Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is the well-recieved sequel to Half-Life. Half-Life 2 takes place in the dystopian City 17 and the surrounding area, almost 20 years after the events of the original Half-Life. In the intervening years, Gordon Freeman has presumably been kept unconcious while the alien race known as the Combine enslave Earth. The game recieved very high reviews, with its most lauded aspects being its extremely realistic graphics and physics, as well ... More

Initial release date:

  • Nov 14, 2004

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  • HL2

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Half-Life

Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation, the company's debut product and the first in the Half-Life...

Half-Life series

The Half-Life series of video games share a science fiction alternate history. Nearly all of the games are first-person shooters on the GoldSource or Source...

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Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation, the company's debut product and the first in the Half.. …

Initial release date: Nov 19, 1998
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Half-Life 2: Episode One

Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first in a series of episodes that serve as the sequel for the 2004 first-person shooter video game Half-Life 2. It... …

Initial release date: Jun 1, 2006
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Notes/Description
  • 2004
  • Award was then known as "Game on any Platform (the year's best game)"

BAFTA Games Award for Best Game Winners

PC Gamer's Top 100 of 2008

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