Bye bye Halo 3, and Gears of War

User Rating: 9.5 | The Orange Box X360
By IllReadIt | Review Date:
Well, after playing Half-Life 1 and 2 on computer I already knew the HL franchise was waaaay better than Halo, it was just a matter of how the graphics would port over. The graphics are not high end computer, but daaaaaamn close, and are equitable to the best graphics on Xbox 360. If you never played HL-1/2, you are missing a great story line, SMART AI, and adventurous gaming, that is for computer what Halo is for Xbox, and if you think Halo is better, just compare the review scores down the line with each games successor, case closed. Plus Half Life is welcomed and well received on either systems, Halo was and still is poorly received on computer, and get's reviews below Half Life series, so cry all you want, the facts and scores are public record, and all your crying can't change it.

Team Fortress 2 is the reason I bought the Orange Box, although I will enjoy replaying HL-2, and playing Episodes 1 and 2, which I also look forward too. I never played TF 1, but after playing TF 2, I can only say it is a TOTAL blast, I enjoy it so much better than the glitch ridden jammed Gears of War, and I also enjoy it more than the been there, done that uninspiring Halo 3. Yes Halo has Forge, but it is no fun looking for cameras, I want to play against and enemy, not a hiding little ball, yes, I admit it was cool and fun the first few times, but now all everybody does is turn into a camera and fly around constantly, so fun over, let's get back to real gaming, and TF 2 is real gaming, for those who know the difference between real gaming and gaming eye candy and massive marketing name dropping and brain washing.

Getting a little off the subject here, some people say they seen very minor jagginess in lines on TF 2, I see none, the whole Orange Box is graphically excellent on my TV. So those of youl ooking for the best a low budget gamer can afford TV wise, I am EXTREMELY impressed and happy with my recent TV purchase. I went to Walmart and paid $1699 + tax, and bougtht a Philips 47 inch, LCD HDTV with 1080P, 5ms refresh rate, 3 HDMI's ect...and gaming has never been so fun and great to watch. Now some of you with scoff with bigger better TV's, I know you paid more so they have to be better, however, besides the "bigger screen" owners whose will be better because of size, not necessarily picture quality, graphically, I'll put up mine against the high end TV's and my eyes won't be able to tell the difference, and neither will yours.

Portal I haven't played yet, but for puzzle people, I heard it'll work you bad, I am not a puzzle person.

You can not miss with this package, Half Life 2, Episode 1 nd 2, AND Team Fortress 2 are worth the price of a single game alone, let alone all in one package, let's do the math, 5 great, HIGH quality gaming experiences, for the price of one, duuuuuuuh ! Way to go Valve, you once again have outdone Bungie, and didn't need the advertising campaighn either, just went by your reputation for gaming excellence and whispered the title "Half Life" ...... coming soon, no demo required.

GRAPHICS 9.0 HL 2 10.0 TF 2

SOUND 9.0 VOICE ACTING 10

GAMEPLAY 10

REPLAY VALUE 10

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