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From the review:
The game takes a little while to get going--it’ll take about half an hour to obtain your hazardous environment suit and get your hands on the game’s first weapon, the mighty crowbar--but it’s worth the wait. This isn’t your typical first-person shooter. You’ll need to solve puzzles to advance, and at times you’ll be seriously outnumbered and outgunned--moments that require more brains than brawn to survive.
Despite Half-Life 2’s age, this giant of a game still impresses. Beautifully rendered models both create stunning landscapes and convey an incredibly claustrophobic world you can’t help but rebel against. The outstanding dialogue draws you into the plot and characters. Those in authority sound like they enjoy their power, the friendly scientists sound lost in their intellectual wanderings, and the rebels gain your sympathy and make you want to fight for their cause. Half-Life 2’s unique inventiveness also sets it apart. Where other first-person shooters might immediately grant you a giant arsenal and tell you to shoot everything in sight, Half-Life 2 utilizes quieter strengths: good artificial intelligence, for example, great controls, a terrific physics engine, and pheromone-based pods that can summon a giant insect army to attack your enemies. The awesome gravity gun can draw objects to you and fire almost any object as a projectile--it’s as much a tool as it is a weapon.
Check out the full review at the link below.Despite Half-Life 2’s age, this giant of a game still impresses. Beautifully rendered models both create stunning landscapes and convey an incredibly claustrophobic world you can’t help but rebel against. The outstanding dialogue draws you into the plot and characters. Those in authority sound like they enjoy their power, the friendly scientists sound lost in their intellectual wanderings, and the rebels gain your sympathy and make you want to fight for their cause. Half-Life 2’s unique inventiveness also sets it apart. Where other first-person shooters might immediately grant you a giant arsenal and tell you to shoot everything in sight, Half-Life 2 utilizes quieter strengths: good artificial intelligence, for example, great controls, a terrific physics engine, and pheromone-based pods that can summon a giant insect army to attack your enemies. The awesome gravity gun can draw objects to you and fire almost any object as a projectile--it’s as much a tool as it is a weapon.
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