Codename: Gordon
Also known as: Half-Life 2D
Codename: Gordon, also known as Half-Life 2D, is a two-dimensional Flash sidescroller shooter game made by Paul "X-Tender" Kamma and Sönke "Warbeast" Seidel. The game was produced on behalf of Nuclear Vision, and was distributed free of charge over Valve Software's Steam online delivery system as a promotional title for the then-upcoming Half-Life 2. The game has since been removed from Steam's storefront due to factors related to the developer's bankruptcy. The game started off as a fan project of Paul Kamma and Sönke Seidel, the concept being inspired by various Half-Life 2 advertisements. Soon after, the two started working on Codename: Gordon on behalf of Nuclear Vision. The company also presented the game to Valve, the developer team of the original Half-Life series, who later distributed the game through Steam.
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Released
17 May 2004
22 years ago
PC
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Overview
Summary
Codename: Gordon, also known as Half-Life 2D, is a two-dimensional Flash sidescroller shooter game made by Paul "X-Tender" Kamma and Sönke "Warbeast" Seidel. The game was produced on behalf of Nuclear Vision, and was distributed free of charge over Valve Software's Steam online delivery system as a promotional title for the then-upcoming Half-Life 2. The game has since been removed from Steam's storefront due to factors related to the developer's bankruptcy. The game started off as a fan project of Paul Kamma and Sönke Seidel, the concept being inspired by various Half-Life 2 advertisements. Soon after, the two started working on Codename: Gordon on behalf of Nuclear Vision. The company also presented the game to Valve, the developer team of the original Half-Life series, who later distributed the game through Steam.
Description
About This Game
The game takes place in dozens of levels inspired by both Half-Life and its sequel, challenging players to a slew of puzzles, and showcasng many of the familiar creatures in an all new, two-dimensional playing field. Codename: Gordon features six chapters, eight different enemies, five weapons and a fully functional buggy. It was created using Adobe Flash for the game engine and Photoshop for the graphics.
Valve had released Codename: Gordon via Steam, but the game has since then been removed from it due to its developer's default, which caused their official site to be replaced with an advertisement site.
