Half-Life
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| System(s): Sega Dreamcast |
| Publisher: Sierra On-Line |
Developer: Valve Coropration  |
| Genre: Shoot-'em-Up |
| Number of players: 1 |
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, it was cancelled last minute, despite playable builds being available at the European Computer Trade Show in 2000. The game was completely finished and within weeks of being published, however Sierra On-Line, the game's publisher, decided to move the game to the PlayStation 2 due to "changing market conditions" (i.e. other developers and publishers dropping third-party support for the Dreamcast in 2001). DC-UK claimed it was set for release in Europe in November 2000.
The Dreamcast version of the game would have been notable for several reasons. It was due to use higher polygon models than its PC counterpart and would include an exclusive side-story titled Half-Life: Blue Shift. Blue Shift would eventually see a release as an expansion pack to the PC game, complete with higher definition models.
Despite not being released officially, the full version of the Dreamcast game was leaked onto the internet.
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- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-11), page 82
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-09-28), page 62
- ↑ DC-UK, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-23), page 58
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 15" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 56
- ↑ GamePro, "June 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 109
- ↑ SuperGamePower, "Junho 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 34