Easily the best FPS of all time on the PC. Loads of factors help each other to get this presticious award. Lets start with the plot shall we? The game begins with a short sequence featuring the G man. You then gain controls as Gordon Freeman, super nerd, combine killing extraordinaire. You meet Barney Calhoun from Black Mesa shortly before meeting Alyx Vance, daughter of Eli Vance from Half-Life 1. You then set off to help the rebellion against Dr. Brein and the combine whilst fighting against large bug creatures known as Antlions and the never ending zombified hoards of headcrab zombies. The plot includes all the sci-fi twists and turns needed, added with a fear factor of 10 in some places, the confusion of betrayel, the adrenaline pumping of chase scenes, the instict of killing and the sorrow of death. Yep, it's all in there and much more. That's just the start, then there are the graphics, beautifully rendered character with possibly the most realistic voice acting and lip sync ever. All the hairs on face and head, fibres of clothing, shinyness of armour and ever the glossiness of eyeballs can be seen. The enviroments are huge and anything but spare. Chasms, trains, enemy bases, oil rigs, burning apartments, stations, giant mechanical structures and the inside of a gigantic robot/mutant factory, wow, bigger than Russia! Weapons included are your standard handgun, shotgun, SMG, RPG etc. Each looking stunning along the way, handling and firing beautifully. That brings me onto the next subject, physics. Never before have I seen such phsyics, throwing boxes, bouncing stuff off walls, driving vehicles into stuff and smashing windows. It's all so real in this, especially vehicles, the buggy and hover boat control and handle like a milkshake, nice and smooth and very sweet. Whether its going over ramps or breaking through hoardes of combine soldiers, its great. Sound is great as well, voice acting go with the characters design, weapons sound almost too real, natural sounds such as birds are almost as beautiful as they are and even the zombie moans give off a sense of pure terror. All this mixed with an amazing score really bring Half-Life 2 to life. That pretty much covers that, or does it? Half-Life 2 also comes with various mini-games such as project Gordon, a hilarious 2D side scroller spoof of the original. Rag doll kungfu, darwinian, source and finally HL2 deathmatch. Yes, that's right, Half-Life 2 is online as well, you can play as many as 16 players at once, with custom rules and hundreds of different locations, as more are downloaded as you browse other people's. So in full, this game offers all the thrills and spills of a GREAT hollywood blockbuster mixed with an adults phsycological novel, with one heck of an expanding library of a multiplayer thrown in makes this one of the best FPS and overall games of all time.
1998, half life comes out, rocks the planet. Six years later, half life 2 comes out, rocks the galaxy. Gordon is back and so is perfection. For six years the world has been waiting, and now it is here. The game play ... Read Full Review
First person shooters changed forever in 1998 when an unknown gaming developer known as Valve released a game known as Half-Life. It revolutionized the genre with cinematic gameplay, intense combat, and a story filled wi... Read Full Review
