When Half Life 2 debuted, the graphics, especially on high end PCs, were revolutionary and its physics engine was unparalleled. The game tells the story through in game dialogue so there isn't any forced exposition or intrusive cutscenes. The Half Life series has always been at the forefront of FPS gaming and the original was one of the first FPSes to immerse the gamer in the world by telling the story with a total lack of cutscenes.
HL2 tells the continuing story of Gordon Freeman, a silent scientist who is the helping the resistance fight against an alien invasion. Although all of the games play out in First Person, they all feel different because of the distinct gameplay, which means that The Orange Box will take a long time before it begins to lose its freshness. In between playing any of the Half Life 2 games, Portal and Team Fortress provide great gameplay that is fleshed out on their own. The only piece missing from the whole Half Life story would have been the original Half Life, but gamers can still jump right into the Half Life universe or even skip around to the episodes if they choose. When you first pop The Orange Box in, you'll immediately be able to access Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode One, the previously unreleased Half Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. However, throw in the fact that each of the games is incredibly well done and gamers will find the deal of the year. On the basis of the content as well as the assumption that each game is going to be decent at the least, The Orange Box should score well above average. Even if each game were less than stellar, there is still such a variety of titles that most gamers will find themselves satisfied. The Orange Box is a difficult game to review. With the amount of gameplay that has been crammed into the Orange Box, either Valve should feel guilty for making Xbox owners pay full price for Half Life 2 or consumers should feel guilty about the amount of content they're getting from Valve for the price of a regular game. Fast forward a couple of years and Valve re-releases the game, adding in two new episodes of Half Life 2, the innovative puzzle FPS Portal, and team based multiplayer Team Fortress 2 all for only ten dollars more.
This version of Half Life was plagued by frequent load times and less than stellar graphics. Over three years ago, they released an Xbox version of the critically acclaimed Half Life 2.
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