
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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The Seven Hour War is lost. Earth has surrendered. The Black Mesa incident is a distant memory. 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 he cares about are counting on him.
Half-Life 2 is the landmark first-person shooter that “forged the framework for the next generation of games” (PC Gamer). Experience a thrilling campaign packed with unprecedented levels of immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
The story of Half-Life 2 continues with Episodes One and Two, full-featured Half-Life adventures set during the aftermath of the base game. They are accessible from the main menu, and you will automatically advance to the next episode after completing each one.

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today! Included in your Steam library with purchase of Half-Life 2.

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Better than Half life 3
GOD .
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Languages: English*, French*, German*, Italian*, Korean*, Spanish - Spain*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Danish, Finnish +15 more
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Esta ai um jogo que nunca vai morrer pra mim, todo ano eu vou jogar ele para zera e nunca me canso, ainda sonho com o Half-Life 3, quem sabe um dia, até lá, vou jogando ele até os meus 500 anos.
где обещанное пиво?
kewl game
10.
I always come back. For the Freeman, for the dystopia, for the helicopter battle, the fan boat, the aliens, the horror, and the chill areas in between where you get a chance to smoke up and take it all in.
Just a good, solid, classic game that's still fun to play 20 years after. It takes some time to get used to the floaty movement. Vehicle controls are also very janky, especially for the boat. Instant quick save/quick load is so good. Realy miss those days when most games had this. Nowadays, you are tied to some annoying checkpoints and auto-saves. NPCs that can/will follow you are super annoying, they always block your way at the doorways. But the action, the adventure, all the fun, and most importantly, not annoying puzzles (which is a rarity in gaming industry) - are excellent. Some achievements require you to play out of your comfort zone, like the one where you acquire the gravity gun and you have to complete the city level full of zombies by using only it. This level has some really intense moments! Super fun. Overall, the main HL2 game is really entertaining. Episode 1 to me was the weakest point of all HL2. It felt more like a modern game with lots of talking, scripted sequences, very handholdy. Alyx is a constant companion throughout this episode and she is overly supportive. And she tends to overexplain everything. Yeah,.. Episode 2 was great. From start to finish. The Vortal Coil area was such a cool looking and fun location.
Very good game will run on a potato
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