Archives for November 2009

• Please note that these are publication date on this site, NOT the actual release date of the maps and mods

You start in an empty reception area. Explore the rooms carefully, you never know what you might find.

As you progress you become a little disorientated, but don’t worry, it will pass.

The question is would you prefer to stay that way when you find out what awaits you?

Putting aside the question of whether mods should even be releasing demos, once they do, do you think that they should remove them once they get old?

The problem, as I see it, is that unless it’s taken down potential players might still download it and base their opinion of the mod on it. If it’s the best a mod team can do, fine, but if, like most mods they get better as time goes on, then wouldn’t it be better to simply remove it?

Starting out with the Jalopy and Alyx, you progress through the mountain terrain, be careful, the road is not exactly smooth.

Unfortunately, your way is block (did you expect otherwise?) and you must open the gate.

Don’t relax too soon as the Combine and its friends appear to do their best to stop you.

Like Zombies? Want to kill them and then “buy” upgrades? If you do then this could be the greatest map you play today!

Play in an arena with a number of areas, each with certain types of enemies. These enemies can chase you all over the place, so don’t relax.

Use your “cash” wisely to ensure the maximum amount of damage for the minimum amount of expenditure.

I am very happy to announce that I have 3 copies of Zombie Shooter 2 to giveaway courtesy of BlueWolf72 and Zombie Shooter 2.

There are two ways to enter your name into the pot; firstly write a 10,000 word essay on the financial implications to research institutions due to the Black Mesa incident or secondly send me an email with the subject Zombie Shooter 2 Giveaway. The email doesn’t have to have any content but I am curious to hear why you feel you should win one of the games!

The winners will be chosen at random on Saturday at 9:00PM GMT.

Firstly, I’d like to thank everybody who accepted my challenges and posted comments.

I am hoping that more players took the challenges than actually commented, but who knows.

I enjoyed creating the challenges and writing the posts each week, and I hope you did too.

I’m talking about long mods, not just short, twenty-minute things.

My first thought would be If you can then it couldn’t have been that hard, but I’ve been playing long enough to know that there are some great players out there.

I’m trying to think if I have got really far in a mod and died. It’s possible, but unlikely for me.

This is a slightly more complicated sequel to Explosions 1.

Your objective is to reach the offices and enter the portal-type device.

Many obstacles block your way and the careful use of the exploding barrels will ensure your success.

You are tasked with protecting some Combine terminals that contains useful information.

Unfortunately, the Combine now know you have access to these terminals and send in soldiers to destroy them.

Can you survive and protect the terminals until Alyx arrives with re-inforcements?

Welcome to Challenge Number 10.

If you don’t know what the Challenge Series 2009 is all about, please read the Introduction.

Onto the tenth and final challenge (at least for this year).

Welcome to Challenge Number 09.

If you don’t know what the Challenge Series 2009 is all about, please read the Introduction.

Onto the ninth and penultimate challenge.

Your brother has been taken by combine and your mission to get your brother back.

Your brother is in the Resistance but you prefer a more concilitary approach.

Unfortunately your brother is arrested by the Combine and tortured until he revealed some rebel secrets.

I believe that we have a duty to share something we love if we feel it is beneficial to others. Playing Half-Life games falls into this category for me.

I am probably older than you, sure I’m not the oldest visitor to this site (He is around 80 years old I think) but older than most. Most of my friends have children and don’t really play PC games, well maybe the occasional game on the Wii, but that’s it.

Welcome to Challenge Number 08.

If you don’t know what the Challenge Series 2009 is all about, please read the Introduction.

Onto the Eighth challenge.

Continue where Escape 1 finished. This time you get more rebel friends and even a rocket launcher!

That’s the good new. The bad news is that some of the mod is outside and it’s dark.

Watch out for those zombies!

Shock! Horror! Surprise! You have to escape from a prison.

Conveniently there is an explosion and that is the start of your escape.

You even get some rebels to help you.

I can’t believe I haven’t asked this question before.

They way we play must affect the types of maps and mods we prefer, to waht degreee I don’t know, but I am sure it does.

I also wonder whether we change our playing style as we get better and older.

What do you think?

Sickening Sanity takes place in the sleepy town of Stillbury.

As government forces suddenly take up position around the abandoned Stillbury Hospital, you, as an unnamed protagonist, decide to investigate the matter further.

Can you survive the ancient horrors that stir in the bowels of the old building?