Half-Life 2's Scariest Beta Feature | Manhack Arcade | FULL Half-Life 2 Beta Lore

The Manhack Arcade is one of the most brutal parts of the Half-Life series that was unfortunately cut during development. This region of City 17 was designed to manipulate the citizens into hunting down their peers, and in return they escaped their awful reality even for a couple of minutes.

How brutal was the Manhack Arcade? How did the Combine Empire use it to control the population, and why did it not make it into the final retail game? In this video, I explore the lore and story behind The Manhack Arcade in the Half-Life 2 Beta.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:06 The Beta & The Combine
02:42 The Manhack
06:52 The Manhack Arcade
12:20 Legacy
13:34 Versions of The Arcade & Gordon Freeman
17:26 Behind The Scenes
18:42 Closing Thoughts

Restored & Updated of Manhack Arcade by Fredbob: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...

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Standard Sources
Game Manuals
Half-Life Series Playthrough Research
Portal Series Playthrough Research
Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (Uncorrected Proof)
Half-Life: Alyx Playthrough
Portal/ Half-Life Fandom
Old Valve Forums
Marc Laidlaw's Twitter
Breengrub Twitter
Reddit AMA (w/ HL: Alyx Developers)
Portal 2
Aperture Desk Job

AUDIO USED
Half-Life 2: OST: Escape Array
Black Mesa OST: Catalyst
Half-Life 2 OST: Lab Practicum
Half-Life: Alyx OST: Severed from the Vortessence
Black Mesa OST: Xen
Half-Life 2 OST: Triage At Dawn

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