HALF LIFE 2 (PC) The problem with being the sequel to one of the greatest games ever made is that you're the sequel to one of the greatest games ever made. Just how in the blue hell are you supposed to top the original resonance cascade and Gordon Freeman's rise from PhD boffin to gun-totting, alien arse-kicking hero of awesomeness? Even the most erudite Vortigaunt is likely to scratch his nuts in irritation whilst pondering the answer to such an impossible conundrum. Yet, fear not mere mortals. Gaming Gods Valve were on the case and considering they rarely, if at all, goof up, Half-Life 2 must surely have been in safe hands. However, John Romero (of Doom and ...  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

This game is one of my favourites. It's amazing how a story can suck you in and a game to become so addictive. With several awards Half Life 2 was nominated as one of the 'greatest games of all time' which may seem like an overrated view. However, this game does deserve that title. First off I have to discuss the Source Engine. The 'source' of it's graphics. In 2004 when the game was released this engine was used for numerous games created by the game developers at Valve. A very famous example of this is the 'Counter Strike: Source' game which sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The engine was highly praised by critics and users alike. The ...  Read the complete review

Half Life 2 is a first-person shooter game for the PC developed by Valve Corporation in 2004. It is the sequel to the widely-acclaimed game Half-Life, which was released 6 years before, and the story begins 2 years after the events of the first game. In the first game, you play Gordon Freeman who has to escape the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens. At the start of Half-Life 2, the mysterious G-man, a government agent, from the first game puts you on a train and sends you to City 17. In the first game, a portal was opened between the research facility and an alien dimension, causing an "interdimensional instability" which we now learn ...  Read the complete review

Think back to November 1998. Do you remember the impact Half-Life made? People called it 'a revolution in FPS gaming' and 'the best game since Doom'. It was so fantastic that Valve must have worked for hours and hours making the sequel, Half-Life 2, trying to make it just as good as the original, if not better. Could they succeed in this nearly impossible task? Yes, and they did a great job. Excellent gameplay, an absorbing story, breathtaking graphics, amazing voice acting. What game could be better? The start of Half-Life 2 sees you being talked to by the mysterious, creepy G-Man. He wakes you up from stasis, and when he says the words 'smell the ...  Read the complete review