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Nothing out of this world now but it's definitely not an eyesore The art and design are incredible and it's playable even today. Graphics and Visuals: The visuals of Half-Life, while outdated, are pretty unique and characteristic. It's good to see two amazing developers making a collaboration to deliver such a great experience. Overall it is an excellent expansion, the new content is great and there the original story is nicely written. It helps in giving depth to the world and lore. This expansion is a cool and interesting take on the story of the first Half-Life title. The two alien races, the mysterious G-Man and the Black Ops, all of them fighting at once in this spectacular game. Now, just as Freeman, Shepard must also face them to survive. Now Shepard must fight the evil alien forces, only to discover that he's also being watched by the enigmatic G-Man.Īs the story progresses, the government has to use a different contingency plan, and since the marines failed at the Black Mesa facilities, they send out the Black Ops. Reaching the Black Mesa facility, Shepard's unit is attacked by flying alien creatures, causing their vehicle to crash. Yes, that's right, now we play as one of the soldiers sent to eliminate Freeman. Playing the role of Shepard we are tasked with a mission to silence the scientists about the incident that took place in the Black Mesa Laboratories in New Mexico. This time we're not looking at the world through the eyes of Gordon Freeman, but rather a marine called Adrian Shepard. Half-Life: Opposing Force is a parallel story, sort of a spin-off. I know that some people look back at Half-Life: Opposing Force and the main game and wonder what all of the fuss was about, but this was such a groundbreaking title when it was released. Taking on the alien threat is very exciting stuff and there is another force that you have to contend with here as well which I thought was pretty awesome. However, there is more combat here and there are even other marines that you will come across which will help you. You will still have some basic puzzles that you need to solve as you progress through each chapter in the game. Shoot First, Crowbar LatterĪs Adrian is a marine, he is a lot more hands-on with getting the alien threat under control. The story happens in-game and it is just as effective here as it was in the original game. Like the original game, here you see the events unfold before your eyes. The aliens are running around causing chaos in the facility and you have been sent there to try and get a handle on the situation.

I found this to be a really clever idea and in Half-Life: Opposing Force you play as a marine called, Adrian Sheppard. In this game, you do not play as Gordon Freeman, but you are experiencing the same trouble he went through, but from a different perspective. Return To The Black Mesa Research Facility