The Best game i have ever played bar none .
Years after the Black Mesa Incident, the mysterious G-Man summons Gordon Freeman from his induced slumber. Placing him on a train, he finds himself in "City 17", one of an unknown number of 'urban centers' where humans are kept in pseudo-slavery by a mysterious alien race known as the Benefactors. The city is overseen by Dr. Breen, a former administrator of Black Mesa who, after arranging the surrender of Earth to the Benefactors, was rewarded with a leadership position. Humans are now half-way oppressed by themselves. Prisons, concentration camps and urban centers alike are controlled by the Combine, members of a somewhat voluntary system in which participation is rewarded with better living conditions. Among all of this, a rebellion stirs in the shadows, hoping to one day ignite a revolution to free humanity from its distant constraints . . . And the timely arrival of Gordon, the "One Free Man", may prove to be the one chance the rebels have to gain the upper hand
The game plays the same as many other fps games on the pc, i like that that it isn't as straightforward as many FPS games, there are many little puzzles to distract you from your main goal. The guns are pretty similar to all fps games, yalthough there is the gravity gun which in my opinion is the best gun in the game. You can pull objects towards you and throw them at a very hisgh velocity. It is especially useful when there are circular saw blades and you are chopping the aliens heads off. Oh and as always Gordon Freeman has his trusty Crowbar to hand.
This game looks stunning even on lower end systems, although on older pc's you may see increaseed loading time. The physics is what Halflife 2 is all about, they are uber realistic and beautiful to watch. The game also sounds amazing, music kicks in at the right time to enhance the action and get your adrenaline pumping. All the guns sound powerful and realistic and so do the crys and orders of your eniemies. As a whole the sound and graphics really pull you into the game(especially using a heasety like i do).
The good points of teh game are simple, great gameplay which is very addictive and not too short like many other FPS games that have been released recently. Just on a whole a great game. I have played through the game a few time now and have just gone back for some more of The Gordon Freeman Goodness. I cant wait for the orange box so i can play this on my xbox 360 also.