Combine Nation

A fake reality-TV cops show set the Half-Life 2 universe

More machinima madness as Watch officer Bundles and Lieutenant Tibbles, proud members of the Combine’s Civil Protection overwatch, display various levels of competence in the line of duty.

Monday 17 March 2008 :: by Thierry Gagnon

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Combine Nation is series of humorous machinima animated shorts by Lit Fuse Films based on the settings of the wonderful Half-Life 2 action game.

Although these web-episodes deal with the same subject matter than the Civil Protection series, mainly the misfortunes of clueless fascist thugs, they feature a higher production value, with a more cinematic and action-packed editing. However, the rapid-fire pacing of the stories as well as the absurd humor can be bewildering sometimes.

These episodes are available on YouTube (see below) or as high-quality (HD) downloads from the official website.

Combine Nation - Episode 1

Combine Nation - Episode 2

Combine Nation - Do Your Part (trailer)

Combine Nation - Lost scene

Sadly, the creators of Combine Nation have canceled the series due to a hard drive failure and lack of interest in doing a series. This lost scene is all that remains of this promising project.

Do not despair!

There a a lot more movies from the Lit Fuse Films people, many of which are also based on Half-Life 2 universe. Check-them out!


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