They can assess threats, navigate tricky terrain, and fashion weapons from whatever is at hand. Description: Half-Life 2 is a next chapter of the cult Half-Life story, which saw the light 6 years after the original was released.
With 40 distinct facial "muscles," human characters convey the full array of human emotion, and respond to the player with fluidity and intelligence. Half-Life 2 Silver includes the game, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Valves back catalog available on Steam at the time.
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The intense, real-time gameplay of Half-Life 2 is made possible only by Source®, Valve's new proprietary engine technology. 2004s Half-Life 2 was a landmark for PC gaming and the First Person Shooter, setting the standard for immersion, animation, and physics-based play for years. And a lot of people he cares about are counting on him. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. 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. 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 them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide. The aliens are now pouring into our world and you'll join the resistance movement to stop them. Start out with Half-Life 2, where you return to the alien research facility called Black Mesa. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. The Half-Life 2 with Deathmatch DVD collects two of the must-have shooter games, bringing you twice the action.