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Half-Life 2 (2004)
November 18, 2004
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Is Half-Life 2 perfect? Hardly. Revolutionary? Not at all. For all of marketing's attempts to make you think otherwise, this is still just Half-Life but with fancy graphics and physics. The level design has been cleaned up, the fat has been trimmed and Valve has really upped the production values, but anyone with a clear eye can see that this is still Half-Life. And that's great in our book. Of course, if that doesn't work for you, this isn't your game.

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1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named “Best PC Game Ever” by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.

NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies

The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its








populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot.....

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Available on:
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Publisher:
Vivendi Universal GamesOfficial Website ]

Developer:
Valve SoftwareOfficial Website ]

Genre: Action/FPS

Year Released: 2004

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Masterpiece
by: El-Spork on September 29, 2006
This is a masterpiece of a game. I love it a lot. The graphics is amazing and compete with games of today even though this game is 2 years old. The p... Read Full Review
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Doom 3 fanboy, loves HL2 even more!
by: In-Tel on January 07, 2005
Those guys at Valve basically put together an almost perfect game. Anchored by the awesome graphics and the physics engine, combined with all of the ... Read Full Review
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No Cheap Shots
by: squeegie on November 27, 2004
A Lesson in History This is one of those games that a lot of us have been loosing sleep over in anticipation. Valve have had their fare share of misf... Read Full Review
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