Half-Life in General Reviews

Half life is one of the best next generation first person shooter games that I have played on the PC. This was the beginning for some of the best 3D games we have around today, and the reason why it was so amazing is the superb graphics combined with the awesome story. The 3DFX graphics give areal sense of perspective and the graphical effects for ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

I bought a game in 1997. And I was amazed. The game had everything I’d been looking for. I loved first-person shooters and puzzle games. So for me, this game was it. This game was Half Life. First off, the looks of the game. Although it’s now six years old, the graphics engine of Half Life still continues to impress me. The ...  Read the complete review

Half Life is amazing. Plain and simple. I am writing this as news (finally) of HL2 is getting revealed so I thought I would write this. HL has completely changed computer gaming for me. Its set such an high standard that only the likes of System Shock 2, Deus Ex and maybe Max Payne have matched it. Its been certainly a shock to ...  Read the complete review

I could say everything I have to say about Half-Life in one word - "Wow!" Half-Life is simply the best game I have ever played. The storyline cannot be beaten, the graphics and sounds are amazing and the atmosphere in the game makes you feel like you are actually inside the Black Mesa Compound instead of just playing a game. The ...  Read the complete review

First-person shoot-em-ups started with a game called Wolfenstien 3D. Ring any bells? This was one of the very first 3D computer games, which could only use walls at a right-angle to each other and featured gory Nazi-blasting fun. This was followed by the much more well-known game called Doom. Doom really got things going. Rise of The Triads came ...  Read the complete review

First-person shoot-em-ups started with a game called Wolfenstien 3D. Ring any bells? This was one of the very first 3D computer games, which could only use walls at a right-angle to each other and featured gory Nazi-blasting fun. Fans of Wolfenstien 3D will be pleased to hear that a brand new fully 3D hi-res sequel will be coming out sometime in ...  Read the complete review

If you are into strategy games and terrorist forces this is a game for you. When I first played this game back in April I was in Germany. It was a really big hit with people playing it every minute of the day. I didn't really understand why it was hyped up so much until I played it myself...and I loved it!! Going around in a unit of ...  Read the complete review

Some people called it the best game of all time. Others said it had paved the way for a number of genres with its imaginative plot and neat, spiffy engine. In my view the most impressive thing is the length of time it's been going, and going strong. Seems it has a longer life than a Duracell Turtle in a Stasis Field. When I first got ...  Read the complete review

This game is one of the best games ever. That's all to say in my opinion. The game is a first person shoot-em-up, but with a storyline. You start off as a very qualified scientist and as you go to experiment with a new specimen, the process goes wrong and the while base goes sky-high. Some kinds of species, aliens or something, ...  Read the complete review

This game is just simply amazing. In my point of view, i think this game just latches on to you as soon as you get it. I bought it, thinking it was going to be good, and i wasn't wrong. The Menu is realistic including a "boot camp" which is to get you used to the game. I thought this was a brilliant idea and as soon as i started ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

After playing Half-life for the first time my initial reaction was this is more of an experience than a game. THE PLOT: it starts off as you, Gordon Freeman a worker in the science facility; you are late for work when you are asked to immediately go down to one of the research labs. After putting on your hazard suit you go into the ...  Read the complete review

half life, half life I repeat to myself. Immediately you think of radioactivity. Or do you? Maybe its just because I love pyhsics... anyway, Half-Life. On the whole subject of Half-Life, you think of Counterstrike. the internet. Half-Life counterstrike. Counterstrike is one of the most played games on the internet. Even if you do ...  Read the complete review

I don't play many first person shooter games as a rule, but I caved in and tried this one after I was convinced by my friend that it really was excellent. After playing it, I found out why he was so impressed with it. Visually, the game is not especially impressive, but the graphics are good and they certainly don't detract from ...  Read the complete review

Half life is excellent - if there wasnt a limit on how many words I had to write those four would be my review, But seeing that I need to write at least 75 words I better get started. Half life blows all other first person shooters away, its by far better than Kingpin (too short), Soldier of Fortune (Just Crap) and the Quake series. Its ...  Read the complete review

A game like this only comes around every couple of years, a game so detailed and intricate as to keep you hooked for hours past the normal. The plot line puts you right in the action as a scientist involved in an experiment that goes wrong, resulting in a cross dimensional battle against the forces of evil, both alien and human. From the ...  Read the complete review

This game is so damn addictive you will want to play it forever. The atmosphere is so involving it is as if you are in the game itself. It has the storyline of a great film and gameplay, graphics and AI to match. This game has to be on of the best games ever. The atmosphere of the game is perfect the level plans for exciting envolving action to ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Im a sucker for a good shoot em up blow em away type game . I started with doom then quake2 then unreal tournament. Unreal is awesome especially with a voodoo card the graphics in my own opinion are better then the ones in quake3 arena. I like playing against comptuer bots in Unreal its good and always offers a challenge which I enjoy You can ...  Read the complete review