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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]]
|released    = 1999
|genre       = [[First-person shooter]]
|modes       = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
|platforms   = [[Microsoft Windows]]
}}

'''''Action Half-Life''''' is a [[mod (computer gaming)|mod]] for the [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]''. It strives to simulate [[action movie]]s, especially those directed by [[John Woo]].

''Action Half-Life'' is the second mod in the "Action" series.  The first was ''[[Action Quake 2]]'' and the third was ''Action Unreal Tournament 2004''.

== Gameplay ==

The traditional mode of gameplay is [[deathmatch (gaming)|Deathmatch]]; 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 (video game)|Counter-Strike]]'', 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]].

==Reception ==
''Action Half-Life'' was the favored modification for a small subculture described by [[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]'s writer Quintin Smith as a "mad cabal of mappers who obsessed over easter eggs",<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]]'' said the game is a standard shooter aside from the stunts and although they look cool, they get tiresome quickly.<ref name="IGN">{{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]] |publisher=[[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}}</ref> ''[[PC Games]]'' liked the level design and said the game is more suited for experienced players.<ref name="PCGames">{{cite magazine |title=3D-Action - Fast wie im richtigen Leben |journal=[[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]] |language=German |issn=0946-6304}}</ref> ''[[XtremPC]]'' played the beta 2.7 version and said the game is far below the quality of ''Action Quake 2''.<ref name="XtremPC">{{cite magazine |title=Prezentari - Mod-uri & Conversii - Action Half-Life |journal=[[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}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[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]

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