Back in 2005, the idea for a sidescrolling deathmatch mod was born on the Half Life Improvement Forums. Named Ragnarok Arena, it featured weapons and locations from many Half Life mods, squeezing them all into one massive multiplayer experience.

Enjoy a trip back to a time when bleeding edge graphics didn't matter, and where the idea of a third dimension was only dreamed of. Ragnarok Arena allows you to jump miles, gib your friends into little pieces with rockets and actually have a fighting chance without having the discomfort of having to move around on that stupid x axis.

In fact, Ragnarok Arena is being tested with many gaming pads with great results. Enjoy the ability to frag your friends from across the globe with a gaming controller, like the good old days (Though replacing "Friends from across the globe" to "That fat guy sitting on your couch").


Play on it. And then tell your friends to play on it. Basically, make those numbers go up.

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1 comment by Redfox899 on Jan 10th, 2008 digg this super bookmark


Ragnarok Arena, a sidescrolling deathmatch mod for Half Life has released it's third beta and it's a day early! How many times do mods manage to release BEFORE their projected release date?

In any case, the development team assures everyone downloading that the biggest nagging issues of the first two betas have been corrected and as such, the mod has become a major blast to play. With such silly issues having been fixed we ask everyone who was turned away by improper aiming and lack of options to at least give the mod another shot.  As for those of you who have never played the mod before: Well. It's a sidescrolling game where you kill all your friends over the internet. We think that at least warrants a try.

You can download the full version here (ModDB)

Aaaand the Patch version here (ModDB, again) 

We hope you enjoy the mod. It's been a blast making it so far and we can't wait to see where we take it in the future.

 

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Ragnarok Arena: Beta 3 Patch

Ragnarok Arena: Beta 3 Patch

Jan 09, 2008 Patch 0 comments

It's the sidescrolling deathmatch action game's third beta in a lightweight, carb free patch for for those of you who still have Beta 2 installed.

Ragnarok Arena: Beta 3 Full

Ragnarok Arena: Beta 3 Full

Jan 09, 2008 Full Version 0 comments

Ragnarok Arena enters it's third season with Beta 3. The sidescrolling deathmatch mod has now received spines, so those player models can look up and...

Ragnarok Arena Beta 2 Full Install

Ragnarok Arena Beta 2 Full Install

Aug 23, 2007 Full Version 0 comments

Ragnarok Arena is a sidescrolling Deatmatch/TeamDeathmatch mod for Half Life.

Ragnarok Arena Beta 1.0

Ragnarok Arena Beta 1.0

Oct 13, 2006 Full Version 1 comment

The sidescrolling mod for Half Life has finally been released! Blast your friends away on over ten different maps without that pesky third axis.

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_DiamonD_
_DiamonD_ May 3 2008, 9:46pm says:

I'm sorry, I didn't know. I apologize.

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_DiamonD_
_DiamonD_ Apr 24 2008, 1:02pm says:

You're not supposed to use NS models in any mod besides NS.

Illegal content ftl.

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Minuit
Minuit May 1 2008, 10:44am replied:

Unless you get permission. Which we did.

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Erik345
Erik345 Apr 21 2008, 4:43pm says:

Why ist'nt there any servers? D:

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skaterbub2003
skaterbub2003 Mar 7 2008, 4:38pm says:

Why aren't there any server?
This game needs more attention!

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Elnakadiaz
Elnakadiaz Feb 11 2008, 7:02pm says:

Does it have bots?

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Redfox899
Redfox899 Feb 18 2008, 4:26am replied:

Unfortunately not.

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CDblunderbuss
CDblunderbuss Jan 16 2008, 6:52am says:

i enjoyed this mod as soon as i started playing it. :)

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xTheFeaRx
xTheFeaRx Jan 12 2008, 1:42pm says:

Epic mod. Waaaayyyyyy too under-rated if you ask me, though. This deserves way more attention.

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FERlanga
FERlanga Jan 8 2008, 6:22pm says:

contra-like weapons would be fun

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