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==Critical reception== Dystopia has received a positive reception from critics. In their reviews of Dystopia, [[Planet Half-Life]] have described Dystopia as “a third-party modification that comes in an extremely crisp, clean-cut and well-planned package”, and praised the mod for managing “to combine great, balanced gameplay with very clean and impressive graphics”.<ref name="PHL01">{{cite web|url=http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HLMotw.Detail&id=9|title=Dystopia (update 4) feature|publisher=Planet Half-Life|date=2006-04-03|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> One reviewer describes the gameplay as “similar to [[Unreal Tournament|Unreal Tournament’s]] assault mode” and its implants system being “similar to [[Deus Ex]]”.<ref name="PHL02">{{cite web|url=http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HLMotw.Detail&id=24|title=Dystopia (update 2) feature|publisher=Planet Half-Life|date=2005-09-29|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> An early version of Dystopia, prior to its first release was featured in the modding section of [[PC Gamer]] magazine. In the feature they called Dystopia “an ambitious conversion for Half Life 2” and briefly describe Dystopia’s gameplay and the cyberpunk setting, “It’s like [[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory|Enemy Territory [Wolfenstein]]] in [[Judge Dredd|[Judge] Dredd’s Mega City One”]] the article goes on to describe the map dys_vaccine.<ref name="pcgamerdys">{{cite web|url=http://www.dystopia-game.com/media/main.php?g2_itemId=4064|title=Extra-Life:Dystopia|publisher=PC Gamer(UK), June 2005|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Dystopia was briefly mentioned in a small paragraph in [[PC Powerplay|PC Poweplay’s]] MODLIFE section. The writer opened the paragraph announcing Dystopia is a finalists in the [[Independent Games Festival]] “fingers are crossed for my friends working on Dystopia [..] who have just been announced as mod finalist in the Independent Games Festival”. The writer closes the paragraph with his congratulations “Bravo gentlemen!”.<ref name="pcpowerplay">{{cite web |url=http://www.dystopia-game.com/media/main.php?g2_itemId=4061|title=MODLIFE Damian Scott|publisher=Pc Powerplay(Aus)|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> The release of Dystopia Version 1 prompted [[PC Zone]] to give the mod coverage in their “Freeplay” section. In the article the writer praised it for “translating that dirty ‘hi-tech low-life’ [Cyberpunk] chestnut into a balanced multiplayer game” and goes on to compare the cyberspace in Dystopia to [[Tron (film)|Tron]] “the Tron-like representation of cyberspace”. The article noted how the mod wasn’t “instantly accessible, but it makes sense, it works and it’s a lot of fun” before ending the article with “Get it before it goes commercial..”<ref name="pczonedys1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dystopia-game.com/media/main.php?g2_itemId=4780|title=Freeplay: Dystopia|publisher=PCZone(UK), June 2007|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> PC Zone also named it as one of their Top 5 mods of 2007, along with [[MINERVA (video game)|Minerva 3: Metastasis]].<ref name="pczonedys2">{{cite web|url=http://www.dystopia-game.com/media/main.php?g2_itemId=4057|title=PcZone(UK) 2007 Scrapbook|publisher=PC Zone(UK), January 2008|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> In their review of Dystopia Version 1, Planet Half-life praised Dystopia as being “the first real quality Half-Life 2 mod to come out after its launch in 2004.” The review did express some concerns of Dystopia’s difficulty, “it's still not the easiest mod to get the hang of” and how new players could find the mod difficult to learn, “the chief problem with the mod is that it's difficult for new players to get a hang of all the map objectives”.<ref name="PHL03">{{cite web|url=http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HLMotw.Detail&id=191|title=Dystopia (Version 1) feature|publisher=Planet Half-Life|date=2007-11-12|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The release of Dystopia Version 1 was covered on Destructoid where they described Dystopia as “the user-created mod that is everything that [[Shadowrun (2007 video game)|Microsoft's Shadowrun]] hopes to be”.<ref name="destructoidref">{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/dystopia-neal-stephenson-meets-counterstrike-30081.phtml|title=Dystopia Neal Stephenson meets Counterstrike|publisher=Destructoid|date=2007-11-12|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Dystopia is the [[IGN]] editor Ferret, choice for Multiplayer mod, in IGN’s Gamers Arsenal.<ref name="IGNref">{{cite web|url=http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/gamers-arsenal/half-life-2/ |title=IGN's Gamers Arsenal|publisher=IGN|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Two of Dystopia’s developers, Dustin "Teddy" Hulm and Robert "Fuzzy" Crouch were interviewed on the Australian video game television program, [[Good Game]].<ref name="dysgoodgame">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s1757266.htm|title=Good Game - Dystopia|publisher=ABC Television|date=2006-10-10|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> Dystopia hosted a release broadcast with DJ Wheat for the version 1.2 steamworks release. In the release party two of Dystopia’s developers took part in a question and answer section with questions from the listeners and from DJ Wheat. The broadcast finished with a live broadcast of a scrim between two of Dystopia’s clans.<ref name="dysDJWHEAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.djwheat.tv/2009/03/09/dystopia-release-party-vods-are-here|title=Dystopia 1.2 Release Party|publisher=djWHEAT|date=2009-03-09|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> Dystopia has been downloaded over 200,000 times from popular video game file host [[Filefront]]<ref name="filefrontdownloads">{{cite web|url= http://halflife2.filefront.com/files/search/?keyword=dystopia&game=32&search_category=all&fields_name=1&fields_filename=1&start=0&sort=downloads&downloads_direction=desc&limit=10&descriptions_in=0&outdated_in=0&summary_in=0&show_screenshot_in=0#results|title=Half-Life 2 Files - Dystopia|publisher=filefront|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> with over 125,000 downloads from [[fileplanet]],<ref name="fileplanetdownloads">{{cite web|url=http://www.fileplanet.com/102393/0/0/2/1/section/Mod_Files|title=Mod Files - Dystopia|publisher=Fileplanet|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> 40,000+ downloads from [[XFire]]<ref name="xfiredownloads">{{cite web|url=http://www.xfire.com/downloads/search/?offset=0&q=dystopia|title=File Downloads|publisher=Xfire|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> and over 10,000 downloads from FileShack.<ref name="fileshackdownloads">{{cite web|url=http://www.fileshack.com/browse.x/3002|title=Dystopia|publisher=Shacknews|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> ===Awards=== Dystopia has received various awards by gaming websites since its original release. Independent modding site [[Mod DB]], awarded Dystopia its Originality Award in August 2005<ref name="DysAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.dystopia-game.com/awards|title=Dystopia Awards|publisher=Team Dystopia|date=2008-10-10|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> and two months later it was awarded, Mod of the Month for the month of October.<ref name="DysAwards" /> Three months after its original release, Dystopia was named the best Action Mod in Mod DB’s Mod of the year 2005,<ref name="DysAwards" /> also coming third in the overall competition.<ref name="DysMoty05">{{cite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2005-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/mods-of-2005/2#readarticle|title=2005 Mod of the Year|publisher=Moddb|date=2006-01-21|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> In both the 2006 and 2008 Mod of the Year awards Dystopia received an “Honorable Mention”<ref name="DysMoty06">{{cite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2006-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/mods-of-2006-players-choice/2#readarticle|title=2006 Mod of the Year|publisher=Moddb|date=2007-01-13|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="DysMoty08">{{cite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2008-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-best-released-mod|title=2008 Mod of the Year|publisher=Moddb|date=2009-03-02|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> and in the 2008 Mod of the Year Awards it was nominated for “Best Original Art Direction in a Total Conversion”.<ref name="DysMoty08Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2008-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/editors-choice-best-original-art-direction-in-a-tc|title=Best Original Art Direction in a Total Conversion|publisher=Moddb|date=2009-02-20|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> Other awards Dystopia has received include Best Mod for Half-Life 2 in the 2006 [[Independent Games Festival|Independent Games Festival's]] Modding Competition<ref name="DyIGFAward">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8643|title=Darwinia Takes Top Prize At 2006 IGF|publisher=Gamasutra|date=2006-03-26|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> and a Bronze Award for Best Source mod of 2007 from Steamfriends.com.<ref name="DysSteamFriends">{{cite web|url=http://www.steamfriends.com/news/1066/steamfriends-awards-2007|title=The SteamFriends Awards for 2007|publisher=SteamFriends|date=2007-12-31|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>
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