Ricochet (2000 video game)

This article is about the game modification by Valve Software. For the 1989 video game, see Ricochet (video game).

Ricochet
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Developer(s)	Valve Corporation
Publisher(s)	Valve Corporation
Engine	GoldSrc
Platforms	Windows, OS X, Linux
Release date(s)	Windows November 1, 2000 OS X, Linux July 31, 2013
Genre(s)	Action game
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Ricochet is a first-person shooter multiplayer video game. It was developed by Valve Corporation and originally released on November 1, 2000. Ricochet is an official mod, and is available through Steam for purchase; however, it is free for those who purchased the retail version of Half-Life prior to the release of Steam.

Gameplay

Ricochet's gameplay notable is for its apparent simplicity, inspired by arcade games and platform games in both concept and design. Players jump between neon-lit platforms suspended above an abyss, and shoot disks at one another, trying to push the opponent off the platform and into the depths.

There are also horizontal barriers which the disks can bounce off (hence the name Ricochet); a direct hit resulting in a fall scores 1 point, a single-bounced hit scores 2 points, double-bounced 3 points, and triple-bounced 4 points. Ricochet also features a secondary attack (done by the alternative fire key) which cuts off the head of the opponent. The decapitation attack (as it is called) uses all three discs, but recharges all of them at once quickly.

Unlike in other Half-Life mods, the number of player deaths is not shown on the scoreboard, only the number of kill points. The aiming is effectively two-dimensional. Maps come with the game, two for deathmatch and one for duel combat.