HALF LIFE 2

[TrinireturnofGamez]

The game of the year is here , half life II ! gone GOLD

Release date : November 17th  



Minimum requirements :
1.2 GHZ Pentium/Athlon
256mb RAM
32mb graphics card with HW T&L

Recommended
2.4GHz Pentium/1.8Ghz Athlon
512mb RAM
128mb video card with Pixel& Vetrex Shaders v1.3 or higher

  Half life 1 will be ported to the new engine, as Half Life Source, so will CS , DOD and many other favourites .

 LET THERE BE REJOICING THROUGHOUT THE LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                      

[Hitman_Jim]

wow nice they porting the original half-lifes                    

[rb]

trini you always this late ?                    

[cereal_killer]

bout time dey release this game
its been like forever
can't wait to play it                    

[Rampage]

yeah i hope its really good , all those who didnt play hl1 due to playing it too late or finding the graphics lame will now get a chance to play hl1 on a better engine!

DOD: source
CS: source
HL: source
HL2
^^^who buying it for me ?                    

[DeadEyes]

lol @ RAMP, u could buy it yuhself man..lol. what yuh should be asking is who yuh could give it too....                      

[hardknocks]

Finally! i hear some details the game is supposed to be randomized depending on your actions                      

[Rampage]

Finally! i hear some details the game is supposed to be randomized depending on your actions

yeah, depending on what you do the story can change that gives it a good replay value                    

[cereal_killer]

any one want to place bet on whether it gets delayed?                    

[QDizzle]

trini you always this late ?

ALWAYS he does always make threads that we done know bout                    

[rb]

Just found this on my daily rounds.

"It’s history in the making." – Editor-in-Chief Dan Morris

(Brisbane, CA) October 20, 2004 – PC Gamer, the world’s best-selling PC games magazine, got a world-exclusive first look at hotly-anticipated Half-Life 2 in its December issue, which hits newsstands October 19th, 2004. The game was given an "Editors’ Choice" award and a review rating of 98%, the highest rating in the magazine’s history.

PC Gamer was the first publication invited to review Half-Life 2. The December issue of PC Gamer features a 9-page review written by Senior Editor Chuck Osborn, exclusive screen captures, and a four-page technical Q & A with Gary McTaggart, Valve’s resident tech guru.

"Half-Life 2 is arguably the best game ever made to date. It is a groundbreaking experience in interactive entertainment," states PC Gamer’s Senior Editor, Chuck Osborn, "While some games have groundbreaking visuals, or intellectually-challenging gameplay, or perhaps a cinematic story with good voice acting, not one has ever delivered the complete package. Half-Life 2 nails it, surpassing the original in every way."

Sales of the groundbreaking, next generation first-person PC shooter Half-Life exceed more than 10 million units worldwide to date and devotees have waited six years for the sequel. The release marks the debut of Valve’s revolutionary new Source engine, which enables cutting-edge graphics and takes advantage of the newest video cards and processors.

The review takes readers through the entire game, focusing on the gameplay and sheer enjoyment and highlighting the enhanced environments, new weapons, plot, character animation, sound and more. The review also boasts a description of Counter-Strike: Source * the multiplayer mode that ships with Half-Life 2.

Additionally, PC Gamer’s Hard Stuff section features a four-page Q & A with Gary McTaggart, Valve Software’s resident tech guru, titled "12 Things You Need to Know About running Half-Life 2 on Your PC". It details what readers can anticipate from the games visuals and expect from their existing system specs, including minimum system spec requirements and upgrade options for optimal performance.

"Valve is honored to have the first Half-Life 2 review featured as the cover of the December 2004 issue of PC Gamer and its many international affiliates," says Doug Lombardi, Director of Marketing at Valve. "For over a decade, PC Gamer has been the authority for gamers and industry insiders. In spring 1997, PC Gamer UK filed the first-ever preview of Half-Life. Today, PC Gamer is a worldwide voice and a flagship among Future’s fleet of leading publications.

Future Network USA’s Group Publisher, Simon Whitcombe, states, "As the editorial and circulation market-leader, PC Gamer is the obvious choice in which to debut new games and reach hardcore, early purchasing gamers. Additionally, PC Gamer is an ideal partner because it also reaches a wider games audience and continues to generate excitement for games long after their launch with its monthly Extended Play section, dedicated to sourcing and providing extensions, game mods and downloads."

Rounding out a blockbuster issue, the December PC Gamer also features a contest for a customized, $6,000 Half-Life 2 super-PC from Falcon Northwest. The contest is sponsored by Falcon Northwest.

"Valve has forged the framework for the next generation of games, demonstrating what our medium can and should be able to accomplish," Osborn concludes in his review. Half-Life 2 is "an exhilarating entertainment that can emotionally move you one moment, kick ass the next, and keep you immersed the whole time."                    

[Rampage]

WOIIIIIII WOIIIIIIIIIII!

GIMMEH! AH WANT!

valve had us waiting so long , thank de lord it come out good yes. doom3 had us waiting long but it fail in multi                    

[hardknocks]

any one want to place bet on whether it gets delayed?

nah i think they realize if they delay again people will switch to DOOM 3 and F.E.A.R.                    

[MASTER_RAGE3]

ent it had a leak for half life 2 so i think i heard somewhere they might delay it again                    

[hardknocks]

they already delayed it for the leak...................................................... didnt they?
i eh no but i go get real pissed if they delay it as i preordering it                    

[DeadEyes]

this is going to sound really weird but i've never seen half life one or even know what it's about. can someone post a description of the game for meor a link to a site please?
if there's a thread up about the game let me please, thanks Rb2k2                    

[MASTER_RAGE3]

fur real i never play half life 1                    

[hardknocks]

You are Gordan Freeman Reporting for work at the Black Mesa Research Facility. You are begining experiments with some freaky light beams when the doctors oder you to shove something into the light beam. This being a very stupid order but as a mindless idot you obey them. Obviously the whole systems screws up. You catch a glimps of Zen (alien land) but are soon returned back to the lab where there is blood everywhere and aliens are loose.

     
             Talk about a bad Day at work!                    

[TriniXaeno]

amazing score.

Half Life was the best PC game I had ever played at the time I completed it.

An awesome experience.

Admittedly, the first time I played the game, I thought it was utter ballz and promptly deleted it.

Only when it won the game of the year award, did I reinstall and run through the glorious masterpiece.

Truly not to be missed. Luckily for those who did, there is word that they will be remaking the original Half Life with the new engine from Half Life 2. So you can get to enjoy this in true graphical splendour.                    

[MASTER_RAGE3]

i always heard about it but i never played it sob sob lol