1. TexasGamer

   10

   One of the best games ever made - great story plot, one of the best introduction cut scenes to ever be in a game, well balanced weapons, variety of weapons is just right. The graphics might look dated 10+ years later, but eye candy does not make a game great.… Expand

   • Helpful? 8 of 8 users said Yes.
2. Cubixreviews

   8

   Results: The Best FPS of 1998, The Best Story in games of 1998. With It's outstanding story, great single player and the terrific multiplayer, still It's not perfect. Still, It is great, and It shows some fancy classic graphics. It is a great FPS. It is difficult, but great.… Expand

   • Helpful? 5 of 6 users said Yes.
3. JordanP.

   7

   Let me take you back to 1998. A heated battle between the two big FPS's namely Unreal and Quake II. Now, they were good for their time, but the AI was poor and both had next to no story and little interaction with the enviroment the player was placed in. Then comes Half-Life, and it features good AI and a storyline, plus interaction. With it's features many overlooked the fact that all were under-developed and the game was repetitive. My point is, it's only amazing due to the timing of it's release. A good game, just overated.… Expand

   • Helpful? 2 of 2 users said Yes.
4. DavidL.

   4

   Good graphics (for its day, and still servicable today) and balanced weapons are about the only thing going for this game. Level design is counterintuitive, boring and often boneheaded, enemies are poorly balanced, and the much-vaunted "revolutionary" storytelling falls flat on its face - they make the game harder to get into than any other component. Lacks even a speech log, making it possible to miss descriptions of mission objectives completely and permanently. Valve even tried to shoehorn block-pushing puzzles into an engine that was never meant to accomodate them. Bottom line: playable, but by no means enjoyable.… Expand

   • Helpful? 4 of 68 users said Yes.

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