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Based on 46189 ratings
9.3
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Score Breakdown Based on 46189 ratings
  1. 10 (30157)
  2. 9 (12430)
  3. 8 (2081)
  4. 7 (552)
  5. 6 (196)
  6. 5 (128)
  7. 4 (69)
  8. 3 (42)
  9. 2 (63)
  10. 1 (471)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:9.4

    Half-Life x 2 = a Whole Life?

    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

    12 of 12 users found the following review helpful

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  • Rating:9

    Half Life 2

    Half Life 2 is an iconic and universally praised FPS from Valve, which had a few sequels and modded versions, yet no official Half Life 3. I think the hype at the time was due to a larger focus on narrative and a bit mor... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Half Life 2 is still great, 19 years later.

    It's crazy to think that Half Life 2 is coming up on 19 years old this year. It is old enough to drink in some regions. Half Life 2 is probably one of the best aged games of all time, most games, after a while, start to ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Took a Great Game And Made It Better

    Half-Life 2 managed to do things that few sequels do. It actually fixed many of the issues I had with the original as well as get even better in other areas. It isn’t perfect but it is a damn fine game even almost... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Half-Life 2 - A Milestone in First-Person Shooter Games

    Half-Life 2 was a milestone in First-Person Shooter Games. It was the first game that I know of that allowed interaction during the cut-scenes, a leap in realism when it came to gaming. Realism is always a good indicat... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Rise and Shine Mr.Freeman

    Half-Life 1 charmed audiences in the late 90's and again in the early 2000's God Bless. But does it punch up to their predecessors? We'll find out. And in celebration of Half-Life Alyx we'll do this review of Half-Life 2... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Highly Recommended

    Good gameplay, except for linearity. Highly recommended.Good gameplay, except for linearity. Highly recommended.Good gameplay, except for linearity. Highly recommended.Good gameplay, except for linearity. Highly recommen... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    The ultimate FPS.

    Half-Life 2 revolutionized the FPS genre once again and was considered the best game of the decade, winning the masterpiece Red Dead Redemption, the gameplay is very good , It has achieved better in comparison to the fir... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The ultimate FPS.

    Half-Life 2 released several FPS games as well as released several others, including Quake and Half-Life 1, plus I still find Half-Life 2 to be the king of FPS, even with games like Halo, BioShock, Battlefield, Call of D... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The right game in the right place

    Halflife 2 had big shoes to fill, for many people the original was less a game and more an event. The gaming equivalent of Woodstock. from that moment on things would never be the same. to this day, it's DNA is readily ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Streeby Reviews Half-Life 2

    Yes, I realize that I am extremely late to the party... like, at least a decade late. But I wanted to give my thoughts on something that was still fresh on my mind (which was only a few weeks ago.) So this is going to f... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful