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Half Life 2 is a great, fast paced first person shooter. The graphics are terrific, and game play is fast and smooth. It gives you the ability to interact with almost every object you see which is unique to many games of this type. The game is full of puzzles, and maze type scenarios which are challenging, but not impossible. With the game, you get an account with Source, which is an online gaming company. It will give you access to many other games, some of which are at an additional cost. A nice feature to Half Life 2 is that once the game is loaded on to your computer, it does not require you to keep using the CD/ROM to play. The game is launched through Source. My only complaint about Half Life 2 is the load times during game play. They usually occur when moving from one level to another, but they feel like they take forever. All in all it is a terrific game, and a lot of fun to play. If you like first person shooters, this is a game for you.Read full review
Half-life 2 is one of the best PC games ever made, and it should be on every PC gamers playlist. glad i made this purchase.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
First off lets start with pros and cons. Pros: Excellent gameplay, beautiful graphics, cool storyline Cons: Less creativity the HL in the weapons selection most of which seemingly taken out of the original, various early release glitches, complete incompatability with the Intel 950 chipset, game requires a broadband connection to properly install (copy protection excessive). Seems like a lot of cons huh? Well the pros far outweight the cons, The graphics capabilities of this game still rivel those of most console hits and the Lost Coast expansion really shows promise for even more rivaling performances. The gameplay is fairly smooth and offers a less then totally linear experiance, the open environment takes away from some of the valor in seeking secret items or shortcuts though as they feel less like secrets and more like just another way. The world area is expansive and detailed including beautiful water texture as well as reflect/refractory experiances that are enough to make you ready to take a swim. The combat is impressive, the implementation of the new source engine is impressive to say the least best exemplified by shooting a particular enemy NPC in a particular body part causeing realistic recoil actions (ragdoll physics). The weapons left a lot to be desired as your vast inventory only supplies you many of the same weapons available in the original game (and you EVEN lose a few) of coarse the weapons detail is drastically advanced in contrast, I can't help feeling a little left out from all of the cool alien weapons originally available in the original.Read full review
This game is great. Anyone that played the first Half-Life, any of the expansions (OpForce, Blue Shift) or mods (Counter-Strike, Firearms, ColdIce, etc) would enjoy playing this game. Take all the challenges, puzzles, and the fun you had playing HL, and add a complex physics engine, complete with ragdoll physics. Blow stuff up and watch it fly around, throw objects, complete puzzles where you have to move things around that affect balance on a lever, boyancy of a float, etc. There are several mods available, including Garry's mod, which allows you to spawn NPCs, build things with various objects, and in general just mess around with the physics engine. My friends have had HL2 for quite some time, and I had never picked it up. I was on eBay a few weeks ago and saw a brand new in the box SEALED copy of the game for $20. Not someone selling the username/password to their Steam account, but the actual game. It was the best $20 I've spent on a PC game in a LONG time. If you don't have it already, HL2 is a must-have game for any PC gamer, hardcore or casual.Read full review
Exactly what I was after. One of the finest games made, and still wrapped, with a valid registration number, and at the right price.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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