MINERVA is a highly recommendable Half-Life 2 mod, set during the Combine occupation of Earth in the Half-Life saga. With some great map design, including large scenarios and interconnected rooms, it provides plenty of options for ambushing your enemies, and it also allows the AI to shine, giving them plenty of places to take cover and flank the player.

It's a great experience, in my opinion, and it really seems to fit within the Half-Life canon, although nobody at Valve has confirmed that. Even then, the fact that its creator, Adam Foster, ended up working at Valve, says something about the quality of this mod.

MINERVA is a highly recommendable Half-Life 2 mod, set during the Combine occupation of Earth in the Half-Life saga. With some great map design, including large scenarios and interconnected rooms, it provides plenty of options for ambushing your enemies, and it also allows the AI to shine, giving them plenty of places to take cover and flank the player. It's a great experience, in my opinion, and it really seems to fit within the Half-Life canon, although nobody at Valve has confirmed that. Even then, the fact that its creator, Adam Foster, ended up working at Valve, says something about the quality of this mod.