half life

Advantages: cs
Disadvantages: ds

...Half Life 2 :episode 2 This is not a type of game i usually buy but when my friends boyfriend gave her a couple of them i decided to try it out. Described as "the most intense and exhilarating conflict ever undertaken in a video game" would it live up to its hype? The game itself was really easy to install on the computer but does need a direct x 7 level graphics card so if your card isn't as good as this it might make the game run slower.The graphics are amazing.The environments look so realistic. Game play-The game is really addictive and offers weeks of enjoyment. Story Gordon Freeman a character from previous games has to try and rescue the world from aliens.Not a game i would usually go for but it works really well. A must have for half life fans , not for me though as i prefer things with less killing...

katie22008m 17.10.2008 · Read review
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Half Life 2 - Are you a Freeman?

Advantages: an amazing game all round - no faults
Disadvantages: none

...of the most in-depth story lines I have ever come accross within a game, if you do however buy this game, see about getting Half Life 1 too to get you into the full story! If you're not interested in buying number 1 too, you can just play Half Life 2 and it will fill you in on most of the story line as you progress. IF you like a good, medium paced First Person Shooter with lots of horror and adventure then Half Life 2 is for you... Its now available on the PC, Xbox and PS3... And comes with many different "extra's" Horror scenes are pretty good also, allowing you to fight aliens, zombies and other "genetically enhanced humans" and as you fight your way through the huge landscape, you come accross many different enemies, and many different problems which need solving! Including operating a crane, destroying lots of things and... Well, shooting...

UnseenB4 28.09.2009 · Read review
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Half life, a classic

Advantages: It's amazing
Disadvantages: It has to end at some point

...Half life is what one might call a major breakthrough. It was, and still is, one of the best first person shooters ever made. The story, although not overly original, is interesting. The real winner here is the game play but more about that later. This game was released by valve that lets face it, at the time, were nothing. This game not only brought the attention to valve but completely revamped the whole 1st person shooter genre. The very original half life was scrapped completely and the project was restarted. Let's thank our lucky stars for that or we may not have what we have today. But anyway, let's get started. I'll start at, well, the start. Your name, Gordon Freeman. You've got some good science grades behind you and you're looking for somewhere to go. Luckily you come across the Black Mesa research facility that's been set...

jimothyjim00 11.04.2006 · Read review
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Half Life 2: Why YOU should play it.

Advantages: Amazing value for money, good gameplay, and a brilliant storyline.
Disadvantages: No multiplayer, repetitiveness of gameplay.

...I have played a lot of games in my time (Okay so I'm 15, I've still played a hell of a lot games), Half Life 2 impressed me to no end. I'll just go ahead and say that you have no idea what you are missing if you do not play it. It may be an 'old' game, as my friends say, but better late than never. Heres why: Half life 2 is set straight after 1, the combine(in other words some large group of very aggressive aliens) have invaded earth, and humanity have been oppressed. You are part of an uprising rebellion, which meets in secret and hides in underground facilities and canals (as far as I know). That is pretty much the basic storyline but it goes much, much deeper than that. As with Half Life 1, the storyline is its main selling point. Very well thought out and very imaginative. No other game I have played...

ramothon 28.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Half-Life 2 (PC)

Half-Life 2 - Xbox

Advantages: Extreme realism, hours of fun and breathtaking graphics.
Disadvantages: No multiplayer

...Half-life 2 is the excellent sequel to the highly acclaimed action game Half-Life. This time round, Xbox uses have been privy to the wonders of the Half-Life world. BACKGROUND: The first game sees you playing as a particle physicist, Gordan Freeman. Following an accident at the research facility Black Mesa, portals begin to open to another world. Creatures from this world soon begin to pour through with disatrous consequences for Earth. Needless to say, Freeman saves the day. PLOT: Half-Life 2 sees you playing as Gordan Freeman once again. However, you seem to have been transported many decades into the future, although Gordan himself hasn't aged (this is due to the medeling actions of the Suited Man, who's actions remain shrouded in mystery in Half-Life and Half-Life 2). This time round, you play in a once human city that has...

emz382382 13.07.2007 · Read review
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Half Life, Best FPS to ever grace the PC ?

Advantages: Everything about it, gripping story, great action, very immersive
Disadvantages: slightly outdated these days (was released in November 19, 1998) but you wont care :)

...My Personal Thoughts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Half Life is a truely exceptional piece of gaming. I first played Half Life when it was released on ps2 as i never had a PC at that time. However when i did get a PC Half Life was straight into my collection. I thought he game was fantastic and unlike anything i had previously played. It had a gripping story that was very realisitc as you were at the hands of it all. In fact it was this game that got me into First Person Shooters (FPS) in the first place purely down to all the factors contained within this masterpiece of a game. Intro ~~~ Half Life is the story of Gordon Freemans work at the Black Mesa Research Lab. It starts off as a normal day, u come into work on the onboard train system (this is a great start to the game as you can see all around you and the goings on at Black Mesa) you...

Geddes-i 20.10.2008 · Read review
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Half Life 2- Best Before 2004!

Advantages: Great graphics and sound, amazing physics, Great Immserive world
Disadvantages: Slightly short, Bland enemy design, Poor AI

...sprung up to further add to the anger, it was beginning to seem like a bad dream for the fans. But around the end of september it was announced that a final disk had been sent to Vivendi and the game would very soon be going gold for real, the huge fanbase of Half Life erupted and the hype switched back on. Then just as all seemed to be going perfect the ongoing legal battle between Valve the developers and Vivendi the publishers brought news that it was entirely possible Vivendi could make Valve wait up to five months for the game to be released, assuming the worst the fans were fuming. This was not to be however and all the worry proved unfounded when, during October Valve announced that Half Life 2 had gone gold and penned a real solid release date, the 16th of November 2004. So 1 year and almost 2 months after its initial...

Soadfan1 29.11.2004 · Read review
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Brilliance, thy name is Half Life 2.

Advantages: Good graphics, addictive gameplay, overall a brilliant gaming experience
Disadvantages: Too short

...As a huge fan of the original Half Life, I was incredibly apprehensive approaching its sequel. Sure, I'd heard great things, but you hear positive consensus about a great deal of games that when you actually play, turn out to disappoint you. I was incredibly relieved to discover in my first few minutes of play, that Half Life 2 is one of those few sequels that manages to live up to the standard set by its predecessor. Half Life 2 again follows the escapades of scientist and unlikely hero; Gordon Freeman. Following his adventures at Black Mesa, a long time has passed. You are again called upon to save humanity and are plunged back into the fray by the mysterious G-man (a recurring character from the first game) to save Earth from the clutches of the evil Combine, a mysterious force that has managed to conquer the planet and enslave its...

southy787 27.12.2007 · Read review
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Half Life 2 Episode 1 by Valve Software

Advantages: Character interaction, story, graffix including HDR lighting, exciting strategic range of combat situations, physics, environments
Disadvantages: Quite short leaving people feeling there should be more game for the price

...Half Life 2 Episode 1, originally going to be called Aftermath, continues where the Half Life 2 story left off in an episodic format. Half Life 1 and 2 were simply awesome games and they begin the complicated Half Life story which this game continues so if you haven't played them I suggest you play them before you play Episode 1 or you wont know what the hell is going on. The best thing about HL2 episode 1 is the character interaction between the player and your sidekick Alyx, who the player spends most of the game with. Valve have managed to do this excellently despite the fact that Gordon (the player) never speaks and there are no cut scenes. She really feels like a real life person with real life emotions and a personality. The game contains many memorable moments where Alyx interacts with the player. The fact that the player has...

Angus_The_Guest 04.08.2006 (22.08.2006) · Read review
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Review of Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC)

Half Life 2

Advantages: cutting-edge graphics, Solid single-player gameplay,
Disadvantages: Somewhat lackluster AI, Game is a bit easy.

...Half Life 2 takes up years after Half Life 1 whitch i believe was the best fps ever made .You take up the role of gordon freeman again in this all out action fps title. Most of the levels are very well done and the story is good but not as good as half life 1 .The levels give you a sense of pursuit and hurtles you forward so quickly that you don't have much time to admire the cutting-edge graphical prowess on display , The graphics are the best around when this game was made . you'll battle your way forward against all manner of enemies.and the environments in the game and are simply stunning, from the plazas and streets of City 17 to the rusted interiors of an abandoned factory. The sound effects are also well done. Once again, it's the little details that stand out in Half life 2 . For peope who have never played Half life...

marc007 18.07.2008 (19.07.2008) · Read review
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