The Hidden (video game)
Hidden: Source is a total conversion multiplayer mod for the popular Half-Life 2 computer game.
The story
British scientists and geneticists have managed to refract light around an organic subject, making it invisible to the naked eye. Unfortunately, this process usually ends in the subject losing their life, or going through extreme and constant pain. Up until now, the experiments have been fruitless in providing a living subject with the refractory capability.
The breakthrough, known only as Subject 617, escaped, and the I.R.I.S. Team is sent to kill him. Since the escape, funding was pulled, and the British Government denied any part of genetic experiments.
Gameplay
Gameplay centers around a team of I.R.I.S. commandos, who are hunting down a single player designated as "the hidden". The I.R.I.S. team has weapons and teamwork, but "The Hidden" gets almost complete invisiblity and a completely different set of weapons. The I.R.I.S. member that kills the hidden becomes The Hidden for the next round. The Hidden wins if he/she manages to kill all of the I.R.I.S. members. The spawn system is much like that of Counter-Strike, with players getting killed having to wait for the next round to start.
Weapons
I.R.I.S. members have access to 4 weapons, and two separate weapon loadouts:
- SMG (Submachine gun) loadout: FNP90 SMG, FN57 Pistol
- Shotgun loadout: Benelli M3 Super90, FNP9 pistol
The Hidden has only two weapons, but both are instant kills most of the time:
- Knife
- 3 pipe bombs