From: Electronic Arts Average Rating: Binding: DVD-ROM ESRB Age Rating: Mature Label: Electronic Arts Release Date: October 09, 2007
Features:
Characters - Advanced facial animation system delivers the most sophisticated in-game characters ever seen. With 40 distinct facial muscles, human characters convey the full array of human emotion, and respond to the player with fluidity and intelligence
Physics - From pebbles to water to 2-ton trucks respond as expected, as they obey the laws of mass, friction, gravity, and buoyancy
Graphics - Source's shader-based renderer, like the one used at Pixar to create movies such as Toy Story and Monster's, Inc., creates the most beautiful and realistic environments ever seen in a video game.
AI - Neither friends nor enemies charge blindly into the fray. They can assess threats, navigate tricky terrain, and fashion weapons from whatever is at hand
Product Description: With part 3 of the Half-Life saga in the horizon, this collection brings you from the start so you're ready to take on the third episode of this exciting trilogy. Half Life earns its popularity and reputation at being the first First Person Shooter game to use aq lifelike, realtime plot that pits you in the action as well as behind the trigger. Created by Valve Software, each episode employs advanced technologies for better, more realistic play. In Half-Life, you assume the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a recently graduated theoretical physicist who must fight his way out of an underground research facility whose teleportation experimentations have gone awry. The second part of the trilogy of episodic expansions for Half-Life 2, Episode Two picks up where Episode One left off?with Gordon and Alyx traveling out of City 17 and into a vast new environment. The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people people he cares about are counting on him. Intense, real-time gameplay of Half-Life 2 is made possible only by Source, Valve's new proprietary engine technology
Great Purchase Low price. Check. Fun games. Check.
This is one of the best video games purchase I've made. 5 great contents at the price of 6 dollars each.
Best purchase of 2007 I'll admit that I've never played the Half Life series before, but I heard so many great things about this package, I decided to give it a shot. I have played and beaten all of the Half Life 2 games and enjoyed every second. I am officially hooked now...almost as hooked as I am to Team Fortress 2. And Portal is nothing short of brilliant. There's not much else to say other than it's a must buy for fans of FPS games. And for users of Nvidia products, you'll be happy to know that you also get to download the FULL version of Half Life 2: Lost Coast for free!
My only problem that I have ever had with The Orange Box package is this: STEAM! It has it's pros and cons, but from time to time it has unexplained bugs that they have yet to fix, such as not being able to load my games. Luckily, these bugs only happen on random occasions with no permanent damage, but maybe in time they'll fix these little inconveniences, because it can really be a nuisance. But don't let this discourage you. Even with these minor happenings, this bundle is well worth it's value.
Haven't played yet but steam seems reasonable. Why isn't he orange box a complete 5 star blockbuster? The reason = steam -- you probably know by now by looking at the reviews. The game itself is perfect, the games you get for the price is an absolute steal.
Most people would consider steam a flaw but it's a necessary evil more like. The only flaw is that it is not offline capable straight out of the box, so you'll have to spend a good amount of time updating. But other than that, steam is a magnificent piece of game management. It updates everything for you via bittorrent and allows you access to all your games in one place -- pretty neat if you ask me. And it's free.
Barring unforseen circumstances like loss of internet connections or pirated games, I don't see much reason for anyone to complain. Don't like it? Pay more and buy the games seperately, otherwise get this because the best game ever made along with a bunch of other games for essentially nothing sounds great to me. Wouldn't you agree?
Prepare to download the game you just bought (borderline consumer deception) There is no mention of how STEAM is REQUIRED to play the game on the box. None. Don't have a fast enough connection? Prepare to wait for the download of the game you purchased. I have never been a PC gamer. I decided to get the 360 controller and this game (due to good reviews). But this whole experience is silly and insulting. Don't buy this (for PC at least). Amazon should at least mention this requirement in the product description.
Amazing deal Three great games in one well priced package. Portal is one of the most unique games in a long time, very entertaining. Half-life 2 and it's expansions make for some enjoyably tense FPS gameplay. It's use of physics is something few other games can offer. Team Fortress 2 is another unique Valve product. Finally a multiplayer FPS that stresses teamwork!
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