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Orange is my new favorite color...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What can I say? I'll cover each piece briefly below but overall this is a great deal. Just getting Team Fortress 2 alone is enough...but getting Portal and Ep2 (which would normally cost you at least $19.99 if not $29.99 retail by themselves) is a steal (cliche but it's true). Of course, if you don't have HL2 yet (where've you been?) then it's even more of a deal...

Team Fortress 2 - This is one of those games that is fun as hell to play. It's addictive...you'll start to play and look up at the clock to find out it's 2-3 hours later. The cartoony look actually works and the class system is generally well balanced. Like I said, this alone is worth the price of admission.

Portal - It's really alien to me how this game turned out to be so much fun. I'm used to shooters (I've played nearly all of them...the good AND the bad) but this is so not a shooter even though it feels like it sometimes. Figuring out the different ways to use the portals and the physics of the game to get through it and of course the main AI nemesis really make this game a lot of fun. Save often because you'll want to try wonky things just to see if you could do it.

HL2 - EP2 - My only real complaint here is that it was too short. It's not like it's an hour of game play (more like six) but I definitely did a double-take when it was done...what? That's it? I want to keep playin! The fact that it's bundled makes it easier to swallow but damn if I bought this on its own. I can't say there was anything really new that stood out. Sure there's a new car and some new enemies but it's still similar fare. Is that bad? Not really since HL2 and EP1 were great as well. It's the problem with how they're handling episodic content...if it's going to be episodic, you really need to dish it out more often (once every couple months or something). Otherwise, it feels like you're getting the short end of the stick...

HL2/EP1 - Just a quick mention that, as touched on above, this is a great game overall. I love the mood...I love the familiar stuff from HL1...I love the graphics and environments...I like the story...and I wish you could use the enhanced gravity gun throughout the game...sooo much fun using the physics engine to do stuff.

Steam - What can I say? You have to have steam installed to run the games...sorta...it's okay and does a decent job of playing nice with file downloads. The Friends feature (new) is great. It's Steam's version of Xfire in a way that lets you find friends playing the games online and to chat. It still requires you to hit a key combo to get the interface while in game (sorta like Xfire but a little more jarring). If it was optional, I'd never run it (save for the Friends thing) but it's not so...

"The elite best of the best"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Make no mistake that this game is the best of all PC games. Full of surprises, the blockbuster of all! Or, you could play another game and waste your time.

But, if you would like to save money and have already purchase the original as well as Episode 1, purchase Episode 2 from STEAM (this may save you some bucks).

Great value for the price

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Orange Box is a great value for the price, especially if you add up the cost of buying each game separately from Steam. I am very satisfied with this purchase. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I have only actually played two of the games (HL2 and TF2), so I can't really say that the whole product is great, but what I have played so far has been.

The Orange Box

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The orange box, must have been a mistake. You get five very good games for the price of one. Almost seems too good to be true, but that is what they have done. Do not be disappointed when you play the episode 2 and you think it is to short. Portal and Team Fortress more than make up for this, very good deal and worth the money.

Best value in a long time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Orange box is the best video game value I've seen in a long time. Portal alone is worth the price.

The Greatest ' The Orange Box'

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Orange Box is a great game for all First Person Shooter gamers it really great lots of action,the graphics are great sound is fantastic all around WOW.

Best gaming bang for the bucks in a long time.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a can't miss purchase. You get 5 games!

Portal is a very entertaining thinking man's game. It's not very long (maybe 4 hours of play time) but it's very engaging and fun.

Team Fortress 2 is a hoot! If you love playing the original TF for HL or Q3 then this is a must have.

Awesome product

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you buy this, SAVE all receipts and such. When you create your account, DO NOT forget any of the info. Playing the games are GREAT. Ep1 was a bit short, but Ep2 was pretty cool. Definately worth buying and supporting the creation of new games.

Great deal

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

5 Games for the same price as 1? The price of the Orange Box is worth it for Team Fortress 2 alone, but you also get some great single player games as well.

Portal is the most unique game I have played all year. Short, but fun.

Great Game Period

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. Half Life 2, Episode 1 and 2 will keep you at it for days if you don't stop. I couldn't. This is a great game with unbelievable graphics and physics. The gravity gun is one of the best and most original weapons in any game. Team Fortress 2 is great online and contains tons of different classes that each require different strategies when playing. Portal is revolutionary. You just have to play it to see what I mean. The only way it could be better is if Portal was available to play online, but modders may have that working already. I bought the Orange Box for Portal, and ended up getting far more than I expected. There are also an unlimited amount of third party mods for this game, so you're not getting 5 games, you're really getting a TON of games.

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