Like I mentioned earlier, this game is a nice package because it has FIVE amazing games in ONE box. You just can't go wrong with the orange box, unless you don't like first person games. The game contains Half Life 2 (wich will take the average gamer 15 hours to complete) Half Life 2 Episode 1 and Episode 2 (wich will take the average gamer 4 hours a piece), Then there is Portal (Took me 6 hours or something), an amazing puzzle game and last but not least : Team Fortress 2 a really cool multiplayer shooter (near endless fun). So that's a compelling package isn't it? Well lets talk about the Half Life games first. The voice acting is simply amazing, the gunplay is solid, animations are great and the enemy's are smart as well, but the graphics are starting to look dated (especially the enemy models). Now lets talk about Portal. Well the game centers around the portal gun, when you fire the gun you will create an entrance portal and once you fire it again you will create the exit. This formula of gameplay is incorparated in the levels in mind bending ways. And the we have Team Fortress 2. It has a funny graphical style and extremely balanced gameplay. The game lets you choose from 9 different classes and each requires a different play style. But there are only 6 maps with only one playable game variant on each. So it doesn´t have enough content. But the gameplay is so balanced that it will still keep you playing for hours, days, weeks or even months.
The other reader reviews are ridiculous, they're complaining about the value of this game when you get 5 excellent products. Even with the new products alone (ep2, tf2 and portal), $60 would have been about right in comp... Read Full Review
The Good: 5 amazing games for the price of one; Episode 2 is a solid entry in the series; Portal is the most unique puzzle game that you'll ever come across; a solid number of manageable achievements; characters that you... Read Full Review
