Half-Life 2: The Orange Box: Orange box single player review.
ClassZeroCommando
100% score
HALF LIFE 2: awesome game with good graphics and excellent physics, the physics are the star of the game along with the great story, the physics make combat really fun. Controls are great and sounds too, there are even some areas where it echoes realistically. As i said the story is amazing, and makes you get to the episode as fast as possible. There is a horror like segment in the game (Ravenholm) where you will be scared a few times but then the game resumes normally. The combat is great and there are areas in the game where you will be really in some COD intensity with striders shooting explosions great stuff. Also the puzzles are intelligent and realistic. The dissapointing part is that after you finish it you may or may not wanna play it again, really varies from person to person, myself i play it again after a few months. EPISODE one: a little on the short side but fun and really reveals a lot of the great story. The graphics get noticeably better judging from the character models.Also the sound rocks as always. A great play experience. EPISODE 2: this one is the star of the package, great gameplay and there is a part when you see some crazy stuff like striders destroying whole buildings near the end, GREAT stuff, the sound as always great and the graphics get a little bit better, the story reaches great intensity( i won't spoil anything but trust me you'll be wishing for the continuation) the only dissapointing part would be the end of episode 2 cause as i said you are going to go crazy wishing for a sequel and probably LAST half life game. PORTAL: this is was an interesting game, it would have not fared as good as it did if it didn't come packaged with the orange box, but it's a great game in it's own right, it's basically a puzzle game, suprisingly a fun one, you'll think a lot thinking how to get to your goal and you'll probably be amazed at how your mind will probably bend, a lot of times i heard myself saying' ohhhh niceeeee one' at how i solved the puzzle and a LOT of times the nostalgic 'Oh' will be heard as you figure out a way to solve a puzzle. The endgame is great makes you wish for a continuation of sorts, the game's also kind of funny by the comments the computer makes, and the credits song is super funny i found myself laughing out loud. Definitely buy this game you'll love it.
