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Half-Life: Opposing Force

by Gearbox Software

  • Released Nov 10, 1999
  • $4.99
  • 4 h to beat
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)

95%positive reviews

27,904 positive1,352 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Excellent melee weapon and varied, fun arsenal

  • Short, tightly designed expansion with cool enemies

Cons

  • Progression bug can lock players out

  • Enemies are tanky and rooms are overcrowded

Mixed

  • Some call it a great expansion, others find it frustrating and buggy

DLC, expansions and more

Main game (1)

System requirements

Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

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Opposing Force returns to the same setting as Half-Life, but instead portrays the events from the perspective of a U.S. Marine, one of the enemy characters in the original game. The player character, Adrian Shephard, is sent in to neutralize the Black Mesa Research Facility after a scientific…

Ratings

  • 80IGDB players408 ratings
  • 70Critics1 reviews
  • 75Overall409 scores

Time to beat

  • 4.4 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 6.1 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 5.4 hCompletionist100%

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