Half-Life: Uplink (1999)
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Sierra Entertainment, Ziff Davis Media
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Genres
- Shooter
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 13 player ratings
How it feels
A tightly contained slice of alien-invaded research facility tension, where every corridor feels dangerous and survival depends on careful, deliberate movement.
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About
Half-Life: Uplink is a demo version of Valve's 1998 first-person shooter computer game Half-Life. Uplink features many of the common enemies, characters, and weapons from the full game, but unlike the first Half-Life demo and the Half-Life 2 demo, the location and scenario in this demonstration do not appear in Half-Life. The Uplink chapters were cut during Half-Life's development phase and roughly fit in prior to or during the Lambda Core chapter; they were, however, strongly revised for the demo release. Uplink also includes the same Hazard Course from the full release of Half-Life. It was also included on "Official PlayStation Magazine Disc 57" as a bonus unlock if you entered a cheat into the PS2 version of Half-Life and swapped the discs.
What players say
A short, dense bonus mini-campaign that drops you mid-action for a tense 30-40 minute thrill ride, fondly viewed as an intriguing what-if slice of Half-Life. Largely a forgotten curio, especially in its convoluted PS2 demo-disc form.
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