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 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $3.64
You Save: $16.35 (82%)
New (17) Used (28) from $3.64
Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 3515
Platform: Xbox
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 0.5 x 7.5
MPN: 100730
Model: 14633151596
UPC: 014633151596
EAN: 0014633151596
ASIN: B000B2YR74
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A great game, but. . . November 18, 2005
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Half Life 2, for x-box, is probably the best looking game x-box will ever put out. The physics engine is incredible, allowing the player to pick up almost anything and manipulate it.
There are only two gripes I have with this game. First of all, the intro is really . . . really . . . really. . . long. It was a good twenty minutes or so before I was shooting stuff.
That is a minor gripe compared to gripe #2: no multiplayer. No splitscreen no x-box live, no nuthin'. Nothing extends the life of a great game like a solid multiplayer experience (e.g. halo and halo 2).
Overall, HL2 is a beautiful game with great graphics, gameplay, and intuitive control. If you've already bought HL2 for PC, there's no reason to buy it for x-box. But if you haven't, and you're a fan of FPS's, then I think you'll be very please with this title.
 halflife 2 how did they do it ???? November 17, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
this game is first of all the greatest thing to hit the x-box since the original halo and valve doesn't need me kissing there ass anymore the average gamer but thank you from all the gamers out there because this is a game that needs to be played by everone it not the standard boom boom bang bang game, well there is that but underneath is much more it is a rare gem ....the level of eviroments is shocking because the xbox is running it at 60 fpr and shooting and picking up objects feel like the objects have weight to them .... when i shot an enemy he would fall of the bridge or object and the body would fall like a body would in real life,,,,,i could go on and on about the game but i say that it worth 50 dollars and it plays great on the 360 the frame rate is smooth and the graphics are smoother...5stars isn't enough to mark this game and it deserves a ten great replay value////
Wake up and smell the ashes. . . November 17, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference."
For nearly every PC gamer in the world, Half-Life is one of the most recognizable and acclaimed names in the market, and easily in the top tier of first-person shooters. This was further solidified in late 2004 when, after much anticipation and demonstration, Half-Life 2 was finally released on the PC. It was embraced by gamers and critics alike, and recieved several awards for Game of the Year.
And now, finally, console gamers can see what all the fuss is about with Half-Life 2's full transition to the XBOX.
Picking up an indeterminate number of years after the otherworldly events at the facility at Black Mesa, players once again don the battered crowbar and HazMat suit of sceintist-turned-savior Gordon Freeman. If you've never played any of first game, not to worry. The narrative of HL2 is very much its own beast, and you'll recieve all the info you need about the previous game from various NPCs you meet in and around City 17.
Arriving (somehow, you're not quite sure) on a train, you'll immediately notice a sense of dystopian depression in all the people around you. Apparently, an unknown power called the Combine has taken control of the affairs of planet Earth. People are transferred from city to city with no explanation as to why, reproduction is severely prohibited, and "Civil Defense" task forces are everywhere, masked, armored, and spoiling for a fight. In fact, they'll soon be coming after you, and it's only with the help of a small but determined resistance movement that you'll be able to survive.
From there, the game introduces you to some old friends and some new ones, a story of struggle, survival, free will, and good old-fashioned heroism. The story is done entirely in-game; no cut-scenes, no cinemas, no breaks in the gameplay at all. The entire story is told while you are physically controlling Gordon, never taking the player out of the world. And during the course of this story as you traverse the world, you'll experience some truly incrediblt things. You'll engage in fierce firefights with squads of Combine troops (who have incredible AI), you'll battle it out with heavily armed vehicles, be hunted by nightmarish creatures, and lead rebels against seemingly-invincible war machines. You'll grow attatched to some characters, and grow to hate others, and all the while you'll constantly be using the world.
Which is where the game really excels. The immersion of this game is practically perfect, and it does this in two very important ways. First, video game characters have never been more convincing; Alyx in particular is an incredible achievement, and you'll find yourself accepting that these characters geniunely exist rather than being AI programs and polygons. Secondly, the physics in Half-Life 2 have to seen to be believed. There is literally no other game on the market, first-person or otherwise, that gives the player as much control over their environment. Using the Havok physics engine, HL2 allows the player to do everything from pile bricks on a see-saw and push a swing in a playground to cause bridges to collapse and drop cargo containers on enemies. This makes both the shooting and the puzzles in the game much more fun, much more realistic, and much more rewarding when you use your brain and get creative.
For example, in one part of the game you're running through the canals of City 17 being chased by Combine troops, and pass near a bridge where enemies are firing down at you. At this point, all you have is a pistol and a crowbar, and instead of using up valuable ammo trying to take down each Combine soldier individually, you could just hit one of the conveniently placed flammable barrels to bring the whole bridge crashing down.
The entire game is full of situations like this that reward creative thinking, and when you pull it off, it looks absolutely beautiful. Not just because the physics are astoundingly convincing, but because the game is just darn good graphically speaking. HL2 is easily one of the best-looking titles on the PC, and while the XBOX version features a couple downgrades on the texture and resolution side of things, it features the same solid frame rate, gorgeous animation, and brilliant art of its PC cousin, and easily stands as one of the best-looking console games of the year.
Additionally, while HL2 lost the mouse-keyboard control scheme in the transition to consoles, Valve did a marvelous job of mapping the controls to the XBOX pad. Gordon Freeman isn't as heavy or cumbersome as, say, the Master Chief, and so the controls feel a little light and quick after Halo and Halo 2. However, they feel RIGHT for the game, for the character, and the world, making even the platforming feel fairly polished, and the shooting feel positively divine.
And while HL2 for the XBOX is a single-player-only affair, it's deffinitely a world you're going to have an incredible time in. From the rooftops of the city to the dank parlors of Ravenholm, it's also a world you'll probably want to visit over and over again. If you're a fan of first-person shooters, you simply must experience this game.
Finally An Xbox FPS That ROCKS! (Excluding Halo2) November 16, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This game is AWESOME. Graphics and gameplay are top notch. If you played the PC version try the Xbox version for sure, More hands on and makes it 3 times tighter. Doesnt Look As Good As Say A SUPER PC Would run it, But Looks Great on the xbox by far the BEST looking game ever on the system and with xbox360 around the corner probally the last good looking one. No Multiplayer or Co-op but makes a killer single player game. Don't Sleep On This One!
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