In the sewer area I couldn’t walk on the ramps so I could whack the zombie with my crowbar. Maybe I could have jumped up, but I ended up just leaving it alone.

Some good concepts, but when I got into the toxic cavern at the end and found that the map was over so soon, I went back out to kill the Combines I’d driven past. There were only 3 left! (Where’d the other guys go?) Due to the music and the dearth of ammo, I didn’t want to try to fight them on my way through the first time. But after finding the caches I probably would have had enough ammo to kill them, rather than just avoiding them.

It’s not a bad map but it lacks something that seems hard to define.

Visuals and Sound
I actually think that unless you look at the details the overall impression is quite good. I really need to pay more attention but I didn’t notice any music.

Gameplay
Not enough fighting, at least for me. Some enemies placements were too obvious and I would have liked to have seen something more inventive.

Layout/Design
Has the amateur feel of lots of changes in a short space. I see this a lot in new mappers and I presume that they feel the need to use many textures and area design to show then can. Personally I would have preferred a complete outdoor level with a much clearer final objective.

Summary
I finished with a feel that the visual were good, the layout okay and the gameplay a little lacking but somehow the total was less than the individual parts. It never really drew me in or excited me. This is a good example of making sure that the final result provides the player with some feeling; whether that’s excitement or joy at exploring, something.