Is it the best FPS ever created... um... Dam Ya It Is!
You are Gordon Freeman, 27, and you have accepted a job in Black Mesa Research Facility, Texas by the telephone and some time later you're on the train waiting for it finally stop just to get out and be on your way to the Test Chamber. Gordon was instructed to take on an HEV suit for safety and research various Anomalous Materials. Black Mesa Research Facility is top secret so Gordon Freeman will be instructed to actually live there... well, that will not happen. Gordon Freeman's MIT education will be greatly valued in Black Mesa by pressing a button and pushing the cart... which will result in great slaughter of our poor scientists, but he will then arise a hero... for some reason.
The Story:
The Good: One of the first voice acting in FPS, you get an idea of what's happening very fast, great characters(G-man especially), great connection to it's sequel(Half-life 2), scared scientists(not a big factor), great ending.
The Bad: Nothing.
The Gameplay:
The Good: Headshot Factor, You can kill scientists if you would like to, realistics health/ammo(no floating crap), reload(not a big factor), Very Good multiplayer with Great multiplayer mods(CS and TF-classic), Good AI, Very nice Puzzles, cool soundtrack.
The Bad: Slight mouse free-look problems.(Dunno why, I am playing on Steam-version.) Long Intro.
The Graphics:
The Good: Realistic Outdoors, Realistic Power-ups(see in Gameplay), Great level-design, No graphic glitches,
The Bad: None.
Overall: Half-life is revolutionary with it's compelling and believable story and great gameplay. Truly the best FPS ever created and it deserves a 10. It has a great ending that leaves us with questions and a crave for more that we will surely get in Half-life 2. Great multiplayer with mods like Team-Fortress Class and Counter-Strike. You will surely remember this game for time to come, and we love Valve for creating numerous sequels...
Score: Gameplay - 9.8 Overall Score = 99.5%
Story - 10+
Graphics - 10