Teams have been sent to do this, via the teleporter, but all have been lost. However this could change if a relay is set up in an off-world location. Barney encounters a scientist, Dr Rosenberg, who leads him to a long abandoned lab which contains a teleporter which can be used to help the survivors escape from both the alien invasion and the military clean-up.Īs he rushes around the lab containing the teleporter, bringing it on-line, Rosenberg hurriedly explains that it’s never been able to transport anyone to an earthly location. Soon after Barney begins battling the military the narrative takes a change from that of the original game and begins to finally go off in a direction of its own. Then, like Freeman, he realises the military are not there to save anyone but instead they’ve been tasked with eliminating any survivors and covering up the incident. Barney encounters lesser aliens, such as head crabs and Vortigaunts, before witnessing soldiers disposing of the bodies of his security staff colleagues. The game continues to play out much like a clone of the original game. The lift plummets to the bottom of the shaft, in the midst of teleporting aliens and explosions, and Barney climbs from the wreckage to begin his escape from the facility. The Black Mesa incident, triggered by Freeman, begins. At this point things quickly start to go awry. Then reporting for duty he is given the task of dealing with a failed elevator in Sector G. He starts with a train ride to work, (in which he passes Freeman as he waits for his train), followed by a trip to the locker room to equip himself. Barney Calhoun’s day begins in much the same way as Gordon Freeman’s does. So Blue Shift became a PC only, standalone title.Ĭhronologically the game begins at the same time as the original Half-Life. However “changing market conditions” led to publisher Sierra-On-Line cancelling the Dreamcast version. Developed by Gearbox Software, Blue Shift was originally intended to be released alongside a Sega Dreamcast port of the original Half-Life game. The standalone Half-Life: Blue Shift portrays the experiences of Security Team member Barney Calhoun during the Black Mesa incident.
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