Half-Life 2

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Mooman1014's Review
Jan 26, 2005

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+my favourites

Half-Life 2

THE GOOD:
+incredible graphics
+awesome gameplay
+the gravity gun
+very involving story line
+no cut-scenes
+clever puzzle sequences that are short yet sweet
+nice sound track

THE BAD:
-numerous load times
-clunky drving mechanics
-random death glitch
-checkpoints can be a bit awkward sometimes

SUMMARY:
Half Life 2 is a downright amazing game. it blows virtually everything else in the genre away. i've yet to see a more refined FPS on any console. awesome sound and graphics.

the physics are the games main highlight, however. the Source engine perfectly mimics real physics, and can be very convincing at times. bouyancy, weight, momentum, even gravity are all nicely done and polished.

the greatest game to date is not without flaws however. the game is hampered by numerous load times that can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 mintues. it really slows down the gameplay. there is also and annoying glitch where you can sometimes be killed by random objects just by hitting them with a crowbar.

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