Half-Life 2

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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 12734 Ratings

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  1. UnfixingMite500
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    Сюжет просто божественный как и gameplay игра для своего времени это лучшее что может быть
  2. Kusbegi
    Apr 22, 2020
    10
    I just finished the game. I haven't played such a good game for a long time. Amazing story, horrible aliens and excited minutes. I loved it!
  3. Henker
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Half-Life 2 is undoubtedly a great game, well ahead of its time, a solid story that continues the events of the 1st game, excellent and fun gameplay, a wide variety of scenarios, weapons and possible interactions.
  4. bpjker
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Hasn't aged all that well but in it's time, easily the best game. The story, the interactions, the puzzles, everything was way ahead it's time. Contender for the goat game.
  5. emami
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    After 15 years, i played this game again and finally understood the overall screen play, game play and history of Half-Life. It is hard to believe that Valve has had its foot in every major technology verge of gaming industry but it is true and the case for Half-Life 2 was Physics engine in Source.
  6. SgAkErRu
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Легендарная игра. Лучшая игра 2004 года и лучшая игра десятилетия по мнению многих издательств. Лучшая игра за всю историю игроиндустрии по моему мнению. Виктор Антонов (главный геймдизайнер игры) - гений, он постарался на славу. Бессмысленно перечислять достоинства этой игры, все это уже назвали 100 миллионов раз.Легендарная игра. Лучшая игра 2004 года и лучшая игра десятилетия по мнению многих издательств. Лучшая игра за всю историю игроиндустрии по моему мнению. Виктор Антонов (главный геймдизайнер игры) - гений, он постарался на славу. Бессмысленно перечислять достоинства этой игры, все это уже назвали 100 миллионов раз.
  7. DreamEaglr
    Apr 8, 2020
    8
    Отличный движок, неплохой геймплей и классная музыка, но сюжет и вторая половина игры это тихий ужас.
  8. AN0RAK_
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    one of the kind, the best saga i ever played this game is so fantastic and ahead of his time.
  9. Michael_Freeman
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    Ещё один шедевр от компании Valve, за что им огромное спасибо. Это не игра, это нечто ! Вселенная Half-Life по истине ВЕЛИКАЯ. Такие игры заседают в душах и сердцах людей на вечно.
  10. C4mb0t
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love the part where you stop Dr. Breen. the controls are tight and responsive… Expand
  11. Im_just_playing
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    A game is worthy of its predecessor. Valve had done a great job on their project.
  12. lorem
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    A perfect sequel where everything is exactly how it should be and where it should be. A game with an extraordinary story, which presents a dystopian world like George Orwell's "1984", managing, in my opinion, to rise to the level of the previous game, even surpassing it.
  13. daedricheart666
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Greatest pc game of all time hands down . Played after 5 years still the graphics looks presentable and physics wayy better than those rpgs
  14. elolugo
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Every so called "gamer" should play this gem. Truly a game out of its era...
  15. sheppardbo
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    The greatest video game of all time, an absolute masterpiece. Thank you GabeN
  16. incrementy
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game of my child timeshnwgnwgbqtjwtnagjwykwgbwbwbwfqfnqtbfvqfbqthqSyka… Expand
  17. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Probably the best game I've ever played. That's it. I can't say any more than that.
  18. 420guy69
    Mar 12, 2020
    10
    A game that was ahead of it's time and is still being talked to this day.
    This is a game where you would see Source's great engine during 2004, with realistic physics mechanics, best graphics during 2004, outstanding level designs, and realistic facial muscles which makes the G-Man like a real person.
    Half-Life 2's level design is amazing. Of-course, the part where you experiment with    A game that was ahead of it's time and is still being talked to this day.
    This is a game where you would see Source's great engine during 2004, with realistic physics mechanics, best graphics during 2004, outstanding level designs, and realistic facial muscles which makes the G-Man like a real person.

    Half-Life 2's level design is amazing.
    Of-course, the part where you experiment with the engine's physics and use them to get to your objective, Use those rolling blades to kill those zombies at Ravenholm; It makes you feel like your smarter than you actually are. That's what makes the game so great.

    Half-Life 2's dialogue is top-notch.
    Half-Life 2's dialogue actually makes sense to the story, important characters tell you what's going on, and references to Half-Life 1, to make it even more sense. Not like something that sounds cool but doesn't make sense to the story you are currently playing, and Not something that sounds boring.

    Half-Life 2's modding support.
    Ah yes, the modding support, which brings me to Steam. Well Steam made Half-Life 2 modding support now possible, you can now create source mods for the game, or seperate mods that you could just download for free on the Steam Store, well if you have the game of course.
    If you have are a necrophiliac and enjoy this game aswell, you can download mods to fit your fetishes.
    There are legendary mods like: MMod which makes Half-Life 2's gameplay even more modern, and graphical improvements. (highly suggest trying MMod.)

    The story is even great.
    Half-Life 2's story gives a great example of what more FPS games should create, not something that sounds too boring, or something that doesn't even make sense. Alyx, Kleiner, Barney, Eli, Mossman, and other characters in the game does an amazing job in each character's personality.

    Conclusion.
    The game is outstanding, it was way ahead of it's time, with very cool graphics, realistic physics and facial animations, and great dialogue into the game. The story is interesting and fun to see and learn, with endless characters making a icon into the game and definitely deserved a perfect cliffhanger for the Half-Life series. I wish I could rate this 11/10, it's just too perfect in my eyes.    … Expand
  19. iwant2believe3
    Mar 5, 2020
    10
    Best game ever !!! We need more old but still good Good game
    Good character / level design!!
  20. Jerrystash
    Feb 27, 2020
    9
    Loved the game from start to finish. I highly recommend this game, the graphics might be dated but i think it still holds up and has aged well
  21. banzar
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    Half-Life 2 ist ein First-Person-Shooter, der klassisches Shooter-Gameplay mit einer wegweisenden Physik-Engine und einer spannenden Geschichte im Setting einer futuristischen Dystopie verbindet.
  22. Apill
    Feb 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I beleive that valve has made something really special, though it does have some problems in my opinion water hazard is annoying some things do become pretty tedious and finally the most agrivating thing is how long things will go on such as in ravenholm the whole zombie thing is cool but when the normal ones go away and the fast ones show up its really frustratin. Though i would still give it a ten since those are just nitpicks… Expand
  23. 2H2G
    Feb 19, 2020
    9
    Из года в год идет к нам в руки третий ход, скажите Алекс ведь в натуре в шлему еще уж та чикса.
  24. DuckTearPopper
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    Very boring game. Too much exposition and sitting around waiting for scripts to trigger. Also, no friendly fire like in the first game.
  25. Metoc
    Feb 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is the best game. its plot, musical accompaniment, atmosphere. let's start in order the plot, although rustic but interesting. music adds a sense of hopelessness, the atmosphere of devastation. graphics is a separate issue even to this day it is relevant this is 2004 Carl 2004 game 2004 this year GTA San Andreas came out and compare. the game is just a bomb… Expand
  26. JoshRD
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Uno de los títulos más grandes jamás creados, excelente optimización y rendimiento incluso en pc's de gama baja.
  27. mr-NachoMen
    Feb 4, 2020
    9
    Half-Life 2 turned out to be way better than i though, it is a huge improvement over the first game by a lot features like, better lighting, better level design, better art direction, huge combat improvement, physics and difficulty balancing.
    The original Half-Life was a disappointing for me, it was frustrating on it's difficulty balance, combat and annoying platforming sections, those    Half-Life 2 turned out to be way better than i though, it is a huge improvement over the first game by a lot features like, better lighting, better level design, better art direction, huge combat improvement, physics and difficulty balancing.
    The original Half-Life was a disappointing for me, it was frustrating on it's difficulty balance, combat and annoying platforming sections, those are almost non existent here and thankfully Valve solve all those issues and make a way better Half-Life experience.
    Although i cannot say that Half-Life 2 is the perfect game or the best game ever made, it has its flaws, like any other game, the game includes a new mechanic that involves driving mechanics to travel long distances... the driving is pretty terrible (sorry). The voice acting is average, not bad but not great either, there are some character with a pretty calm voices over the situations occurring in the campaign, friendly squad AI is not that great, enemies like the zombies, head crabs or whatever they are called, and some little robots that fly with blades are pretty annoying and those enemies are way to often to encounter.
    One of the biggest improvements was the physics, that are useful to move over other section and they respond fluently, over the failed attempt from the first game. Facial animation is really impressive for a game released back in 2004, character felt... real!!! and not like lifeless mannequins.
    Still... i cannot deny the Half -Life 2 is a great and impressive game, that everyone should play, specially now that they are for free on STEAM (well... free to play for a limited time). But again, everyone should play it.    … Expand
  28. ElCucuy
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    Скажу сразу: в этой игре - лучший геймплей в истории шутеров от первого лица, могу воспеть оду любви этому шедевру на 10 000 символов, но для объективности, решил перепройти в текущий момент, чтобы с высоты лет взглянуть на это произведение более объективно.

    Что ж, игра пройдена в 15 раз, и вот что я скажу. В моём понимании, таким и должен быть идеальный шутер. Это чистый    Скажу сразу: в этой игре - лучший геймплей в истории шутеров от первого лица, могу воспеть оду любви этому шедевру на 10 000 символов, но для объективности, решил перепройти в текущий момент, чтобы с высоты лет взглянуть на это произведение более объективно.

    Что ж, игра пройдена в 15 раз, и вот что я скажу. В моём понимании, таким и должен быть идеальный шутер. Это чистый концентрированный динамичный геймплей, без каких-либо лишних примесей, таких как прокачка, крафт или исследование большого пустого мира (бич почти всех сегодняшних игр), но и не страдающий болячками шутеров начала и середины нулевых - монотонным коридорным шутингом и растягиванием геймплея засчёт поиска карточек к дверям, нет, халва уникальна в своём роде, я бы даже не сказал, что она опередила своё время (хотя и это само собой верно), она просто стоит особняком от всех остальных шутеров, так продолжается и по сей день.

    Какой ещё шутер, даже сейчас, на момент 2020 года, позволяет себе подкидывать новые механики игроку каждый час?
    Какой ещё шутер позволяет себе такое разнообразие в геймплее? Игрок исследует город без оружия, затем участвует в побеге на водном катере, проходит через survival-horror в ревенхолме, передвигается в полуоткрытом мире, открытом для опционального исследования, на транспорте (привет Uncharted 4), получает в своё коммандование стаю муравьиных львов, а позднее ботов-людей, для участия в кровопролитных и масштабных уличных боях на манер лучших частей Call of duty, и в финале получает совершенно уникальный опыт, когда у него забирают всё оружие, оставляя только с улучшенной гравипушкой.
    Какой ещё шутер содержит в себе такую физику и интерактивность с окружением? Во второй халве закончившиеся патроны никогда не являются проблемой, ведь в вашем арсенале гравипушка, поволяющая швырять любые окружающие вас предметы, мелких врагов, отбрасывать гранаты, устраивать ловушки и многое другое, на что только хватит вашей фантазии.

    Эта игры - пик развития сюжетных шутеров, да и наверное всей индустрии в целом. Очень жаль, что в какой-то момент геймдев свернул не туда, разработчики заболели агрессивной монетизацией, играми-сервисами, гигантоманией, и теперь в угоду более открытых пустых пространств с вышками, урезаются многие геймплейные элементы, в том числе физика, которая даже если и есть, никакого практического значения для геймплея не имеет. Но так как реализовывать наполненные и действительно интересные открытые миры умеют единицы, как, например, рокстар, мы и имеем ситуацию, при которой единственные шутеры для одиночной игры сегодня - это отвратительные фар край: нью даун, вольфенштейн: янгблад и рейдж 2. Мда уж, печально и грустно это всё. Ставлю второй халве максимальную оценку, в память о славных временах: 10 из 10.    … Expand
  29. TommyLee
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece in game design, storytelling, and graphics. A must-own for anyone interested in PC gaming.
  30. EliteOli
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    Half-Life 2 is one of the greatest games of all time. This game has cemented its legacy as one of the best FPS games ever made, not only in terms of gameplay but of how it's all laid out altogether. Everything that Half-Life 2 brought out was revolutionary that made gamers feel as if they were experiencing something as mind-blowing since its 1998 original release. Even today, no modern FPSHalf-Life 2 is one of the greatest games of all time. This game has cemented its legacy as one of the best FPS games ever made, not only in terms of gameplay but of how it's all laid out altogether. Everything that Half-Life 2 brought out was revolutionary that made gamers feel as if they were experiencing something as mind-blowing since its 1998 original release. Even today, no modern FPS game has matched the performance Half-Life 2 has put out and is easily considered by many to still be as amazing as it was when it was released back in 2004. There is no doubt that Half-Life 2, still beats all the competition.… Expand
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#1 Best PC Game of 2004
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  1. CPUGamer
    100
    Nothing less than a revolution in the gaming industry that will keep gamers busy for years to come, just as the original did.
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  2. Play.tm
    95
    An ephemeral and controversial ending, along with the few issues described above, means that for me, Half-Life 2, while a compelling and highly enjoyable game, falls short of the size of impact that the first title had on the gaming world.
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  3. Playboy
    100
    A graphics overhaul delivers detailed facial animations and sophisticated physics that leave battle zones strewn with debris after intense shootouts with shuffling corpses, overfed curstaceans and other assorted foes. [October, p.37]
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