Half-Life 2 review

One of the greatest first person shooters of all time

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Instead of just blowing a hole in the chest of the nearest enemy, you can knock him off the rooftop and into the rotor blades of a helicopter below you. Not on a roof? Well then, you could roll a trio of explosive barrels near him, jump into your swamp buggy and skim away to a safe distance, then send the whole place to Hell and back with a single, well-placed shot. There's also a sort of gravity gun that enables you to hoist practically anything. Early footage of the game showed the player using this weapon to grab a metal radiator, carry it like a shield, deflecting bullets, then launch it like a missile right into the breadbasket of the enemy. Not only can you do that, but there's also much, much more.

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GenreAction
DescriptionThe first Half-Life is often called the finest first-person shooter ever made... this sequel is often called better than the first game.
Platform"Xbox","Xbox 360","PS3","PC"
US censor rating"Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature"
UK censor rating"","","",""
Alternative names"Half-Life II"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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