My Half Life 2 Review
User Rating: 9.9 | Half-Life 2 PC
This is simply the best game I've ever played. I want to make this review quick as I need sleep, but I'll say that from the moment I booted HL2 I knew it was worth the 6 year wait. The beginning sequence with the new and improved GMan aptly shows the stunning facial anaimations and the physics are the best to date in ANY game (the Gravity Gun is the greatest gun in any game, EVER). Half Life 2 has a more immersive atmosphere than even Doom 3 in my opinion (and I loved Doom 3), truly giving off the impression of a near apocolyptic world. The weapons are superb, with a wide range of pistols to SMG's to stranger weapons like the Pulse Cannon and Bug Bait. You are constantly challenged to find ways to incorporate physics into the progress of the game, and this is the only FPS in which I haven't been madly annoyed at jumping puzzles in. Also, for those that complain about the lack of a Half Life 2 specific multi-player mode... are you REALLY ready to ask for more than CS:S? CS is allready the greatest MP game of all time, and updated with the fantastic Source engine it can't fail. I'm no sure how long the game will be as I'm not done yet, but it's lookin good so far. Valve has let none down; with the best gunplay, physics, sound design (5.1 is AWESOME) and an ambitous story Half Life 2 is one of the great's.
