Half-Life: Opposing Force (1999)

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 mishap causes it to be invaded by aliens, but quickly finds that the Marines are outnumbered and slowly being beaten back by a second alien race and black operations units.

Release date

November 10, 1999

Genres

Shooter, Platform, Puzzle

Developer

Gearbox Software

Publisher

Sierra Entertainment, Valve

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