Black Arctic is first person shooter modification for Half-Life 1
I don't have many, if any, kind things to say about Episode 1.
Getting it running in the first place was not pleasant (file flagged by AntiVirus software, awful Xash'd version of HL that wouldn't run), and when I did get it going it turned out this was a pretty low quality mod that had no reason to be released stand-alone - it could easily have been a typical HL mod and would have reduced the filesize by about 75%.
As for the mod itself... levels are VERY basic, feeling unconnected and visually unimpressive (to say nothing of the misaligned or missing textures), and I had absolutely no idea what any of the locations were supposed to be.
The new weapons and NPCs aren't super great, but more importantly some of the animations don't properly synch up and have incorrect sounds (the MP5 reloading sounds like a shotgun!). Enemies are no better, being a mix of LD and Beta models that don't mesh cohesively.
Speaking of enemies, the combat isn't all that fun either. This is one of those mods where your inventory is reset every level (get used to hearing the HEV start-up speech) so ammo isn't a concern at all - you'll just shoot everything with your pistol/machine gun from a distance and not really engage with any of the enemies, since you'll get more ammo after the level change... and even if you do get up close and personal with the baddies, you won't care since your health will get reset as well, so who cares if you're in the red all the time - it won't be for long!
The whole thing is bland, uninteresting and dull. 20 minutes of utterly wasted potential.