
It was originally titled Half-Life: Guard Duty. Due to Sega pulling the plug on the Dreamcast, the port was cancelled weeks from release. Blue Shift release includes a full, stand-alone version of Opposing Force, but the international edition has the multiplayer-only Opposing Force CTF.īlue Shift's content was at first designed as an exclusive add-on to the Half-Life Sega Dreamcast port. The pack includes updated 3D character, weapon, and item models, some of which increase the polygon count 10-fold over the 1998 originals.

The retail Blue Shift package offers the Half-Life High Definition Pack as an option during installation. Main article: Half-Life: Blue Shift storyline Security guard Barney Calhoun was the game’s protagonist, who later also appeared in Half-Life 2. Original Half-Life: Blue Shift was developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2001. The group of enthusiasts is also known for creating Azure Sheep, a remake of the famous Half-Life mode. HECU Collective has been developing its project for three years. The next chapters of the remake will be released later gradually, so “those who are not patient for the full release will finally have something to play.”īlack Mesa: Blue Shift also requires Black Mesa, a remake of the original Half-Life developed by Crowbar Collective, to be installed on your PC. It can be downloaded from moddb or Steam Workshop. On March 16, HECU Collective released the first chapter of Black Mesa: Blue Shift.


The Russian modders announced the free remake in February, promising to stay as close to the original game as possible. Black Mesa: Blue Shift is developed by HECU Collective.
