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 - Great game.Well, I'm a little late as this game has been out for some time now. So long in fact that you can't even buy the XBox version from Amazon itself, but from others in the Amazon Marketplace (new, used), which is what I did. I was a little skittish at first to order it in this way, but it worked out very well. In fact, I may have recieved it sooner than if I had been able to purchase it from Amazon. The person must have shipped it the very same day. The graphics are really good for an Xbox title. I also played the PC demo, so I know the graphics on the PC are much better. One of the problems with having an XBox version is you can't play "Episode 2". You also can't play multiplayer, it isn't even an option. I thought it odd it had no multiplayer, then I read in another review that the PC version DOES have multiplayer. A few problems I had with this game were minor. I'm not sure if it's the XBox controls, or just the game, but I would have trouble many times trying to do something as simple as get through a door. I'd just get kind of get hung up for no reason that I could see (no clutter around me). There was a lot of clutter in the game. Not so much a bad thing, but sometimes it could make a simple task of walking hard as there was always stuff laying around. I also noticed some slow points as the XBox had trouble keeping up with the action. This isn't a game issue. In fact, I have a first gen XBox. You may find a later generation works a little better. There are two driving levels. I found them to be a pain. The controls for the vehicles are not very good. And, they just seem to go forever. It may have been better if they split them up a bit. They went on so long I found myself getting dizzy and had to take a break. Some aspects of the game were just amazing. As much as I'd like to tell you about them, I don't want to spoil anything. I know I didn't expect them, and it gave me a "WOW!" moment more than once. This isn't a straight up shooter like the Halo series. In many places you have to figure out how to get to the next area. This can be frustrating. I found myself in a room for about 15 minutes as I swam to the same places I had been to many times trying to figure out what the heck I missed. And, it's always something really simple that makes you slap yourself on the head. One really nice thing about this game is the length. I'm not sure how long it took me to beat it, but it was quite a few hours. This is nice when you think of other games that only have about 7 to 10 hours of gameplay. It really makes it feel like you got your moneys worth, even if it did only cost 12 bucks...lol Rating:  - Now compatible on the 360!One of the best, most engulfing FPS games *ever* is now playable on the xbox 360 (until recently the xbox game did not play on the 360 and I thought i'd have to wait for the 360 version to come out - due soon, i believe). Even so, i'm probably going to have to get the 360 version when that comes out; i'm sure it'll be even more amazing. Rating: - Awesome game! Tons of fun!This is one of the best games I've ever played. It's also very long and tons of fun for hours and hours of game playing. Rating: - Excellent adventureI love shooter games and Half-Life is amazing! The game allows for multiple actions--picking up and manipulating objects, driving vehicles, and shooting. The game has taken a long time, which I also like..it's not a "quick play." Highly recommended. I can't wait until the next one is out!! Rating: - Great XBOX port of a great PC game.Half life 2 as a game is incredible. It has this certain feeling to it with a surreal atmosphere, it's ever changing gameplay, it bold and inspired story, and great action and shooting. HL2 for the Xbox is ported remarkably well, it even looks good, it plays good, it sounds good, it's just good. In the near future, the Earth has been invaded, and slowly, it's beeing assimilated to the liking of the new alien leadership. Mankind is oppressed, mistreated, basically enslaved. Cities, people, and everything we love are slowly disapearing, being crushed by the alien nazi-esk leaders. You, Gordon Freeman, are reinstated by the G-man, you don't really know why, but soon find yourself taking arms and leading the revolution in an epic story about uprising, rebellion, and the instinct to survive. Through the course of the story, you learn what's happened in the years you've been in stasis, and meet new characters, run into old ones, and travel great distances in a war torn world defeating the tyranical, oppressive regime. In short, wonderful everything, a great presentation of a sequal that outdoes it's predecessor in every way. From Chapters that play like a horror game with headcrab zombies and monsters, to WWII like fighting in bombed out buildings. Vehicle chases, huge battles and shootouts, a roller coaster ride of action. Also, it'll last for several hours too. I recommend it highly.
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