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not compatible with Windows XP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: March 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I hate to say this? but this game is not compatible with Windows XP OS, so owners of newest Dell computers have to install compatible OS.

Only for weird taste guys

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: January 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Although the game technologies used in half life might be good, this game requires weird taste to enjoy. Too much violence, and full of ugly, disgusting things. I had only uncomfortable experience from half life.

This game is a typical example of technically biased game but totally lack of sense of beauty. The reputation seems to come from game industry that wants to simply sell it.

A disturbing game to say the least!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: January 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I found Half-Life to be somewhat interesting, although it started to run thin by the ending levels. Not many of the levels were amazing, either. Just long hallways, small rooms, and an occasional elevator shaft that you climb up. I like 3D games that let you be outside, looking over vast plains of enemies and obstacles. Half-Life just didn't cut it in this arena.

Another thing that I found most disturbing was the extreme gore/violence that is present throughout the game. When your science project goes wrong, you walk out to find a scientist lying on the ground with about 10 gallons of blood spread all over the walls and floor! Were the programmers just trying to be sick here or what? When you reach the levels in which you begin to fight the army grunts (who are the best enemies), it gets even more grotesque. If you let off an entire clip of bullets at one guy, expect to see a wall covered with blood. Sure, you can turn it off, but it does very little good. The blood is still very disturbing. This is one aspect of the game that is extremely unacceptable. I am not a parent saying this, either, I'm a teenager.

Aside from the violence and lack of interesting levels, the game is pretty much void of any lasting qualities. If you want a weekend of pure hell (both keeping you stuck to your computer and grossing you out entirely) then buy this game. Otherwise, don't bother.

Much-hyped game with flaws that forced me to return it.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 13
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

PRO's: Has an unfolding story (unlike Quake), interesting environments, scripted sequences are very effective, weapons are very innovative (e.g. throw alien critters at enemies). CON's: Graphics are good but not great, the game stops to load every ten minutes (in general, if you see a long empty hall, expect a load point or even two) which is very distracting and annoying, many times the game will hang on a load point and you need to press escape to get out to the main menu and back again, sound is adequate but not memorable. The all-time king of first person shooters has yet to arrive...

I don't know about this one.................................

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: May 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I love unreal series but, when I played half-life....well....I guess it just has no adventure to it I mean the graphics are just okay....same goes for sounds, music cool....gameplay boring............pckeybpard controls comfortable, but I think this game is just okay...........not worth it to me, I ran it on my new state-of-the-art-dell computer, I'm not sure about this one, but I haven't beat it yet, so when I get farther into the game, I'll add-on to the review!

Too frustrating for me, interesting, but not fun. Half life is past its half life

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: October 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Maybe its me, but Half Life is too crude to be an engaging play. Been meaning to play it for years, but never got to it. I played Half Life 2 first, and that is simply the best experience in gameing I've ever had. It is brilliant. I can see how 2 is a derivative and continuation of 1.

But after a few hours, I simply could not take the constant jumping/missing/dying. And the totally totally obscure paths through each scene. The long passages with no health. The obscure mazes and constant times of being squished. After a while, I became so frustrated I simply stopped playing the game.

There were some jump/fall/sqish episodes where replayed the silly jump part over 100 times. I think that the playability is dated, just like the graphics. The peculiar movement, where you always run, and have to press shift just to walk and not fall or overshoot where you're trying to get to, is simply not a current way to control movement.

All in all, a charming prequel to the best game ever. I'm sure this game was truly groundbreaking 7-8 years ago when it first shipped. But by today's standards, its not for me at least. I cannot wait for more from Valve, as they are fantastic. But this one, I'll pass forever

Sick, twisted...I love it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is definitely a hundred steps past Quake and others of its type. The AI is great. The evolving story is great. The fight against the Special Forces team is nerve wrackingly great. However, all this greatness became stale, I never bothered to finish the game. The game just seemed to grow old after a time. Maybe it needs something more to carry the player through?

Genre-buster

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you're into First person shooters, this game is a must have. From an interesting and complex plot to enemy AI that will keep you on your toes throughout the whole game, Half-Life is well thought out and designed and a lot of fin to play. The only drawback is the poor net performance, it's all but unplayable on a 56.6K modem, so if it's internet connectivity you're looking for, Unreal tournament or Q3A might be better choices

gg LOL

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: January 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Alright already. It's a great game. Good AI, graphics. Runs well. Atmospheric. Great story and dialogue. Comedy. Blah, blah, blah.

Wait a minute. I got a complaint! That movie in the beginning. You can't escape it. It just goes on and on babbling while you're stuck in a stupid tram car. Sheesh. What a bore. That kind of nonsense will cost you a star. Later, I went thru that ride a few times because I grew to like the eerie understated music. Still, I think I should have been able to skip the intro movie. Ruined the whole game for me.

Looks good, but be prepared for headaches running it.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 04, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Many people are having trouble running the game, specifically those like myself with the Diamond Monster 3d voodoo video cards. In addition, the game when launched seems to think that I want my internet connection window opened, so it does it for me, and will crash the whole works if I do not close the connection window before going further with the game. This takes a little doing, since the window is not visible behind the game screen. I think the developers could have done better.

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