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another great addition

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

definetely worth the purchase. episode 2 delves deeper into the story, leaving it with another cliffhanger at the end. the only bad part is the series is over after episode 3. you get a car for quite a while in this game, which is very fun. the ending is quite hard and challenging, and the accomplishments are fun. with this box you also get portal, which can be numbingly addictive, and also the new team fortress. great game, i highly recomend to any fan of Half Life.

Best value

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

In the face of $40-$55/game prices, you just can't beat the price and the amount of gaming fun you can get out this package. The only complaint I have is the HL2 games don't support the XBOX 360 wireless controller for Windows or at least not supporting it well (some buttons work and some don't). Of course you can buy game profiler software to overcome that.

Fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Having four games in one box makes this game a steal. Half Life episode 2 is a great addition to the series. Team fortress 2 is an addictively great multiplayer game. Portal has a very different feel to it but it is equally addictive. Overall, its a great value with very fun games.

Can't beat this one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is another great episode of Half Life. It is short like episode one, but it has the most intense battle ever. Portal is also very good even though I don't usually like puzzle only games. I really enjoyed HL and Portal. These two games justify the price on this package. Highly recommended.

Great games....Great value!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For ~$50, you get 5 great Valve games, 3 of which are new. Even if they dont have 60 hour of gameplay like some games, its obviously a good deal.

Here's what you get:
-Half Life 2
Released in 2004. It won over 35 game of the year awards. Nuff said.
-Half Life 2: Episode 1
Released in 2006. Not as long as Half Life 2, but enjoyable. Advances the plot of Half Life 2.
-Half Life 2: Episode 2
New. Looks to be longer than the first episode. Good fun so far. Continues the story.
-Portal
New. Great fun! I enjoyed this one a lot. A bit short, but the innovative gameplay and entertaining story makes up for it.
-Team Fortress 2
New. The Orange Box's Multiplayer game. I haven't actually got around to playing it, but all the reviews I've read simply rave about it.

Basically, it's got 5 great games for a great value. If you've got the money to spare, you really ought to get this package.

Best PC Game Value EVER!

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

Having been a Half-Life and Team Fortress fan for since the original came out, I was greatly anticipating the release of TF2 and Episode 2. Wow, the Orange Box was a godsend! Three great new games in one well priced package. W00t! And I wasn't disappointed by the game play. TF2 rocks!

If you're an FPS player, get out and get you OB now!

If you are a valve fan, can't go wrong here.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great collection for the money. If you were a TFC fan, get ready to be again.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just started playing HL2E2 and find it as much fun as the first editions. Has some problem with Steam getting my account straight. Seems they like to forget your account info. Lot's of action and new problems to meet. Highly recommemnd

Steam does not require a live internet connection to PLAY games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Yu-jin Chia,

While Steam requires a live internet connection to INSTALL the games, one can play the games offline by simply putting the Steam client in offline mode. Additionally, one can turn off the automatic update feature for the games.

Steam is by far the best online game distribution system available. Most others require a monthly fee. A steam account is free (no setup fee and no monthly fee). One simply purchases the games desired.

WARNING: Won't Install Without Internet ON

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

WARNING: Don't buy this game unless you don't have a problem with the fact that you MUST be connected to the Internet to even install the game. If you're one of those people who have anti-virus software running at the same time, also forget it, as you will most likely be unable to find any but the least secure settings that will allow it to work.

If your PC is already part of the worldwide spammers botnet, then OK, I guess. But I strongly advise against it for anyone with any computer equipment you actually care about keeping virus or malware-free.

It's positively unconscionable to think there's anything even remotely OK about connecting to the sign-up website Steam just to run this game, after buying the game in a store. No wonder colleges have so much trouble allowing returning students to plug their laptops into the college networks without infecting their networks with so many viruses and malware it's not EVEN funny anymore.

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