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Half-Life combines great storytelling in the tradition of Stephen King with intense action and advanced technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players need to think smart to survive. Half-Life has won more than 50 Game of the Year awards from publications around the world, and was named 'Best PC Game Ever' in PC Gamer's November 1999 issue. [Sierra]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 100
All Game Guide
It isn't everyday that you come across a game that totally revolutionizes an entire genre, but Half-Life has done just that.
 100
Adrenaline Vault
If you want an incredible 3D experience that will cause you to lose sleep, meals, PTA meetings, and romantic rendezvous, this is the game.
100
Hot Games
The way scientists and guards talk to you and each other, the huge stages that you can make a little bit more progress in each time you play, the absolutely amazing animation...it all adds up to a totally immersive gaming experience that makes everything else look quite shoddy in comparison.
100
Gamers Depot
I have yet to play a more immersive game period. From the word "go", I found myself completely engulfed into the pseudo world that is unfolded before your eyes. [6 "drips"]
100
Just Adventure
It features a fully interactive environment that's a blast to play through. It's really like an interactive movie because it's so immersive. It's easily the most revolutionary shooter since "System Shock."
100
2404.org
Single player has a great story line with lots of twists and turns that keeps you interested.
100
GamePro
A masterpiece of epic proportions, the "Saving Private Ryan" of first-person shooters.
100
Yahoo! Games
Everything about Half-Life smacks of quality: the storyline, the gameplay, the graphics, the sound effects and last, but not least, the obvious level of committment Sierra and Valve have invested in it. Half-Life is, without doubt, the best PC game I have ever played. Ever.
100
Game Revolution
A fantastic single player experience, with reliable and customizable multiplayer support...what more could a FPS fan ask for.
98
Gamezilla!
It is, without a doubt, the best single-player first-person shooter ever. Period. It is so good for so many reasons. But most importantly, it is fun. I mean really fun.
97
PC Gamer
This is The Big One, and it's even better than we could've hoped. [Jan 1999, p.166]
97
TotalGames.net
Half-Life is brilliant in every respect with huge monsters appearing later on, Half-Life gets so spooky it hurts, so frightening people simply watching jump!
96
PC Gameworld
The best FPS ever created. Makes everything else pale in comparison. It's everything you always wanted in a FPS.
96
GamingExcellence
Everything in this game is perfect, including the excellent characters and graphics, and the realistic sound effects. Half-Life is not a game, it is an adventure.
96
Armchair Empire
It combines a balance of tense action, puzzle solving, story, and fun that has yet to be equaled on in the FPS arena.
95
IGN
It constantly presents you with variety, surprises, and new challenges to keep you hooked. It is a tour de force in game design, the definitive single player game in a first person shooter.
94
Game Over Online
It's atmosphere and unique style have changed the face of PC gaming.
94
My Gamer
The storyline runs in perfect harmony with the action and acts as a conduit not a stopgap, or a padding device. Each gaming element compliments the next and the entire presentation is nothing short of, well…dare we say it…revolutionary.
94
GameSpot
The closest thing to a revolutionary step the genre has ever taken. Through a series of subtle and artistic design decisions, Half-Life creates a reality that is self-contained, believable, and thoroughly engaging.
92
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Call in sick at work, unplug the phone, cancel all your plans, and prepare yourself for one of the most intense, exciting, and downright brilliant gaming experiences of your life.
90
Happy Puppy
Realism aside, Half-Life provides some of the best unrealistic opponents seen to date as well. The creature design here is outstanding.
90
GamerArchive
Once you have dominated the death match realm, you can truly call yourself either an expert gamer, or an obsessive stinking nerd.
85
Electric Playground
I have never had a more immersive and engaging entertainment experience than I had with the first half of Half-Life...[but] the game peaks too soon.
80
Cincinnati Enquirer
Unfortunately, Half-Life’s puzzle-oriented play leads to some problems. On several occasions, you’ll be forced to make almost impossible jumps. The difficulty of such maneuvers finds you making 10, sometimes 15 attempts. The frustration distances you from a story that should have you absorbed.
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