# Action Half-Life
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Action Half-life
|image = Action Half-life logo.png
|caption =
|developer = The A-team (Akimbo Team Productions, LLC)
|publisher =
|designer =
|series =
|engine = [GoldSrc](/source/GoldSrc)
|released = 1999
|genre = [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
|modes = [Multiplayer](/source/Multiplayer_video_game)
|platforms = [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows)
}}
'''''Action Half-Life''''' is a [mod](/source/mod_(computer_gaming)) for the [first-person shooter](/source/first-person_shooter) [video game](/source/video_game) ''[Half-Life](/source/Half-Life_(video_game))''. It strives to simulate [action movie](/source/action_movie)s, especially those directed by [John Woo](/source/John_Woo).
''Action Half-Life'' is the second mod in the "Action" series. The first was ''[Action Quake 2](/source/Action_Quake_2)'' and the third was ''Action Unreal Tournament 2004''.
== Gameplay ==
The traditional mode of gameplay is [Deathmatch](/source/deathmatch_(gaming)); at the start of a round, players must choose a single pistol, a unique weapon, and a special item. Unlike the buy menu in ''[Counter-Strike](/source/Counter-Strike_(video_game))'', these weapons are free and have limited ammunition, which makes tactical usage crucial. The game also includes a "last man standing" mode, which plays like a deathmatch, but without respawning after death.
''Action Half-life'' also features a single player mode. Some unique features in this mode include a move called "Adrenaline Rush", similar to [Bullet Time](/source/Bullet_Time).
==Reception ==
''Action Half-Life'' was the favored modification for a small subculture described by [Rock, Paper, Shotgun](/source/Rock%2C_Paper%2C_Shotgun)'s writer Quintin Smith as a "mad cabal of mappers who obsessed over easter eggs",[{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/01/11/action-half-life-the-5am/|title=Action Half-Life: The 5AM|last=Smith|first=Quintin|date=2015-01-11|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-09}}] with some levels containing secret areas much larger and more complex than the main level. These often included whole story-lines, puzzles, and scripted sequences. ''[IGN](/source/IGN)'' said the game is a standard shooter aside from the stunts and although they look cool, they get tiresome quickly.[{{cite web |last1=Carmitchel |first1=Kyle |title=Mod Watch: Action Half-Life |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/19/mod-watch-action-half-life |website=[IGN](/source/IGN) |publisher=[Ziff Davis](/source/Ziff_Davis) |access-date=19 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041019164344/http://pc.ign.com/articles/368/368285p1.html |archive-date=19 October 2004 |date=19 August 2002 |url-status=live}}] ''[PC Games](/source/PC_Games)'' liked the level design and said the game is more suited for experienced players.[{{cite magazine |title=3D-Action - Fast wie im richtigen Leben |journal=[PC Games](/source/PC_Games) |date=February 2000 |issue=2/2000 |page=45 |url=https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N089.2000.02-fl0n/page/n43/mode/2up |publisher=[Computec Media](/source/Computec_Media) |language=German |issn=0946-6304}}] ''[XtremPC](/source/XtremPC)'' played the beta 2.7 version and said the game is far below the quality of ''Action Quake 2''.[{{cite magazine |title=Prezentari - Mod-uri & Conversii - Action Half-Life |journal=[XtremPC](/source/XtremPC) |date=2000 |issue=3(9)/2000 |page=78 |url=https://archive.org/details/xpc-9/page/n77/mode/2up?view=theater |publisher=Romas Comercial srl |language=Romanian}}] ''[CNET Gamecenter](/source/CNET_Gamecenter)'' placed it on its list of top 10 ''Half-Life'' mods, writing: "Action Half-Life, however, manages to capture a sense of danger and suspense that's missing from most frag-a-minute deathmatches."[{{cite web |title=Top 10 Half-Life Mods - Action Half-Life |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Top10mods/ss09.html |website=[CNET Gamecenter](/source/CNET_Gamecenter) |access-date=20 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000612003224/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Top10mods/ss09.html |archive-date=12 June 2000 |url-status=dead}}]
== See also ==
* [List of GoldSrc engine mods](/source/List_of_GoldSrc_engine_mods)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
=== Sources ===
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/494/494610p1.html|title=Action Half-Life: Behind the Scenes|last=Kosak|first=Dave|date=April 1, 2001|website=GameSpy|access-date=2017-07-04}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/29/3-2-1-action-half-life/|title=3 – 2 – 1… Action Half-life|last=Smith|first=Quintin|date=May 29, 2008 |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-04}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/08/action-half-life-2-the-sauce-of-death/|title=Action Half-Life 2: The Sauce Of Death|last=Meer|first=Alec|date=June 8, 2009|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-04}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/31/action-half-life-the-5-a-m/|title=Action Half-Life: The 5 a.m.|last=Smith|first=Quintin|date=March 31, 2010|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-04}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/05/23/stop-drop-roll-action-half-life-2-v2-out/|title=Stop, Drop, Roll: Action Half-Life 2 V2 Out|last=Smith|first=Quintin|date=May 23, 2011|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-04}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/05/08/total-converts-a-potted-history-of-half-life-modding/|title=Total Converts: Unpotting The History Of Half-Life Modding|last=Smith|first=Graham|date=May 8, 2014|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-04}}
== External links ==
{{Portal|1990s|Video games}}
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040926005437/http://ahl.telefragged.com/}} (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031030050050/http://www.ministryofaction.net/ ''Ministry of Action'' homepage]
{{GoldSrc modifications}}
Category:1999 video games
Category:First-person shooters
Category:GoldSrc mods
Category:Multiplayer online games
Category:Multiplayer video games
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