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6.8 out of 10

Half-Life 2

First seen: 25 october 2003

Information found in: from 187 sources in 22 countries.

Best Price: 9.99 USD

  • User Score (1124)
    8.0 8.0 from 1124 reviewers
  • Expert Score (122)
    9.1 9.1 from 122 reviewers
  • Gameplay (38)
    7.5 7.5 from 38 reviewers
  • Graphics (56)
    7.7 7.7 from 56 reviewers
  • Sound (53)
    7.3 7.3 from 53 reviewers
  • Storyline (2)
    5.5 5.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    7.6 7.6 from 3 reviewers
  • Addiction (4)
    6.8 6.8 from 4 reviewers
  • Lifespan (10)
    6.4 6.4 from 10 reviewers
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  • source mods bad points, great gameplay, classic games, variety of playstyles avaliable, great grpahics
  • annoying load times, atrocious ending, and any platform, no multiplayer, life 2

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  1. Half-Life 2

    Reviewer: ic-games
    19 November 2004
    Overall 10
    9.8
    Gameplay 10
    9.9
    Graphics 10
    9.7
    Sound 10
    9.8
     

    Half-Life took the FPS out of the barren alien worlds of the 90’s and brought it kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. Half-Life 2 has grabbed the whole shebang and propelled things even further; yes Doom 3 has its pluses and in some small ways is maybe as good as, if not better, in certain aspects but for the whole deal there just isn’t anything that can touch Half-Life 2. It’s the bees’ knees, the cats’ whiskers; hell it’s the dogs bo… lets just... Read more

  2. Half-Life 2

    Reviewer: DarkZero
    19 July 2008
    Overall 10
    9.6
     

    Right, well, by now you should have an idea of just how stunning this game is. Seriously, it’s the crème de la crème, best of the best, top of the… err… pops. It is the pure essence of enjoyment from start to finish, and a more than worthy successor to the game that started it all off. Just get it. Trust me, you won’t regret it. Read more

  3. Half-Life 2 (PC) review

    Reviewer: DarkZero
    24 February 2006
    Overall 10
    9.6
     

    Gordon Freeman is a lonely man. Granted, being a messiah to the remnants of humanity – a small resistance movement who look in his eyes and see their liberation from enslavement personified – is enough to dissociate anyone from the rest of the crowd, but this is a much less authoritative form of isolation. In Freeman’s eyes, he is no greater or more important than any of his allies, but somewhat unco sensually accepts what has been thrown upon him. He realises that... Read more

  4. Half Life 2

    Reviewer: GameOn
    10 December 2005

    After going through Black Mesa and getting teleported to another planet, fighting the leader of the Aliens and then being mysteriously "kidnapped" by the G-Man, I still knew little about this world. But I spent the next 4 years looking for another Half Life title to the point that I had dreams about it. Then it finally came: Half Life 2. I almost fainted just getting the CD case. You know the saying, desperate measures for desperate times? Well I didn't wait till I get... Read more

  5. Half Life 2: Episode 1

    Reviewer: Ultra Ninjas
    26 October 2007
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    All this being said, if you’re a Half-Life fan this isn’t going to bother you much - it’s more of the same and a continuation in the storyline. Additionally, Episode Two is a lot better in our opinion, so consider Episode One a refresher course in all things Half-Life and get yourself the next instalment as that, ladies and gentlemen has been worth the wait. Read more

  1. "DO NOT BUY SECOND HAND!!!"

    Reviewer: PC Personal Computer Game Reviews
    12 June 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    This game has a program called steam running it, meaning when bought new the buyer must enter the serial number and ONLY that person can use that number to play the game. Steam will not let a second user play the game if you buy it second hand you cannot play it simple buy new if you have to not second hand... Read more

  2. One of the best Fps's EVER

    Reviewer: Tangtom, or Tomcat or any variation., J&R
    25 June 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    this is such a great game.Every person who can clam the title HARCDORE FPS'SER MUST BEAT ALL LEVELS ON EXSPERT. PERIOD. Read more

  3. Half-Life 2 (PC): Half-Life 2 - can the sequel topple the success of the origi ...

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    3 March 2010

    Summary: An amazing experience, a cinematic, twisting thriller, a must play. Read more

  4. DEFECTIVE PRODUCT FOR MACINTOSH! RIP OFF ALERT!

    Reviewer: Amazon
    8 April 2010
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    DO NOT PURCHASE THIS ITEM IF YOU HAVE A MACINTOSH!!! It ONLY runs on "Classic OS 9", which is an operating system over 8 years old. It does NOT run on OS X at all. A HUGE disappointment and clearly false advertising! Also, the company, BSL Mart, is very difficult to contact. There is no phone number, you can only send them e-mails. Also, the return slip was already peeled off on the packaging slip, so it is obvious that someone else already returned it and BSL Mart just... Read more

  5. Great Games

    Reviewer: Amazon
    10 June 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Fun: This review is from: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (PC DVD) (Video Game) the best thing about this game is that it will run on ANYTHING!! seriously if you hammered together an old washing machine some knitting needles and the back end of a robin reliant IT WOULD RUN HALF LIFE 2!!!! so if your pc or laptop has 'intel series integrated graphics' which it probably does unless you brave enough to tinker around and upgrade the graphics card which i for one am not, do not... Read more

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