Return to the Black Mesa complex in this additional Half-Life storyline. In this module, you play Barney Calhoun, a security officer working Blue Shift who is present at Black Mesa at the same time as Gordon Freeman. Your goal is to try to get out of Black Mesa alive as all hell breaks loose and reality is altered around you.

This version can be played stand-alone and also includes the Half-Life High Definition Pack that replaces most of the Half-Life/Opposing Force/Blue Shift player and weapon models and textures with updated high-res models and textures.

Additionally included in the Blue Shift package (US version only) is the previous expansion is Half-Life: Opposing Force.

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Alternate Titles

"戰慄時空：關鍵時刻" -- Chinese title (traditional)
"半条命: 蓝色行动" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"HL: BS" -- Informal abbreviation
"Half-Life: Guard Duty" -- Working title
"Bantiao Ming: Lanse Xingdong" -- Chinese title
"ハーフライフ: ブルーシフト" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title
	Half-Life: Blue Shift
	Half-Life: Blue Shift
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The Press Says

GameZone	Jun 28, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Armchair Empire, The	Jul 06, 2001	8.7 out of 10	87
2404.org PC Gaming	Oct 06, 2002	8 out of 10	80
4Players.de	Jun 26, 2001	73 out of 100	73
IGN	Jun 12, 2001	7 out of 10	70
ActionTrip	Jun 13, 2001	68 out of 100	68
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jun 13, 2001	63 out of 100	63
Super Play	Jul, 2001	6 out of 10	60
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jul, 2001	56 out of 100	56
Gamekult	Jun 12, 2001	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

The advertising on the back of the box is rife with inaccuracies. Here's a critique:

Two new episodes for "the best PC game ever" -- The Opposing Force add-on is not new; in fact, there are some versions of the box with a sticker on the front giving existing owners of Opposing Force a $10 rebate. (This rebate, by the way, involves not only cutting up your Blue Shift box but also requires that you send in your Opposing Force CD. The time and expense necessary to do this is not worth the $10 rebate, in my opinion.)

Return to Black Mesa as the security guard who allied with Gordon Freeman in the original, award-winning thriller. -- There were multiple security guards who interacted with Freeman.

32-Person Multiplayer. Battle opponents from around the world in Capture the Flag and more Half-Life online games. -- This is misleading; while you can play online Half-Life games with this package because it includes the original Half-Life engine (not storyline, just the engine), there are no Blue Shift-specific games or features except for some additional levels.

Includes the Half-Life HD Pack. Automatically upgrade all of your weapons and characters with new high definition content. -- There is nothing technically wrong with this statement, but it leads people to believe that your weapons themselves are upgraded, not just their appearance.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by frin (148) on Jun 24, 2001.