Unfortunately, it's not exactly a perfect fix, and it still lacks any real substance. The story this time around is a little more fleshed out than before, and a wider variety of voice actors certainly benefits the game. Basically, Adrian spends most of his time trying to prevent Black Mesa from being destroyed - and effectively killing everyone in it - while G-Man stops his attempts at preventing Black Mesa's doomed fate. However, each attempt at escape is foiled by the G-Man on the grounds that he is "evaluating" Sheppard. The rest of the game is basically spent trying to get out of Black Mesa through other means. However, before Corporal Sheppard can reach the hanger, G-Man appears and closes the door on him.ĭammit G-Man! Who do you think you are, anyway? As the Marines die one by one, Adrian and company decide to evacuate Black Mesa instead of trying to subdue the threat - with the commander stating that they will carpet bomb the area instead. Marines.Īs Sheppard and his team of "yo mama" joke-making soldiers approach Black Mesa, their V-22 Osprey (basically a fancy plane-helicopter thingy) gets shot down by alien aircraft. Players control a different protagonist this time around, who goes by the name of Colonel Adrian Sheppard of the U.S. If the pun " Opposing Force" didn't give it away already, this Half-Life expansion puts you in the shoes of the opposing force: the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit.
Now let's grab our wrench and strap in for some shooter action against the alien Race-X in Half-Life: Opposing Force. No nostalgia glasses, no excuses, no rationalizing hardware limitations, and no sparing myself from angry fans and readers. Nothing will excuse the game from anything that we - as modern gamers - would expect to see in the genre today. For my sake, I hope that you guys are right.Īs with all Rewind Reviews, Half-Life: Opposing Force will undergo a review process through the eyes of a modern critic.
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