Well I've played about 3 hours of Half Lif 2 on my Xbox so far and all I have to say is WOW! I am on the Water Hazard level, and I am just having a ball. I thought that DOOM 3 on Xbox blew my socks off in the graphics department, but this game looks and feels just as amazing. The level of atmosphere, although very different from D3, is just as high. I have to say that HL2 is the best looking game on this system.

I know that there were many concerns about the frame rate, and there are a few small issues, but it's very minimal, and does not affect the game play whatsoever. Once in a while the frame rate wil go down in large areas, but lasts only a second or two, and it does not slow down to the point to make the game unplayable.

All and all, if you are looking for an amazing FPS experience on Xbox, do yourself a favor and go down to a store right away and pick one up. Although you might have a problem finding one. I went to my local Best Buy on Friday and they were already sold out. I am sure that Gamespot and EB Games still have copies though.

This is a must have for your Xbox collection.