine articles.

Promotional screenshots

"We've Got Hostiles"
"We've Got Hostiles"
Captive Freight from Half Life: Blue Shift
Anomalous Materials
A photo similar to Beta Half Life for PC

Artwork

Technical information

The polygon models in the Dreamcast version have about twice as many polygons as the PC version. The zombies in the original PC version had 844 polygons, which was almost doubled to 1649 polygons in the Dreamcast version.^[17] In the PC version, other characters had up to 1000 polygons and bosses up to 2500 polygons,^[18] whereas the Dreamcast version's characters have up to 2836 polygons and bosses up to 3411 polygons.^[19]

VMU Features

Due to varying large VMU file sizes, a password system can be used instead to save progress.

Half-Life is able to save progress anywhere in the game, however the further along in a chapter, the larger the file can get. Alternatively the game allows progress to be saved via a password system.

Half-Life Save Data
Name	File Name	Comment	File Size	Icon
Half Life	HALFLIFE.###	HALF_LIFE_GAME	30-200

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] 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] 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] 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] 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] ttp://www.whsmith.co.uk:80/whs/Go.ASP?menu=Games&pagedef=/games/comingsoon/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-05-31 13:34)

[:File:CVG_UK_228.pdf_p82-12] Computer & Video Games, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-11), page 82

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_14.pdf_p62-13] Dreamcast Monthly, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-09-28), page 62

[:File:DCUK_16.pdf_p58-14] DC-UK, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-23), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_153.pdf_p109-15] GamePro, "June 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 109

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_087.pdf_p34-16] SuperGamePower, "Junho 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 34

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