Natural Selection (computer game)

title = Natural Selection

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Natural Selection (NS, NaSe) is a relatively popular modification for the computer game Half-Life. Its innovative concept is a mixture of the first-person shooter(FPS) and real-time strategy(RTS) game genres.

Related Topics:
Modification - Computer game - Half-Life - First-person shooter(FPS) - Real-time strategy(RTS)

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The game was created by Charlie 'Flayra' Cleveland. Natural Selection v1 was first publicly released on Halloween 2002, and is as of 2005 at version 3.05. Version 3.1 is planned for public release later in 2005. In the last year or so, the developers have put this game in the backseat to focus on other things.

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The game features two teams: Kharaa (alien species) and Frontiersmen (human space marines). The alien vs. human conflict is a common science fiction theme, notable examples being the StarCraft game and the movie Aliens. It should be considered that the visible Kharaa "units" are actually simply the spawn of the real Kharaa (aliens) which are microscopic life-forms according to the NS story line.

Related Topics:
Alien - StarCraft - ''Aliens''

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