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Addicting and FUN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Although users might shy away from Half-Life's gory content, I found the gameplay to be quite addicting and fun. The single-player started out very intriguingly and i liked the plot a lot, and the multiplayer action against people online was great!

The Ultimate Stocking Stuffer for hard to please gamers!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Half-Life has been one of the most talked about games this year. I think Half-Life Platinum Addition is a great gift to all those die hard Half-Lifers out there who enjoy releasing some stress from a hard day's work. It encorperates a well developed plot that actually requires a brain with great action that anyone would enjoy. It includes the original Half-Life and the award winning expansion packs of Team Fortress, Opposing Force and COUNTERSTRIKE!!! If those games don't keep you on your toes, while salivating all over your keyboard, I dont know what will.

Best deal out there!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Half-Life is quite possibly the greatest computer game of all time and if you don't have this classic yet, be sure to nab the Platinum edition as soon as possible! This awesome package includes the full games of Half-Life and its addon Opposing Force along with the Team Fortress Classic and Counter-Strike multiplayer mods.

The great thing about Half-Life is its diversity. It has the #1 single player game out there and is the #1 played multiplayer game on the internet.

If you dont have half-life already, go shoot yourself

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This has to be the most talked about game in the history of mankind. You get to kill stuff, but in style. And their is an infinite amount of modifications out there. Oh yeah, there is this little thing called multiplayer, i think some of you have heard of it. This thing has good multiplayer, if not the greatest ever invented. So if you dont already own it, buy this version, it comes with everything, at a darn good price!

Great Game, But Don't Buy This Edition

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 27 / 32
Date: December 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Half-Life is one of the best games ever created, but just warning you don't buy this version becaus... Team Fortress and Counter-Strike witch you can download of the Internet for free...! I recommend getting the Adrenaline Pack because you get Half-Life and the Expansion Pack together witch is $10.00 cheaper than buying them separately.

Now don't think that I am not recommending Half-Life because it is one of the greatest games ever made just don't buy this version, because you're wasting your money!

Best first-person shooter, yet low requirements

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas, and I have been playing it non-stop since. This game is so realistic. A lot of first person shooters like to turn the hallway into a an intricate maze to confuse you. Although you may get lost on half life, the game takes place in a realistic building. It is not a maze. The plot and AI is hauntingly intelligent.

I guarantee that this game will have you glued to your seat just to see what happens next.

I have a labtop, so there is not a lot of video card memory. This game does not require it though. This game does not depend on the graphics to make the game. The graphics are sufficient, but do not distract from the gameplay as some games do.

This is a can't lose buy if you like first person shooters in the LEAST bit. If you do, you will LOVE this game! There is a reason that it has so many honors!

The best gaming package ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: February 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The best way to get into Half-Life is to own it and every element of it so why not own it for the price of one game! If you are like me you like to have it all. I started playing the Half-Life games, purchasing them one by one spending alot of money, but it was worth it. But now since all the games are bundled together you can take the same path many people have been doing; starting at Half-Life and working to Counter-Strike and being a Half-Life MASTER for cheap!

Half-Life -- You are Gordon Freeman, a research associate at the Black Mesa Research facility. It was just another day at the lab until your experiment blew up in your face. Now, with aliens coming through the walls, a military death squad on the rampage, and your panicking colleagues at the top of the endangered species list, you need to scramble to stay alive.

Team Fortress Classic -- This online action game features a wide array of character classes from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. TFC has been downloaded by millions of people, becoming one of the most popular online action games of all time.

Half-Life: Opposing Force -- Return to the Black Mesa Research facility as one of the military specialists sent to eliminate Gordon Freeman. In addition to its exciting single-player experience, Opposing Force features a large collection of fresh multiplayer content including new weapons, player characters and 15 new multiplayer maps.

Half-Life: Counter-Strike -- The ultimate multiplayer gaming experience, Half-Life: Counter-Strike combines all the elements of the Half-Life online universe with all new single- and multiplayer content. At the heart of this package is the Counter-Strike MOD, the number one played online action game built as an add-on for Half-Life. Counter-Strike is team-based, and casts players in the role of terrorist or counter-terrorist. Also included are three new MODs created by some of the top level designers within the Half-Life community.

Counter-Strike has been the last big Half-Life mod out since Team Fortress Classic and will be in heavy competition with Team Fortress Classic 2 when that ships.

Just do yourself a favor and play all of Half-Life. It is a fun and extremely exiting adventure that you wont regret!

Online Gaming At Its Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is a great example of what online gaming should be fun and very different everytime u play it and more games should at least be like it and sierra has a very good on line gaming server with won net. And other good game to get is crimson skies other than that get this version cause it saves u time so you dont have to download the firearms mod.

It's all here!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: February 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

You have everything to keep you busy for months maybe years.

4 CDs including:

-Half-Life - The basic game, it is an instant classic. A must have for every gamer!!!

-Half-Life: Opposing Force - You get to play as the guys who were trying to hunt you down in half-life. Plus tons of new weapons and awesome multiplay

-Team Fortess Classic - A fun Multiplayer game that is based on the half-life engine. You can select your role (Sniper, Engineer, Soldier...) which each have their seperate weapons and skills.

-Counter Stike - In my Opinion, the best game in this package. You get Counter-Strike plus several awesome mods (Firearms, wanted...) In Counter Strike you chose your role (Terrorist or Counter-Terrorist) your goal is to carry out a variety of tasks like rescue hostages (CT) bomb a target (Terrorist)... You earn money for each kill and for each round you win (there is a smaller cash award to the loser so he can buy more weapons) with this money you have to buy gear and weapons. Like, if you have $3000 you can buy an AK-47 ($2500) and have money for a few magazines (AMMO) but you wouldn't have enough left for kevlar (bullet proof vest) but you can buy an MP5 ($1500) and have enough money left for kevlar but have less firepower. So there is a strategical aspect to this game.

All in all, I would recommend this to everyone interesting in Computer games. This also makes a great gift (I know I would love to receive this if I didn't have it). So if you miss out on this package. you are missing out on one of the greatest game packages in History.

It's all here and worth every penny.

Not a Gamer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Once you learn the controls, this game can get pretty wild. If you have trouble playing checkers on a computer, stay away. Half Life itself is incredible,but once on multiplayer,(LAN) if you're a little slow, you're toast. Some of the competitor's, let's say, I wouldn't want to meet in an alley. But..excellent game. Congrats to Sierra..!!

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