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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $2.00
You Save: $17.99 (90%)
New (7) Used (14) from $2.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 4293
Platform: Windows
ESRB: Mature
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: 9845
Model: 71608
UPC: 014633098457
EAN: 0014633098457
ASIN: B000CQIDTC
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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| Customer Reviews:
 What's with the "Steam" nonscense???? January 24, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
We have dial-up internet (we live in Africa), and if you have to connect to this stupid "Steam" program before you play the game...it's hardly worth it. After a couple of days of downloading the "Steam" updates...then the game updates...I almost lost interest. Unfortunately, it's a pretty fun game after all of that, but I'll never buy another game that requires a broadband internet connection to play it. If a DVD game isn't patched well enough to play out of the box....keep it off the market.
 More of the same. January 15, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I couldn't finish the game due to being bored.
It is a wonderful game, but I've now played
more than 10 hours of it. I can't find it in
myself to finish it.
 An excellent addition to the Half-Life collection January 13, 2007
I got this Episode One right after playing Half-life 2 and let me tell you: it was both visually stunning and challenging. Valve has really outdone themselves with this episode, balancing the action with the plot into a seamless experience. Of course this is a three part game really, hence it in itself is almost disappointingly short but luckily Episode two is coming out soon.
I have few complaints about the game one of which is while Half-Life 2 ran smoothly on my computer, Episode one took up more immediate resources, causing the audio to not always run smoothly. Also, when I said it was challenging, there are two parts in particular that are almost too challenging, often a times bordering on being downright frustrating. That's why I give it only four out of five stars for fun. Other than that Episode one exceeds expectations: Five out of five stars overall.
Be sure to try out the optional commentary that the Half-Life team features for the game, it makes playing through again all the more interesting. Also, keep your eyes open for the next installation, I know I will.
HalfLife 2 Episode One (DVD) January 9, 2007
More of basically the same HL2 action, but very enjoyable. There were enough new twists to make it interesting and fun. I hated to see it end and the experience only lasted two days. The episode concept will probably continue and it is a welcome approach, expensive, but worth it. I enjoyed hanging out with Alyx and appreciated all of her help.
Good game... January 9, 2007
Usually I don't write reviews but I felt that this game deserved the two minutes I will put forth. From some of the reviews that I have read regarding episodic content they have been typically negative. But if you look at the history of games you will see that all games(save for the first game in a series) are episodic in nature. Doom 3 would not exist if Doom did not come out. Typically we the gamers would have to wait several years for the next game in a series to appear. Let alone hope it deserves the money and time that we put in too play the game. Now the wait time for a chapter of the main game is two to three months. I think that this approach to game making is managable as well fresh as opposed to waiting for halflife 3 to come out 4 years from now. But I digress from this point.
The main game as well as episode one draw you in and makes the player feel that they are Gordon Freeman. Watching the characters interactions and facial expressions are quite entertaining and lends to the overall story line. This type of approach makes you pray that the next episode won't be delayed nor cancelled.
Enjoy the game free of the critisims of episodic content and the Steam debate. Because truly it is a good game.
Alright thats all I came to say.
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