Half-Life (series)
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| Genres | First-Person Shooter science fiction video game |
| Developers | Valve Corporation (Half-Life) Gearbox Software (Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift) |
| Publishers | Valve Corporation (Steam) Sierra Entertainment (CD-ROM) |
| Platforms | Playstation 2 (Half-Life)
Xbox (Half-Life 2) Windows/CD-ROM Xbox 360 (Half-Life 2 and Episodes 1 and 2) MacOS Linux |
| Platform of origin | Playstation 2 MacOS |
| First release | Half-Life November 8, 1998 |
| Latest release | Half-Life: Alyx March 23, 2020 |
Half-Life is a series of video games created by Valve Corporation. The player plays as a character named Gordon Freeman, who is a survivor of a terrible accident at the Black Mesa Science Research Company. A group of scientists make a portal to another dimension, and accidentally let in many alien monsters that start killing everyone.
In the first game, Half-Life, made in 1998, you play through this disaster and try to escape. Half-Life has received two expansions made by Gearbox Software, Half-Life: Opposing Force and Half-Life: Blue Shift.
In 2004, the sequel, Half-Life 2, was released. Half-Life 2 was followed by two expansions, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
A related game, Portal, was released in 2007 and takes place in the same universe. Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and Team Fortress (an unrelated game) were put together into one package for sale in 2007. This package is known as The Orange Box.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Orange Box". Valve Corporation. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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