Many reviewers were critical of the short length and lack of new content, although the new graphics were praised.īlue Shift is the first Half-Life game to feature consistent interaction with a single non-player character, Dr.
Blue Shift also includes a graphics pack that upgrades the Half-Life models and textures.īlue Shift received mixed reviews. Players control security guard Barney Calhoun, employed by the Black Mesa Research Facility, who must fight his way to safety during an alien invasion. It was released on Steam on August 24, 2005.Īs with Gearbox's previous expansion pack, Opposing Force (1999), Blue Shift returns to the setting and events of Half-Life, but portrays the story through the eyes of another character. Although the Dreamcast port was cancelled, the Windows version was released as a standalone product on Jfor Windows. Blue Shift was the second expansion for Half-Life, originally intended as part of a Dreamcast port of Half-Life. It was developed by Gearbox Software with Valve and published by Sierra On-Line.
Half-Life: Blue Shift is an expansion pack for the first-person shooter video game Half-Life (1998).
