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Research and Development (mod)

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Research and Development
A screenshot showing a vehicle the player must build to complete the game
Developer(s)	Matt Bortolino
Engine	Source
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	July 17, 2009
Genre(s)	Puzzle

Research and Development is a free mod for the first-person shooter video game Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Developed by Matt Bortolino and released on July 17, 2009,^[1] it is a non-violent first-person puzzle video game, and has been compared to Portal. It received critical praise for its unique gameplay and high development quality.

Plot

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The game does not have an overt story; the player wakes up as an unnamed character in a detailed but generic location, not knowing how they got there, and must start solving puzzles in order to escape.^[2]^[3]

Gameplay

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The mod takes place in the Half-Life universe, but strips the player of their weapons, giving them only a Gravity Gun and antlion bait.^[3] The player must solve puzzles to traverse the levels, to the point where the game resembles a point-and-click adventure.^[4]

Development

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Research and Development utilizes similar puzzles as those seen in between the shooter gameplay in Half-Life 2, but turns them into an entire game.^[4]

Reception

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Alec Meer of Rock, Paper, Shotgun called the game "as must-play as an [Half-Life 2] mod gets", and stated that the game's non-combative player character is "in many ways more keeping with the mind-over-matter character we're often told Gordon Freeman is than the openly, incongruously murderous role he dons in Valve's games".^[4] Nick Breckon of Shacknews recommended the game, praising its "refreshing amount of original mechanics and crafted special effects".^[2] Tom Sykes of PC Gamer called the game one of the best Half-Life 2 single-player mods, saying that it is "surprising just how easily Half-Life 2's toolset translates" to the new focus of puzzles.^[5] Gry Online called the game's puzzles "ingenious", remarking that their solutions were completely logical.^[6] Anthony Burch of Destructoid stated that the game "provides clever fun in a way very few games - never mind how many modifications - are capable of," and that he "almost [felt] guilty playing this game for free," criticizing some bugs in the game, but calling its final levels "spectacular".^[7]

References

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^ "Research and Development released news". Mod DB. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ ^a ^b "Play This Mod: Research & Development". Shacknews. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ ^a ^b "Research and Development - Half-Life 2: Episode Two Mod". GameSpot. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c Meer, Alec (2009-07-20). "Science In Action: Research & Development". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ Sykes, Tom (2020-01-15). "The best Half-Life 2 singleplayer mods". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ "Half-Life 2: Episode Two mod Research and Development - Darmowe Pobieranie | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ "Indie Nation: Research and Development". Destructoid. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

Source mods

Single-player

Half-Life	Black Mesa Entropy : Zero 2 Hunt Down the Freeman Minerva Research and Development
Portal	Aperture Tag Portal Reloaded Portal: Revolution Portal Stories: Mel Thinking with Time Machine

Multiplayer

Half-Life	Black Mesa Half-Life 2: Capture the Flag
Team Fortress	Fortress Forever Team Fortress 2 Classic

Half-Life

Games

Half-Life
- Opposing Force
- Blue Shift
- Decay
Half-Life 2
- Deathmatch
- Lost Coast
- Episode One
- Episode Two
Half-Life: Alyx

Universe

Characters	Gordon Freeman Alyx Vance
Locations	Black Mesa Research Facility Ravenholm
Other	Combine Gravity gun

Technology

Mods

GoldSrc	Action Half-Life C.A.G.E.D. Delta Echoes Sven Co-op
Source	Black Mesa Capture the Flag Entropy : Zero 2 Hunt Down the Freeman Minerva Research and Development

Machinima

People

Portal series
The Orange Box
Unreleased games
- Half-Life 2: Episode Three
Concerned
Vlogger

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