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Half-Life 2 is great no matter how old it is,it's 3 years old,and it's graphics still easily competes with Halo3--and it probobly has one of the scariest levels in gaming history,try this:Play level "We don't Go to Ravenholm" on HDTV at night with lights turned off,you'll have nightmares--game has really fun achievements to complete-ex. HotPotatOWNED--enemy throws a grenade at you,you pick it up and throw it back at him with your gravity gun(best weapon ever--use physics to kill things--cut zombies in half with saw blades like grass) and blow 'em up.Has very good storyline-facial animation is amazing.Gives you 12+ hours of single player-way more then Halo3 could offer(sorry to Halo fans,but I'm still kind of pissed at Bungie for crappy single player)
Episode 1--it wasn't as long as HL2,but it's still really fun--show's a new type of "suicidal" zombie--play it and you'll see what I'm talking about--has you playing in the dark most of the time--oh yes and the best part--you 'll play side by side with girl Alyx(best sidekick ever)(unlike Arbiter)--she helps you a lot in gunfight's and helps you,also tells you about your past-something you would not know unless you played first HL--about 6+ of gameplay
Episode 2-probably the best HL ever looked--large scale environment--and the best part Half of the game you'll be driving a muscle car--Alyx is still by your side--8+ of game play
Portal--best puzzle I've played since we(Russians) invented Tetris--Physics can be fun--Smarter then most puzzles I've seen lately --very original--Humorous--Best endgame song I've ever heard--has ADVANCED maps for smarter people(like me)--4+ hours of gameplay,+1 hour for advanced levels
Team Fortress 2--funniest multiplayer game ever--each character has 3 funny animations--characters actually play differently when you play them--very balanced--Pyro is awesome--
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