Half-Life 2

a.k.a. HL2

published by Electronic Arts in 2005-11-15, developed by Valve, running on Xbox

type: shooter
genre: Science Fiction, First-person shooter
series: Half-Life
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player

game engine: Source
languages: eng

4.1/5

Official description

Defining a new benchmark in gaming with startling realism and responsiveness. Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him. * DIGITAL ACTORS: Advanced animation technology delivers the most sophistocated in-game characters ever witnessed.
* ADVANCED AI: Friends and foes assess threats, master tricky terrain and fashion weapons from what is at hand.
* PHYSICAL GAMEPLAY: Objects from trucks to desks obey laws of gravity, friction and buoyancy.
* STUNNING GRAPHICS: Simply amazing special effects ignite incredibly-realistic environments.

# 2007-05-26 01:06:12 - official description

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Valve Software/Vivendi Universal Gameswon the 5th annual (2005) Game developers Choice Awards - Best Writing. Marc Laidlaw was designated in the nomination.

(Zerothis) - # 2008-04-21 08:40:30

Technical specs

software: Google Breakpad, Havok Physics, Source,

display: textured polygons

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External reviews (3) - average: 88% - median: 90%

review source		issue	date	score
Consoles + (156-246)	fr	168	2006-01	16/20	80%
IGN		2005	*	9.4/10	94%
Metacritic		2005	*	90/100	90%	view

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UPC: 014633151596

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