Half-Life 2 (PC)

Half-Life 2 (PC): When Gordon met Jack (1840 words)
by isvikthere - written on 09.03.05 (Very useful, 223 readings)
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Introduction 2004 was the year where the world not only saw Alien vs. Predator but for me it was also the year of Halflife2 vs. FarCry, and thus the year where hero Gordon Freeman found himself walking the beaten trail of Jack Carver and didn't come away unscathed. It may be onorthodox here but I'll try to compare in this one review the two PC First Person Shooter games I played last year.(A First Person Shooter game is a game you play from the viewpoint of the main character, looking through his eyes at the world as it were). And coincidence or not both games were contenders for the 2004 Game of the Year award. Together with Doom3 (which I didn't ...

Return of the nerd. (1570 words)
by The Duke - written on 13.01.05 (Very useful, 187 readings)
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It seemed that 2004 was the year for the first of the big name first person shooter (FPS) sequels. Both Doom and Half-Life produced sequels that, in this writer's opinion, did not live up to either the hype or the legacy of the titles. Half-Life 2's development was a long and troubled road. Originally meant for release during September 2003, security issues at the developer, Valve, meant that early code was released onto the internet and the release of the final version was postponed until such leaks could be eliminated and that Valve's new online delivery system, Steam, could be completed. The key to any computer game is getting you interested ...

Half-Life 2 (PC): The real Mrs. Deets, elegant, rounded, complete and a joy to ... (1183 words)
by deets - written on 22.05.05 (Very useful, 123 readings)
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Okay, shes gone, of course I was forced into this title after the doom3 “incident” that resulted in me eating pizza and sleeping on the couch for a week. It appear someone on DY emailed Mrs. Deets about the comments in the last op and she wasn’t best pleased… I think I know who it was , so watch your back… Anyway, ill be dumping her soon as I have my eyes on someone else ;) Right, enough of that crap, onto Half-Life 2. Can I just start by saying that if you are into computer games and don’t own HL2, then someone has gone seriously wrong, maybe you fell down a hole for 10 months. I am sure the vast majority of PC owning gamers will ...