Half-Life 2: Episode One

"Through a combination of excellent voice work and naturally animated gestures, you easily connect with her personality. Alyx is caring, funny, and, when she looks at Gordon just so...hot. She also has brains, knowing how to use cover, pick off targets, and, most importantly, keep out from underfoot most of the time."

"Half-Life 2: Episode One is a more than worthy successor to Half-Life 2, as it kept all of the latter's strengths, and even added some more, such as HDR and far improved character interaction and plot density. The problem is, it hasn't nearly the same bang for the buck - lacking length and new multiplayer features."

"The news most of us have been waiting for has finally been confirmed: Valve is readying the first expansion pack for the unanimously acclaimed Half-Life 2."

"Just like the original Half-Life 2: Episode One keeps the player entertained almost the entire time through perfect pacing, a rich atmosphere and incredible production values. By being inventive, surprising and getting the basics absolutely right, Half-Life 2: Episode One is a wonderful advert for the excitement that true episodic content can generate when approached the right way. The sooner more developers go down this road, the better."

"A problem that still hasn't received a proper solution is the low difficulty. Half-Life 2 on Hard was an easy ride already and that didn't change at all here."