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*Includes Counter-Strike Source*
Pistol-packing Black Mesa research scientist and scourge of the Xen,
Gordon Freeman is back in the eagerly awaited sequel to the seminal
first-person shooter Half Life. In Half Life 2 Gordon is again
humanity’s only hope against a whole sea of alien trouble as he joins
up with another scientist Eli Vance and his daughter Alyx, in a mission
is to save the world from being overrun by the Xen invaders. It seems
that the incident at Black Mesa was just the tip of the iceberg and now
the aliens have spread like a virus across the planet leaving death and
destruction in their wake. It’s up to you to set things right.
Half-Life 2 is set some time after the original Half-Life ended--with
Gordon now in the employ of the ambiguous G-Man. The action takes place
in the environs of the Eastern European-esque, City 17. Multi-player
will be included.
By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original,
and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens
the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything
around him, from the physical environment to the behaviours, even the
emotions, of both friends and enemies.
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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.
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Physics - From pebbles to water to 2-ton trucks respond
as expected, as they obey the laws of mass, friction, gravity, and
buoyancy.
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Graphics - Sources 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.
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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.
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