Editing Half-Life 2: Survivor

{{GameInfobox
| developer          = Valve Software,Taito Corporation
| publisher          = Taito Corporation
| engines            = Source
| jp_rel             = {{Release|2006|June|28|JP|Arcade}}
| genre              = First-person shooter
| features           = Single-player,Multi-player
| arcade_cabinet     = [[Upright (cabinet)|Upright]]
| arcade_orientation = [[Horizontal (orientation)|Horizontal]]
| arcade_display     = [[Raster graphics|Raster]]
| arcade_system      = [[Taito Type X|Taito Type X+]]
| arcade_input       = 2 [[joystick]]s (move, shoot), 2 pedals (jump, Crouch)
| platforms          = Arcade
}}

'''''Half-Life 2: Survivor''''' is an [[arcade game]] based on the [[science fiction]] [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]], ''[[Half-Life 2]]''. It was released on June 28, 2006 on [[Taito Corporation|Taito]]'s [[Taito Type X|Type X+]] arcade system, with a 32" widescreen [[High-definition television|high definition]] [[liquid crystal display|LCD]] running at 1360 x 768 resolution. The game's [[player character]] is controlled with joysticks and floor pedals, and offers three game modes: Story, Battle, and Mission, each with different objectives. The game was met with a generally positive reception. Reviewers found it interesting to play the game in an arcade environment, and considered the shift to an arcade setting an excellent introduction to the [[Half-Life (series)|''Half-Life'' series of video games]] to Japan.

==Gameplay==
Players control their movement using two [[joystick]]s (one for each hand) and floor pedals. Three gameplay modes are available: Story, which approximates the events of the original game; Mission, which forces networked players to work cooperatively toward a goal; and Battle, which parallels the deathmatch content of the original game. Up to eight players—either local players or individuals in other networked arcades—can participate in the Battle and Mission modes.<ref name=gamespot>{{Cite web|accessdate=2008-10-17|url=http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/action/halflife2survivor/news.html?sid=6140527&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title;2|title=Half-Life 2 to hit Japanese arcades |publisher=GameSpot|date=2005-11-29 }}</ref>

In Story mode, players advance through partial combat scenes from the original game, following neon-lit guiding arrows. Each chapter has several levels with goals such as "Kill Combines" or "Find your way to the goal". When goals are completed, the player is taken to next level. When players finish all the levels of the chapter, the game ends. Progress can be saved on a removable card to allow the player to choose a new chapter at the next visit. Aside from the [[G-Man (Half-Life)|G-Man]] introductory cut-scene, ''Half Life 2: Survivor'' does not incorporate any of ''Half-Life 2''{{'}}s story elements, levels, or physics-based puzzles.<ref name=gamespot />

In Mission mode, there are three objective maps with three difficulties: normal, hard, and super hard. Map goals include "Collect gems", "Destroy Zombie spawning points", and "Escape". A Battle mode is also available in the game. It is essentially four-on-four team match. Players can choose between two different factions: the Combine and the Human Resistance. Both factions have four classes of troops: Ranger, Soldier, Sniper, and Engineer.<ref name=gamespot />

==Development==
The game uses content common to the [[Xbox]] and [[Personal computer|PC]] releases, although the game focuses on the [[set piece (film)|set pieces]] that characterized the original game.<ref>{{Cite web|accessdate=2008-10-17|url=http://cheats.ign.com/objects/787/787756.html|title=Half-Life 2 Survivor |publisher=IGN }}</ref> ''Half-Life 2: Survivor'' was first revealed to the public by [[Taito]] in a private exhibition in [[Tokyo]] on November 29, 2005. It was originally meant to be released in March 2006 but it was pushed back to June 28, 2006. The game is only available in Japan.<ref name=gamespot />

The game runs on a machine based on Taito's [[Taito Type X|Type X]] unit, an arcade system built with PC components, which runs on the [[Windows XP Embedded]] operating system. The game machine's cabinet uses a 32 inch LCD screen which runs at a resolution of 1360x768 pixels.<ref>{{Cite web|accessdate=2008-10-17|url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/taito/halflife-2-survivor-the-cabinet-166046.php|title=Half-Life 2: Survivor: The Cabinet |publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=2006-04-09|author=McWhertor, Michael }}</ref> The machine also has a 5.1-channel surround sound system, and it uses a smart card for storing player data. Because the game is network-enabled, players in different arcades are able to play with each other. A maximum of eight players can play in the same match; robots are used to fill in empty player slots if there are fewer than eight human players.<ref name=gamespot />

==Reception==
Reception to the transposition of the [[Half-Life (series)|''Half-Life'' series]] to an arcade setting was generally positive. Despite the shift from gameplay typical of the ''Half-Life'' series to a multi-point arcade control scheme, Eliza Gauger of [[Kotaku]] said that she "kinda d[u]g the concept", even though it was somewhat "weird and disorienting".<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2008-12-17 |url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/half_life/half+life-2-survivor-arcade-cabinet-188256.php |title=Half-Life 2: Survivor Arcade Cabinet |publisher=Kotaku |date=2006-07-18 |author=Gauger, Eliza}}</ref> The video games review website, Video Games Blogger, considered the port to an arcade setting "interesting and totally unexpected", and concluded its review by commenting that the arcade game could possibly increase interest in first-person shooter video games in Japan, a country more interested in arcade games.<ref>{{Cite web |accessdate=2008-12-17 |url=http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2005/11/30/half-life-2-goes-arcade-in-japan.htm |title=Half-Life 2 Goes Arcade! . . . In Japan |publisher=Video Games Blogger |date=2005-11-30}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Flag|Japan}} [http://hl2survivor.net Official website]
* [http://www.siliconera.com/2006/07/18/half-life-2-survivor-screenshots/ Screenshots from Siliconera.com]
* [http://storefront.steampowered.com/Steam/Marketing/message/816/?l=english A Steam Message telling about the game]
* Videos: [http://vision.ameba.jp/watch.do?movie=528657 Operation], [http://vision.ameba.jp/watch.do?movie=528606 Mission], [http://vision.ameba.jp/watch.do?movie=528575 Battle], [http://vision.ameba.jp/watch.do?movie=528504 Attract], [http://vision.ameba.jp/watch.do?movie=528517 Story]

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