Half-Life
Developer(s): Gearbox Software
Publisher(s): Sierra Entertainment (US, EU), Vivendi Universal Games (EU)
Genre: Action, Shooter, Arcade
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 87/100
Game description: Deep in the bowels of the Black Mesa Federal Research Facility, a decommissioned missile base, a top-secret experiment goes terribly wrong. As aliens come through the walls and a military death squad shoots everything in sight, young research associate Gordon Freeman must scramble to stay alive. Find your way through the monster-ridden areas of Black Mesa using your wits, limited security clearance, and a variety of weapons, ranging from a crowbar and pistols to a rocket launcher and grenades. With split-screen deathmatch and its exclusive "Decay" single-player and multiplayer cooperative modes, Half-Life is an action experience like no other.
Play as Gordon Freeman, a scientist at Black Mesa, as you try to escape the facility which has been overrun by alien lifeforms.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
PAL | ? |
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0.9.8
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GSdx (r4455) |
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BIOS: USA v02.00, 50/50 FPS | Machina |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5452) | GSdx SSE41 (r5442) |
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Runs at 200-300% speed. | |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.2.1 (2014-02-02) | GSdx (r5875) |
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Runs at 60 FPS at any time during the game, it works great. | |
PAL | Windows |
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1.5.0 2266 | GSdx | ? | DirectX 11 Hardware, 2x Native, Bilinear (PS2 Texture Filtering). Perfect |
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
PAL | Xubuntu 17.04 |
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1.5.0 (dev-2175) | GSdx (2017-08-16) |
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The game is having slowdown tendencies on any resolution, despite the speed being at constant ~100%. Mostly acceptable when playing single-player, but co-op (Decay) can start "slide-showing" at what visibly seems to be around 10 FPS during more intense moments. Some minor graphical glitches (mostly lighting) are also present, but otherwise the game is quite playable. |
Trivia
- Widescreen crops the top and bottom of the 4:3 image, meaning less visible viewing area than when played in 4:3.
Known Issues
Game stutters at full speed
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Game camera stutters in certain areas despite the game running at full speed
- Workaround: Change the frame rate to 60.00
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