Half-Life in General

With the upcoming release of half-life episode 2, I recently decided to finally splash out some cash and play episode 1. I have been a faithful half life fan over the last few years after finding myself (rather surprisingly) enthralled by the original half-life 1, first person fps shooter, I became an addict (playing other valve games such as CS regularly). The graphics may not be great (designed in 1997) but the problem solving and ingenuity of the game compensates. Therefore when half-life 2 came out I was quick to purchase it, in turn this game was also fantastically planned with a plot almost independent to the original so new gamers could join in the fun. ...

I first started playing Half-Life online quite some time ago, and the thing that struck me was the lack of advice that I could find for playing well, or even just staying alive! I relied on my friends' help, which only goes so far. However, despite my relative inexperience, I will try to have a go at giving some basic advice, that most experienced players will know already, but it may be useful to some novices. Aim of the Game --------------- Kill anything that moves, with whatever weapons you pick up. If you have to use a crowbar, then do. Actually, a crowbar can actually be a very useful weapon at close range. If you join or run a team ...

Getting Half-Life coincided with me taking my first faltering steps into the big wide world of online gaming. I was instantly hooked, with the excitement of people from all over the world fighting against each other. I seem to be writing a varient on the same thing in all of these online reviews, but I can't stress it enough - don't expect to be able to compete at a decent level without a good connection!!! But on to the game itself (I feel I can comment as I've played this loads over a LAN). All of the weapons are well balanced, and you know that you're getting good when you can kill effectively with any weapon you pick up. There are loads of ...