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Halo vs Half-Life: Round 2...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: November 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Except Halo 2 didn't take 6 years to get here. Was it worth the wait? The answer to that is a resounding hell yeah! In my honest opinion Half-Life 2 is one of the best games I've ever played. This FPS has it all, groundbreaking gameplay, astounding graphics, a surreal physics engine, an intricate puzzle solving element and lets not forget a riveting story that keeps your eyes glazed, heart racing, and your mouth watering. Once again Valve is able to elevate their new FPS into game history through developing genious. I cannot say enough good things about this game. I was skeptical reading the pre-release reviews but having played it I can honestly say that this is one of those rare games that ACTUALLY lives up to all it's hype. If there is anything I can say to Halo 2 fans out there, you're MISSING out. Pick up this game and start the addiction today, and yes, Half-Life 2 is the new pink.

Have to Play it to Review it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 36
Date: September 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Many of us want to play the game alredy, but the delay make us anxious. I like to read about it, but something new. I cannot review ANY game I HAVEN'T played !

Is like saying: Yes!.. I know John from next door, he is cool and he can sleep over YOUR house. When in fact I never met him and he could be a total psycho.

I REALLY think that the LONGER a game takes for release (after a date has been set and MONEY has been separated [preorders] ) the CHEAPER it should be.

If you say that you will finish a job (in real life) by such date, and you DELAY you get financial penaties (you know what I mean).

Ie: by the time Duke Nukem Forever comes out, it should be FREE and come with a $134.74 bonus check for evryone.

If they are afraid the someone will crack their engine,, and make adjustments, i understand that. But to scrape off a tiny sector that happened to be more intelligent than the creators, should not drag into this HL2 crisis to other dumb player like me into it. REALEASE IT NOW!

the fact is: in time someone WILL crack it anyway.. take my money now !!!!! we wanna play it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

have a great day!

It hasn't been released but... this is one to look foward to

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 28
Date: February 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

All right we all know that it hasn't been released; but I do think it's worth looking up on the web to see the videos. It looks truly stunning and breathe taking. Allot of people dropped the original Hl as soon as they got it. Because when it first came out it was just a bunch of death match, bunny hopping, and frustrating game. Since then the game has evolved and gotten better. The game became one of the best games you can possibly play; and it kept on growing. Eventually it outgrew it self and thus became HL2. HL2 has an advanced physics system that allows things never thought possible. Many people have said there is plenty of game's that are better then HL2; halo being on the main one off that list. I have seen several relations to halo. Halo and HL are nothing alike I have played both they are just different from each other, "You cant compare apples and oranges." But as good as a physics system Halo has it is no were near the capacity of HL2, a fully active gaming environment. If you shoot a stick in halo will that stick break apart with relations to were the bullet hit? The answer is simply no. A world-renowned psychologist makes the AI. He also made an infinite number of expressions to express all feelings in the game. But its stupid to make judgments without playing the game but in all and all this one is certainly one to look forward to.

Half-Life "Game of the year"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: October 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

1998: Half-Life sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.

Now: Half-Life 2.

By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors -- even the emotions -- of both friends and enemies.

The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people -- people he cares about -- are counting on him.

This game is gonna' be HU63!!111

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: August 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I first dl'd the preview from E3, i was simply stunned. The way the water was churned and splashed as good ol' Gordon ran through it, the way light hits the water and glass, simply impressive! And the physics, the gravity gun is about the coolest thing I have ever seen in an fps, ever! In the preview, Freeman runs up and dispatches of 4 guards with only the help of his gravity gun! The story looks intense and very deep, like it'll keep people playing for a long time. I love this game already, and I've never played it. If for nothing else, it's the sequel to HL 1 for God's sake!

***** G** from Oregon said that this game was going to suck, don't know. But anybody who loves TFC that much, but not CS or HL1, has to have some strange reason. Everybody has their opinions, and mine is TFC SUCKS!!!1 And CS: Condition Zero looks like one of the coolest MP games EVER!

A truly amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I loved the first half life and I love this half life even more. I got the game downloaded the needed valve stuff and plugged in my game key and it worked beautifully. So many unexpected and new things in this game it is impossible to list or describe the joy I had in playing it, I couldn't stop.

Though I find it strange why people complain that you need to connect to the internet to register the game. Who doesn't have an internet connection, and how did they even write a review online? Retard!! Probably trying to play a pirated, downloaded version and are mad because they have to actually buy it to play it... a whole 27 dollars!

Half-Life 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Insanely good game. The graphics are absolutely amazing. Make sure you have a good computer to play games with or you are wasting your time getting the game. The game has one of the best story lines, and really good action. Better than the first one, but the same type of game play. There are really good guns in the game also. I just didnt like the ending much, I wished the game could have longer at least just a bit. But there is nothing wrong with the game, it flows through perfectly. If your a PC gamer, this game is highly recommended.

And for all the people saying oh Steam sucks, its such a hassle, thats funny because, I installed this WHOLE entire game ALONG with Counter-Strike Source in a about 10-15 minutes and was playing RIGHT afterwards. So yea. Its easy to install and use. Steam is good.

Overall this game is great. Get it.

Excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I remember hearing a couple of years ago that 3 of my favorite games were to have sequels in the near future - Half Life, Deus Ex, and Doom. They were all three supposed to come out at the same time, and my mind was spinning as to which I would purchase. I was positive that the Deus Ex sequel would be my favorite. Luckily, it was the first one to be released. Unfortunately, it was released with a fizzle, and now the company that made it, Ion Storm, has closed down. A couple of months later, we get our hands on Doom 3. While still hugely popular, it has a lot of problems, and can barely run on most machines. It looks pretty though. Enter Half-Life 2 - it's what the other two games wished they could be.

The graphics in Half-Life 2 are the best I've ever seen. The character models are unbelievably realistic. The action is non-stop-balls-to-the-wall. I remember playing the first Half-Life, and loved the way they linked all the levels together to seem like one big level. Well, in this game, they have perfected this concept. All the level transitions make perfect sense, and were it not for the loading times, you wouldn't even know it was another level. I don't want to get into the story.. you should play it yourself, but I will say that this game is a treat to play. It's exciting as hell, and it's got my vote for the best game ever made. If you liked Half-Life, you'll love this sequel.

I want to mention Steam now. I hate hate hate the idea of having to run a seperate application that connects to the internet just to play these games. It's obviously a very controversial subject, but I should say that it was no problem at all to get it all up and running. It took only half as long for Steam to decrypt the game files as it did to install the game. I'm pretty sure that updating Counter Strike Source took way longer. Anyway, now that it's up and running, I find Steam to be a convenient way to connect to the multiplayer Half-Life / Half-Life 2 games. They're all listed right there in one little box, and can be played quickly and easily at the click of a button. So, if you're holding off buying this because of what other users have said about Steam, then I say go ahead and buy it. I think most of the negative hype around Steam is pretty overblown.

One more thing - there is a 3rd party mod for HL2 called HL2 Capture the Flag. Get it! It's awesome!

Simply Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Where to begin? Half Life 2 is great for several reasons. Visually, it's stunning. It's got an amazing physics engine that adds a healthy dose of realism to the game environment. The gameplay is smooth and familiar, with your standard FPS-type controls.

The single player story line is well done. The AI is even better than the first HL, and that's saying a lot. The soundtrack is sure to get the adrenaline pumping, too.

The multiplayer mode is rather good, also. Plus, it seems that everybody is playing; I had no trouble finding several servers in my neighborhood with pings under 50.

Also, HL2 includes "Counter-Strike: Source," a multiplayer game based on the same engine. I played this for the first time today, and I'm already hooked. It reminds me an awful lot of the "Action" mod for Quake 2 and subsequent similar mods for other game engines.

A word of advice: Update your audio and video drivers before playing this game! While I had been happily playing many other games with my old drivers, I couldn't even get HL2 to function without updating my video drivers. (I went to NVIDIA's 66.93 driver.) The sound wouldn't work at all until I updated my SB Live! drivers, too. Then, after I thought I had things under control, I bought a new monitor that allowed me to use the DVI output from my video card. Well, that caused new and different issues, and I have to upgrade to a beta video driver to fix them. (NVIDIA's 67.02 beta seems to do the trick for me.) Bottom line: Make sure your drivers are up to date!

This game is worth every penny. I expect to get many, many hours of gaming out of it.

Once you've registered, this game is AMAZING!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok, the installation and registration process is a major schlep, I would say it's almost arrogant and disrespectful from Valve to treat its clients/fans like this. It took me a good few hours to get up and running, I actually read through 2 Asterix books while waiting for the process to execute (And I'm a slow reader).

Once up and running though, this game totally blew me away, on a ATI X800XT card it rocks more than anything I've played this year. I thought Far Cry was the ultimate game, and truth be told I enjoyed the setting more than this, but the realism and atmosphere of this game is absolutely awesome! I can't give an opinion regarding technical problems others have reported. Other than 1 crash somewhere in the middle of the game, it played flawlessly, awesome sound and music, unbelievable graphics and a physics model more real than my breakfast cornflakes.

I must say the idea of shooting slime covered aliens/zombies is getting a bit old. That's one area where I like something like Call of Duty more than this, but the difference between this and other slime-shooters is that this one makes you FEEL and SMELL the slime, and you really feel compassion and camaraderie with the other humans in the game.

From the 3 major single player FPS's this year (imo Far Cry, Doom3, HL2), this one edges the gold medal in my book. Granted I only played Doom3 for a few hours (didn't like the demonic undertones) and it had oodles of atmosphere like only ID can deliver, so others might differ, but I can guarantee anybody who get this game they will be thrilled by the shear realism and quality of design (although, like most FPS's the story won't win anything!)

However, may the FORCE be with you for the installation and registration process, you're gonna need it!

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