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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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| Genre | Action |
| Description | The 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 date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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