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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

But Half-Life 2's single-player story is just part of the grand picture. Half-Life 2 also has a multiplayer-centric deathmatch spinoff that, for someone like me who just wants to blast other people without having to worry about pesky distractions like "objectives" or "teamwork," is absolutely great.

Fast forward to 2013, and neither of us are as young as we used to be. Consequently, neither of us have as much mutually convenient free time as we used to have, so short games are something we're always looking for. Returning to Half-Life's original deathmatch would be fun, for sure, but why play Half-Life 1 when Half-Life 2's out there with the added fun that physics-based shenanigans bring to the table?

But why bother, when there are hundreds if not thousands of other multiplayer first-person shooters out there? Well, because despite its simplicity and bare-bones nature -- your only options without adding mods are free-for-all or team-based deathmatch with optional frag or time limits -- I still find Half-Life 2 Deathmatch to be one of the best, most enjoyable multiplayer shooters there is. It plays at a good speed -- not too fast to be controllable; not too slow to be too easy -- and is well-balanced. The weapons available all have their uses, and you're given a decent selection every time you respawn rather than being forced to fend off enemies with a peashooter of a pistol. Players aren't bullet-sponges, but if you learn the levels and where the items are you'll be able to buff up your health and armor to survive a little longer than you would be able to normally. And there's a variety of creative ways of killing each other with everything from a "Stun Stick" to remote mines.

Half-life 2: Deathmatch is a 3D multiplayer first-person shooter developed and released by Valve for the PC (via Steam) on November 30, 2004. Set in the Half-Life 2 universe, the game uses many of the original game's assets and pits players together in simple deathmatch.

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