Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is a first-person shooter adventure game for Windows, XBox, and Macintosh. It was released on November 16, 2004 by Valve.

Review

Good

• The 3D engine was awfully impressive at the time featuring water reflection, fog, dynamic lighting, light blinding, cast shadows, focus changing, etc.
• The weapons feature a nice gradual increase in power that allows you to feel like you're becoming stronger as the game progresses.
• The Ravenholm chapter is deliciously terrifying. One of the scariest experiences I've ever had with a game.
• There are a lot of secret areas in the game which aides in the replay value.

Bad

• The NPCs continue to talk even if you're out of earshot which means you can often miss dialogue.
• There are a few points where the game gets dull and repetitious, like the highway section.
• Some of the puzzles are tedious, especially jumping puzzles.

Ugly

• This game doesn't really have any serious faults.

Links

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life_2 - Wikipedia.
• mobygames.com/game/half-life-2 - Mobygames.
• gamefaqs.com/pc/914642-half-life-2 - GameFAQs.[[Category:First Person Shooter