Description
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: Half-Life 2.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 of people -- people he cares about -- are counting on him.
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Game Genre: First Person Shooter
Compatible OS: PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Media Format: CD-ROM
Summary
Product Title: Vivendi Universal Half-Life 2
Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal
Power Score: 4.7 | 37 Reviews
Software
Game Genre: First Person Shooter
License Type: Full Product
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Media Format: CD-ROM
System Requirements
Required Operating System: PC
System Requirements: Processor: 1.2 GHz (2.4 GHz recommended) Memory: 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) Operating System: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP Other: DirectX 7 compatible graphics card (DirectX 9 enabled graphics card recommended)
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Strengths: * Revolutionary graphics & sounds. * Realism is off the charts. * One step away from VR!
Weakness: * Takes quite a while to get setup. * It is more addictive than the original Half-Life * Now charging for additional games; whereas, the original Half-life provided Team Fortress, etc for free.
My experience with this game reminds me of how amazed I was when Unreal first came out. The fact that everything in the environment is "moveable" is totally awesome. The only games that come close to matching this one are Battlefield Vietmam and Doom3. Counterstrike is included with the standard Half-Life 2 game, and the graphics have been enhanced quite a bit. HL2 doesn't have a multi-player...
Strengths: -Highly realistic graphics -extreme physical game play -High quality sound effects -High quality skin/spirit/hud effect -Sub title provided for people's speech
Weakness: -Takes some time to load -The packaging is poor -Requires steam -can only be use in one com, even though it's a single player game -Once you start playing, it's hard to stop
Well, this game is what we all had been waiting for. After months of testing, it had finially been released. But, maybe my expectation is too high, I did got a few suprises after i bought the game. I had expected a normal plastic casing, but instead, it comes in paper cd-cover, those used by hardware installation disc. And the instruction menu, they are just two slips of paper. Oh well, all I...
Strengths: Graphics. Realistic physics.
Weakness: Setup time. Loadtime between modules.
This is the best of the best when it comes to graphics and realistic physics. It's a great combination of FPS and problem solving. This is truely the next generation of game playing! Can't wait to see what's next. Maybe we will be wearing virtual reality suits connected to USB :-)
Strengths: Almost everything
Weakness: Loading sequences and two other problems my computer has, so no use mentioning
I have recently bought this game and chose it over Episode 1 inspite of it being the newer version because I wanted to start of with a longer game and follow the sequence in order (although I have completed only 1/4 of Half-Life 1). When I first bought this game, I had no problem installing it as I already had a Steam account. When I started playing it, I realised that the game is easier to...
Strengths: Closest thing ever to an interactive movie. Wide variety of gameplay. Best integration of Havok physics yet. Jaw dropping character models. Lush, beautiful graphics.
Weakness: Frequent and lengthy load times. Noticeable stuttering in places. Ridiculous ending.
This is one hell of a game. Delayed by over a year and hyped to a level right up there with Doom 3 (maybe higher), it is relieving to say that the final product meets about 90% of my expectations. Given the astronomical hype, that's pretty good. Graphics: To answer the obvious question: no, Half Life 2 is not as technically advanced as Doom 3. However, that doesn't stop Half Life's Source engine...
Strengths: Graphics, AI, Phisics
Weakness: Steam takes a bit to update sometimes
Half Life 2 is probably the greatest game I've ever played. First of all, the graphics are AMAZING. No two characters move the same way, physical features are amazing. Second, the AI is awesome. Third, The phisics involved are truly amazing. As soon as I played the game for the first time, I bumped into a luggage cart, ans suitcases fell off it. I made pop come out of a soda machine. AMAZING! You...
zoglog
- Dec 13, 2004
Strengths: Good overall graphics engine, good facial models, Overall improved gameplay engine since Halflife 1, Vehicles provide an amount of diversity, Physics engine is impressive on many occasions.
Weakness: Body models are still weak compared to Doom III, Super Long Loading times and pretty frequent, Steam, Co-op mode would be nice, Horrific Cheap Packaging.
Well before let me state that I never really liked halflife 1 past it's extent towards adding a certain cinematic value to single player first person shooters. I found it's use in multiplayer engines to be subpar compared to quake. The gamplay engine seemed slow and sluggish to me (especially counterstrike). So likewise my interest in Halflife 2 did'nt exist till I decided to check out the demo...
Strengths: Excellent graphics, Intelligent A.I., Living Environment, Overall an excellent game
Weakness: Load times are lengthy, Steam (Worked fine for me however), Requires a monster PC to run at max settings
Half Life 2 is an excellent continuation to the first one, which was an astounding game. I enjoyed the high resolution graphics, from the rippling waters, to the explosive barrels and the saw blades cutting through the zombies. The A.I. reacted differently to each environment, and attacked and defended differently as well. The environment had the feeling that it was alive, since you saw normal...
Strengths: Does it all
Weakness: Long time to load
I'm still amazed how good this game is. After all the hype and waiting, it's better than I expected. The graphics are unbelievable the gameplay is right on and what's most important........it's fun to play. I can't put it down.
Half-Life 2 receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.93 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #3 game of all time, #1 game of 2004 for the PC and #1 PC game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 132 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on the link below.
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Gordon Freeman has finally returned! It’s been a long time coming for gamers but the game is definitely worth the wait. Gamers that have been following the history of Half-Life understand that there are two stories surrounding the release of Half-Life 2: the game’s story and the story behind the development. Sure there is a story in Half-Life 2, but the story surrounding the development of...
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I wanted to make this review short and sweet, but it's hard to stop writing, even when excluding facts that could potentially contaminate an exceptionally well thought-out gaming experience. There's just so much to say. Half-Life 2 is, simply put, the best single-player shooter ever released for the PC. It does so many things right in so many ways that it might be possible to write a thesis on...
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Vivendi Universal Half-Life 2
Strengths: Awesome Graphics, intense and fun Gameplay
Weakness: Long load times
Half-Life 2 is undoubedly one of the best games I have ever played. The graphics are amazing, the scenery is beautiful, and the gameplay is absolutely fantastic. The game is frighteningly intense, and one level in particular- Ravenholm- scared my pants off! I don't understand what the people who gave this game low reviews are thinking- perhaps they have the wrong game. Half-Life 2 is a must have...
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