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Hello readers who probably don't even read this and won't comment. This is my fourth blog and this one should be loooong (with four O's). I mentioned I would review Obsidian Conflict, Zombie Master, and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. Of course, I'll throw in another unmentioned review like always. So, I'll shut up and get reviewing.

Obsidian Conflict may- at first- just seem like another annoying Half-Life 2 Co-op mod. And if you think that, then you are wro-ong. With 2 sylabols. OC is, in my opinion, the best co-op mod as of yet. When you get past the small annoyances, you feel like you're in a whole new world of co-op. OC brings in something other co-op mods don't have: weapons and models from other Valve games like Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source into the world of Half-Life. It also offers a huge arsenal of new weapons made by the mod developers. And with a new system, you can slightly customize your character (like changing your flashlight color). Over all, this is definately one of my favorite mods so far. 10/10 from me.

Zombie Master isn't just another zombie mod. ZM is an awesome zombie mod that was Steamwork'd because of it being just so awesome. It features many new types of zombies that make the game seem more than just a never ending swarm of repetitive zombies. And unlike some other zombie mods, it's not just players against spammed-up HL2 zombies. It's a group of players (in FPS mode) trying to survive zombie forms of themselves that are sent countlessly by other players called zombie masters (in RTS mode). And it features many new weapons, the only one from HL2 being a crowbar which is updated to have delayed swings. There is a downside to ZM, however. When you first get the game, it comes with no maps, forcing you to have to join servers to get content. I give ZM an 8/10.

Condion Zero is basically a Valve-Gearbox-Ritual collaboration game. It comes with 2 games, Condition Zero and Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes. I'll go ahead and say it: Condition Zero is just CS with bots. Deleted Scenes (by Ritual) is a full-blown campaign with a new story for each mission. I personally can only play Deleted Scenes because normal Condition Zero makes me feel like a loser trying to get better at an easy game. So what I'm saying is, only half of CSCZ is fun, and that's the half by Ritual. I would personally thank everyone at Ritual for making CZDS, but sadly, they were bought out by some stupid, crappy, casual game company (MumboJumbo). So since only half CSCZ is fun, I can only give half of a good rating. 4.5/10 from TEH COLOL.

Lastly, today I bought all 3 Penumbra games and started on Overture. I'll create a whole review for each one when I finish. But, now, I'm tired. Colossal is going... Going... Going... Going... Going... Going...... You know what? I'll just go now.