- Publisher: VU Games
- Release Date: Nov 16, 2004

- Summary:
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- Developer: Valve Software
- Genre(s): Action, Shooter, Shooter, First-Person, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi, Arcade
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 81 out of 81
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Mixed: 0 out of 81
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Negative: 0 out of 81
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Where it goes beyond a typical first person shooter is in its story telling. The graphics engine is so realistic that you feel like you are participating in a movie. The character's facial animation is incredible. It's done so well, you can get a sense of how the characters are feeling.
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Half-Life 2 has astonished us from start to finish. Valve has done to the FPS genre what restaurants in Chinatown do to ducks; shredded it, smothered it in a delicious sauce of their own devising, and served it up in a way which you simply couldn't have imagined when looking at them in the pond.
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Nothing less than a revolution in the gaming industry that will keep gamers busy for years to come, just as the original did.
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It's a beautiful game with fantastic design and writing that's a little short but delivers boatloads of action in what time you do end up playing.
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An ephemeral and controversial ending, along with the few issues described above, means that for me, Half-Life 2, while a compelling and highly enjoyable game, falls short of the size of impact that the first title had on the gaming world.
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With tasty graphics and gameplay that is sheer madness, Half-life 2 is sweeter than a chocolate-and-honey lollipop coated with sugar, and it provides twice the rush.
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netjakI think this is probably the worst teammate AI I've seen in an FPS since "Daikatana." It's like every one of your followers are the Redshirt sidekicks from "Star Munchkin."
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Positive: 2,130 out of 2403
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Mixed: 161 out of 2403
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Negative: 112 out of 2403
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DaveM.Jun 5, 2006
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BenFApr 20, 2010
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JoniK_K_K_KAug 28, 2007This game is GOOD!!!
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Mar 8, 2022Without a doubt a legendary game, deserves more than 10 points.
Better, it hasn't come out yet. We are waiting for the third part. -
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Jul 10, 2020Half life 2 repeated the success of Half life 1, even better.
The game is a revolution in the gaming industry, once Valve was able to do this. -
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Aug 9, 2022Amazing game that shaped the entirety of my imagination, and moulded and influenced my entertainment interests for years.
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EvanT.Jun 14, 2006The worst game ever it is all fake and the guns are crap. do not get this game!
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