Half-Life 2
Half Life 2 is a first-person shooter by Valve Corporation. Six years did fans of the critically acclaimed Half Life have to wait for its successor, Half Life 2. Developed by the Valve Corporation, it was the very first game to use the developer's Source engine. Half-Life 2: Update shouldn't be seen as a mod, but as a true update to what is already there.' Along with major improvements to the visuals, Half-Life 2 adds an optional Community Commentary mode. Half-Life 2 has no cut scenes and the entire game is presented through the eyes of the main character, Gordon Freeman. As soon as you start the game, you will be on a train, much like the first game, unaware of your destination. You know nothing of the world around you and are unfamiliar of where you are, just like in the original Half-life. Set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth. The loss of the Seven-Hour War is still fresh. In the shadow of a rising Combine fortress known as the Citadel, residents of City 17 learn to live under the rule of their invaders.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance movement striking out against the Combine.
'The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.'
Half-Life 2 features a thrilling campaign packed with unprecedented levels of immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat. Experience the landmark first-person shooter that “forged the framework for the next generation of games” (PC Gamer).
What's particularly impressive about the game running so well is that it does so without compromising any part of gameplay or design. Environments are complex, colorful, and highly detailed; AI is certainly impressive.
—IGN
This is the game you have to buy. Do not finish reading this review, just run out and get it right now. This dystopia is beautifully realized… With expressive eyes and emotive faces, these people look far more real than those in any other game.
—The New York Times
The first time you see ribbed glass blurring the ominous shape of a soldier on the other side, or any time that you happen to be moving through water, you will see next-generation visuals implemented in a casual, capable manner.
—PC Gamer
Best Shooter
–GameSpot
Game of the Year
–AIAS
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Best Game
–Edge Magazine
Readers' Game of the Decade
–The Guardian
Game of the Decade
–IGN
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| Half-Life 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Valve Corporation |
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| Distributor(s) | Steam |
| Release date(s) | Windows November 16, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | FPS |
| System(s) | Windows, Xbox, Mac OS, Linux |
| Players | 1 |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature |
| Preceded by | Half-Life |
| Followed by | Half-Life 2: Episode One |
| Series | Half-Life |
| Website | http://www.half-life2.com |
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| Twitch | Half-Life 2 Channel |
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Half-Life 2 was developed by Valve Software and was released on November 16, 2004 for Windows following a 5-year development cycle, and later on Steam and the Xbox. The game gained almost unanimous praise and acclaim for its story, fluidity and the gameplay in general. The game was bundled with Counter-Strike: Source, a remake of a critically-acclaimed total-conversion mod for the original Half-Life. Marooners download free online. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch was later released via Steam and was free to download for all owners of Half-Life 2. The full game was included in an updated form with The Orange Box compilation for Windows, Steam, Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
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You are Dr. Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and one of the only survivors of the Black Mesa incident. Finding yourself on a train to who-knows-where, you are plunged into a world oppressed by an alien empire, a world fraught with dangers that you, a mere scientist, will have to overcome.
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