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June 12, 2001

Half-Life: Blue Shift

Half-Life: Blue Shift
Based on 796 Ratings
8.2
metacritic
Based on 19 Reviews
71
Release date
June 12, 2001
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Single-player
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Summary

We're back in the Black Mesa compound yet again for the second "official" expansion for 1998's groundbreaking first-person shooter "Half-Life." Take the role of security guard Barney Calhoun who, like Gordon Freeman, is given the task of wiping out every nasty extraterrestrial or misled soldier who crosses his path. (Also includes the first HL expansion pack "Opposing Force.")

Half-Life Series Games

November 8, 1998
96
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
+1
November 16, 2004
97
Half-Life 2
June 12, 2001
71
Half-Life: Blue Shift
November 8, 2000
Half-Life: Counter-Strike
November 18, 1999
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life 2: Episode One
+1
June 1, 2006
87
Half-Life 2: Episode One
May 17, 2004
Codename: Gordon
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
+1
October 9, 2007
90
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
March 6, 2020
75
Black Mesa
March 23, 2020
83
Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Blue Shift Trailer

Critic Reviews

  • 80
    Gamer's Pulse May 1, 2024
    A nice return to a classic game scenario, but is far too short and fails to bring anything new to the series. While playing Blue Shift was fun, I would compare the experience to eating Chinese food. No sooner had I finished, than I wanted more.
  • 80
    Happy Puppy May 1, 2024
    Just know that you're in for a short ride that will leave you yearning for a full-fledged sequel.
  • 80
    CPUGamer May 1, 2024
    The Music that runs off the Blue-Shift CD. It kicks in at the worst times, and resembles circus music.
  • 75
    FiringSquad May 1, 2024
    Too short to justify its current MSRP.
  • 74
    Game Over Online May 1, 2024
    The thing that ultimately forces me to give it a low rating is how damnably short it is – the game ending just as you are starting to get involved in the plot.