Half-Life 2 (PC)

Half Life 2 - Beauty In Its Own Aspect   Intro ~~~   Half Life 2 is a game that completely redefines the FPS genre for me. Half Life, Half Life 2, Deus Ex and Far Cry are the games that really make full use of the FPS genre and as a result are completely brilliant for me. Half Life 2 is a brilliant sequel to the original masterpiece for all the right reasons. Brilliant gameplay, great story, Gorgeous visuals, undefined sound etc.. It has to be played by yourself to experience the true perfection of it all. It runs so smoothly together and plays so well. It really is one of my favourite First Person ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

The original Half Life was an incredibly revolutionary FPS game, boasting superb visuals and a crackling sci-fi plot - the long-awaited sequel somehow manages to live up to the impossibly high expectations, taking the mess of the first game out into the real world, as nerdy action hero Gordon Freeman attempts to survive yet another harsh outing against not only alien monsters, but also the alien force known as the Combine, who have enslaved humanity and run them into slum-style camps. Gameplay-wise, the game doesn't change something that wasn't broken - it merely introduces a few new features (such as the ability to drive vehicles), enhances the graphics ...  Read the complete review