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Buy it if you're looking for a puzzle/shooter/adventure FPS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I loved this game from Day 1! I just beat Half-Life 2 after 6 or 7 days of having (if that lets you know how long it is) and Portal is just a genius, super fun game. The Half-Life series are really great, and they're very unigue: you will never find any other shooter like this. With Portal, you really have to use your head on some of the puzzles, and it is just the greatest puzzle game on earth. I can't say much for Team Fortress 2 because you have to have Xbox Live to play it because it is focused on multiplayer gameplay. But you won't wanna be playing that when you're too busy playing Half Life and Portal. Portal is a short game, but the good news is the 2nd one is on the way, and the Half-Lifes are pretty long except for Half-Life 2 Episode 1. There are 3 Half-Life games on it: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode 1, and Half-Life 2 Episode 2. Episode 3 is also on the way. I love this game, and it is the most recommended game ever for the 360!

Wow Buy for the xbox 360 if you dont have a good pc

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ok i have a pretty good computer i can play Half Life 2 to almost top specs, but episode 1 had so many problems, anyway i always wanted half life 2 on a console but the graphics were pathetic and did not compare to the pc. When it came for out for the 360 i had to get it, and man was i impressed 5 games for the price of one, and theylook amazing i have a nice hd tv surrond sound and i was blown away so much better than my pc trust me graphics top notch. so if you ever wanted to play half life at top specs get this now. Now about game play come on its half life ok its the best game ive ever played and the best fps on any system, team fortress is fun and portal is a thinker you will spend awhile to get through this game in the end this game was amazing get it.

Finally, Half LIfe 2 with a game pad and without Steam.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Valve has done everything right with this package. Half Life 2 is now more immersive due to updated graphics and a rumble feature for the controller. The gamepad controls are mapped out perfectly and I have found I can play this came far better and more effeciently than I did with the keyboard and mouse set up of the PC version. I always felt like I was doing my homework sitting in front of a tiny computer monitor and typing and clicking away. That's great for Microsoft Word but not for a FPS video game. (Plus, getting Carpals Tunnel from playing video games is not my cup of tea.) Half Life 2 is now a far more spontaneous and relaxing experience. The biggest plus is the fact that the shackles of Steam are nowhere to be found on the console version of this classic. Now, I just pop the disc in and start playing. My old PC copy of Half Life 2 and Steam are in the dumpster outside my apartment where they belong.

AWESOME games plus 5 for the price of 1 deal..ROCKS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: October 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game bcuz it has Team Fortress 2(multiplayer only) and it is uber fun (after you figure out each game mode, takes about an hour and a half of steady playing). I have probably spent 10 hrs playing this since I got it on Thursday. Primarily I have been playing TF2 but have started plying the first of the 3 Half Life games on it snd am very impressed. I can see alot of value for what you get. Have fun with it.

Too much fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's great to re-do Half Life 2 and the sequels. Portal was fun and I haven't tried Team Fortress 2--I don't have the time! There's so many hours of gameplay. And you can start any game whenever you want, unlike Far Cry Predator Instincts.

A rehashed 3-year old game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 38
Date: November 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I know in the eyes of the media Valve can do no wrong, but HL2 and the 2 Episodes are very dated products that just do not hold up in terms of gameplay. Compared to more recent releases like TimeShift and Halo 3, the graphics are dated and the action is rather stale. I am not sure what the hype here is about. Team Fortress is very difficult to play online because you can't find any games, Portal is just a puzzle that will take a few hours to complete and Episode 2 (the "new" content) is just not that compelling from a gameplay or AI standpoint.

If you have never played HL2, I suggest grabbing it on the PC. They even released HL2 on the original Xbox - that should give you an idea of how old this product really is...

Sweet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: October 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game. People should buy it if they have an Xbox 360 because it's good. I like it to play it. Portal is really fun but once you beat it you probably won't ever want to play it again.

Great with no daily Steam lag

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have always wanted to play Half-Life 2. I bought the PC version and the Steam game launcher always had problems and since I didn't have an internet connection back then, I could not play it. When I finally did, it was so laggy. I stopped playing it, but after hearing about how amazing it was, I just had to play it. This game gave me the opportunity to play this entire Half-Life 2 series with two added bonuses with no lag or problems. The graphics are amazing for games that came out 3 years ago and the fact that 5 games come in it for the price of one really make me happy that steam didn't work for me back then. I am satisfied. Now I am eagerly awaiting the last Half-Life Game!

HL 2 & Episode 1 & 2 Very Solid, Portal Fantastic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I always liked Half Life, not as slick as Halo, but the plot and puzzles are really interesting.

I Played both one and 2 on the PC and original XBox. 360's graphics are better, other than that the same.

Episode 1 and 2 follow very well on the original Half Life 2 and bring a nice closer to it, although it doesnt present much new technology or interesting stuff. At least the Combine is gone for good, Right!, Right? Well probably not.

Portal is a little gem though and worth the cost of entry all by itself. The main theme of the portal gun is really, really fun and the ever more difficult puzzles are very interesting and tricky to figure out, and then there is the one running the show. You are a rat in a maze and the maze runner has a real sense of humor.

Portal reinvents all the original novelty and out of the box thinking that was present in the first Half Life.

Congratulations Valve. (The Cake is not a Lie!)

Half-Life, since i played this game in 1998, i can't leave it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: October 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I received Half Life game through a friend in 1998. When I began to play I could not believe the amazing thing of the graphs in a computer that only had 16 Mb of ram memory.

History was very elaborated and it seemed more interesting to me, mainly because it was a chain of surprises that you took during the development of the game.

It seemed to me interesting much more when I played Blue Shift and Opposing Force, since these two expansions were related to the plot of Half-Life and its personages.

After a long waiting, I could play Half-Life 2 in Xbox and it only slept 3 daily hours trying to complete the game. Now, with the Orange Box the followers and new players are going to occur to a banquet with this game and power to enjoy two of the episodes of the trilogy of Half-Life 2.

Just arrived the game yesterday to me and I will be a month at least enjoying it to the maximum to complete all games.

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