PlayStation 2

Half-Life

The PlayStation 2 version of Half-Life is a port of the Windows game, but with a significant overhaul for the weapons and character models, as well as the overall map geometry and some extended levels. It also includes an expansion pack that is referred to as Half-Life- Decay, which was never officially available as an expansion for the Windows game until it was eventually recreated as a modification. The third expansion for the original game, it features two-player cooperative gameplay (in split-screen) with the two female scientists Gina Cross and Colette Green as the protagonists. It is meant to be played with two players at the same time as it is more puzzle-oriented than the original ga...

Genre: Shooter
Year: 2001
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

72 achievements · 954 total points

Certified Hazard Course Graduate Complete all tasks in the Black Mesa Hazard Course
5 pts
A Red Letter Day Now arriving at: Sector C Test Labs. (Complete "Black Mesa Inbound" on any difficulty)
1 pts
MIT Dropout Die while testing the Anti-Mass Spectrometer
2 pts
The Right Man in the Wrong Place Cause a Resonance Cascade. (Complete "Anomalous Materials" on any difficulty)
3 pts
Save Our Souls Please get to the surface as soon as you can! (Complete "Unforeseen Consequences" on any difficulty)
5 pts
Ground Zero Hero Complete "Unforeseen Consequences" on Difficult
10 pts
Clocking Out Early What if the world finds out what we were doing down here..? (Complete "Office Complex" on any difficulty)
5 pts
Hostile Takeover Complete "Office Complex" on Difficult
10 pts
Cover Up They're coming for us, it's our only way out! (Complete "We've Got Hostiles" on any difficulty)
5 pts
Abandon Hope Complete "We've Got Hostiles" on Difficult
10 pts
Quadrazid Would Be Proud Complete "We've Got Hostiles" in under 27:00 In-Game Time. (Quicksaves are allowed)
25 pts
Calamity Calamari Be quiet. This thing hears us. (Complete "Blast Pit" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Killer Kraken Complete "Blast Pit" on Difficult
10 pts
Bright Spark That train'll take us to the surface... (Complete "Power Up" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Power Surge Complete "Power Up" on Difficult
10 pts
Crazy Train Oh yeah, he'll pay. He will definitely pay. (Complete "On A Rail" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Complete "On A Rail" on Difficult
10 pts
Off A Rail After the first load zone, finish "On A Rail" without interacting with any trains (Quicksaves are allowed)
10 pts
Lights Out We got 'im. Let's kill him now! (Complete "Apprehension" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Captive Freight Complete "Apprehension" on Difficult
10 pts
Carbon Footprint Work safe, work smart. Your future depends on it. (Complete "Residue Processing" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Eco-Terrorism Complete "Residue Processing" on Difficult
10 pts
Playing God I'm warning you, it's hell out there... (Complete "Questionable Ethics" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Area 51 Complete "Questionable Ethics" on Difficult
10 pts
Army of One Come in! Cooper, do you copy? (Complete "Surface Tension" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Live For Nothing, Or Die For Something. Complete "Surface Tension" on Difficult
25 pts
F.U.B.A.R! We are cutting our losses and pulling out! (Complete "Forget About Freeman" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Last Man Standing Complete "Forget About Freeman" on Difficult
10 pts
Quantum Leap It's ready! You must go, now! (Complete "Lambda Core" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Doctor Manhattan Complete "Lambda Core" on Difficult
25 pts
Space Odyssey If you don't wipe it out, there won't be much for you to come home to... (Complete "Xen" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Far Above the World Complete "Xen" on Difficult
10 pts
Kabourophobia Can you imagine what the next stage of mutation looks like? (Complete "Gonarch's Lair" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Krabby Splatty Complete "Gonarch's Lair" on Difficult
10 pts
Toy Soldiers The last... I am the last... (Complete "Interloper" on any difficulty)
10 pts
Dead Spaceman Complete "Interloper" on Difficult
25 pts
The One Free Man ...? (Complete "Nihilanth" on any difficulty)
25 pts
Destroyer of Worlds Complete "Nihilanth" on Difficult
50 pts
Employee of the Month Accept the G-Man's offer
5 pts
Redundancy Package Decline the G-Man's offer
5 pts
Up For Promotion On a new save, beat "Lambda Core" on Difficult in a single session within 2 hours of in-game time. (Quicksaves are allowed)
100 pts
HAX! Cheats enabled means achievements disabled unless specified otherwise by achievement
0 pts
Galunga Complete "Lambda Core" as a Vortigaunt with the Alien cheat enabled
50 pts
Impulse 101 Have every weapon in your inventory at once
10 pts
Freeware Fighter Complete Half-Life: Uplink
10 pts
NEED FURTHER DATA Complete Half-Life: Uplink on Hard
10 pts
Sisters in Service, to a Brother in Arms Witness the Resonance Cascade through Gina Cross and Colette Green's eyes
3 pts
Disaster Level Critical "This is a Resonance Cascade, Dr. Rosenberg..." (Complete "Dual Access")
5 pts
Dual Access Dominator Complete "Dual Access" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Blunt Force Dissection Complete "Dual Access" with all Kills and 100% Accuracy with both Gina and Colette
10 pts
Teamwork Makes the Dream.. Nevermind In "Dual Access", have 60% Suit charge in Single Player, or as Gina in Co-op
5 pts
Safety First "Hello, and welcome to the Black Mesa Hazard Course!" (Complete "Hazardous Course")
5 pts
OSHA Operative Complete "Hazardous Course" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Black Mesa Munitions Training Graduate Complete "Hazardous Course" with all kills
5 pts
Alright, Who's Not Dead? Sound Off! "Dr. Keller? Dr. Keller? Do you read me?" (Complete "Surface Call")
5 pts
GameSpy Servers Online Complete "Surface Call" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Mounting Pressure "You must reset the lock now!" (Complete "Resonance")
10 pts
Boiling Point Complete "Resonance" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Homefront Hostility "The dimensional rift must be sealed!" (Complete "Domestic Violence")
10 pts
Dorms of Death Complete "Domestic Violence" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Bugs Buddy In "Domestic Violence", obtain a Snark from an unfortunate security guard
5 pts
Contingency Plan "You'll have to unlock them from inside..." (Complete "Code Green")
10 pts
Code Red Complete "Code Green" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Beacon of Hope "It's our only chance!" (Complete "Crossfire")
10 pts
I'm Sending Out an S.O.S. Complete "Crossfire" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Power Surge "We must act, now!" (Complete "Intensity")
10 pts
Enter The Matrix Complete "Intensity" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
10 pts
Haha Gina, You Are Activating My Beacon! After restarting your game, load up "Intensity" and have Dr. Keller tell you to do stuff
5 pts
Crystal Cleared "Protect the beacon at all costs!" (Complete "Rift")
25 pts
All That Remains Complete "Rift" with both Gina and Colette achieving an A Grade
50 pts
Drone Strike "Thieves... You are all... Thieves!" (Complete "Xen Attacks")
10 pts
I Need to Sell Your Xen Crystals Complete "Xen Attacks" with both Drone X-8973 and Drone R-4913 achieving an A Grade
50 pts

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Half-Life frequently asked questions

How do I play Half-Life online with a friend?

Half-Life (PlayStation 2) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Half-Life on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Half-Life in the PlayStation 2 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Half-Life netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Half-Life have achievements?

Yes, Half-Life has 72 achievements worth 954 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Half-Life for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Half-Life on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.