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Half-Life 2

Also known as: Half-Life II

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The first Half-Life is often called the finest first-person shooter ever made... this sequel is often called better than the first game.

Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Valve

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Features

59 levels to play before you die: G - L

From the brilliant to the barmy - levels that every gamer needs to experience

Mar 21, 2008

Gordon Freeman: Strongest personality in gaming

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Jan 18, 2008

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News

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Review

One of the greatest first person shooters of all time

Dec 18, 2007

If Half-Life 2's nerdy protagonist Gordon Freeman is going to save the world, he's gonna need more than the crowbar he began the last game wielding. Thankfully, weapon upgrades in this first-person shooter come lightning quick. Gordon barely gets to take in any the sights and sounds of City 17 (a quarantined, run-down district ruled by gas-masked soldiers apparently called the "Combine") before he starts blasting, bashing, and exploding the living hell out of everything in sight. It's not his ...

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