Way better than the first, and has one of the best storylines and gameplay in any current gen FPS.

User Rating: 10 | Half-Life 2 PC
By dj-feltersnatch | Review Date:
Half-Life 2 (refered to as HF2 for now on) is one of the greatest FPS's to ever grace the market, and even has great puzzle solving thrown into it. The game starts with Gordon Freeman waking from his stasis after about 20 years, and the earth has been taken over by the alien combine (they may be called aliens, but the soliders are humanoid and they talk just like us). The combine have taken over earth in just 7 hours. Gordon gets off of the train at City 17, and is intercepted by the great Barney Calhoun. Barney gets Gordon up to date about the present danger and sends him to find Eli Vance, one of Gordon's old co-workers. From here the game takes off into one fantastic adventure, too long to talk about, and I don't want to ruin it for anybody.

HF2 has great graphics, sound, and gameplay. The voice acting also fits the game perfectly. If you play HF2 on the computer there are some spots where there is lag no matter what, but it is only for a split second and dosen't mess with the game at all. The game also is revolutionary because it is not like a traditional FPS where you just run and gun, instead of killing everything in sight with a fully automatic rifle that splits people in half, you have to think about where your going and how to get past obstacles in order to progress. There are times in the game where an entire combine squad will be on you and you just open up with your pulse rifle, but that is awesome just because you will learn to hate the combine.

HF2 is a great game, to great to review everything. I have missed the Gravity Gun, all of the enemies, the vehicles, its just too much. Get the game, play it, enjoy it, and play the episodes that come after. Great game? or Greatest you decide (it will probably be greatest)

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