Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Ships - briefly
(hx) 11:48 PM CEST - Oct,10 2007
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Valve announces that
The Orange Box
is now available, offering Half-Life 2, its first two episodic follow-ups, Team
Fortress 2, and Portal. If you've already pre-loaded your Orange Box, then start
up your Steam client to begin the decryption process of all files. If you were
waiting to buy the game in-stores or had pre-purchased from stores, then go get
in the lineup for your copy! :-)
The Orange Box features three top-rated new games by Valve: Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends puzzles, first person action, and adventure gaming to produce an experience like no other.
To bring gamers up to date with the Half-Life 2 universe, The Orange Box also includes Half-Life 2, the best-selling and highest-rated action game series of all time, and the episodic debut Half-Life 2: Episode One-together, more than 30 hours of award-winning gameplay. Purchasers of the PC version of The Orange Box who already own Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One can conveniently "gift" them to a friend from within Steam.
The Orange Box is now shipping to retailers and will be available for a suggested retail price of $49.95 on the PC and $59.95 on the Xbox 360 console system. Contact your local stores for details.
The
Techgage and
C&VG have already reviewed the game:
When reviewing a game, one thing I try
to avoid is giving a game a higher-than-deserved rating. I gave Episode 1 a 94%,
which to me is an outstanding result. After playing through Episode Two, I
realize how much better Episode One could have been. Not only with gameplay, but
with story as well. With all of that said, I am awarding Episode Two a 95%. It's
an outstanding experience from beginning to end, and is not a game you are going
to beat and set aside right away. Without question, if you are a fan of the
Half-Life 2 saga, Episode Two is a no-brainer. If you've never had the
opportunity to play the series, then there are no excuses to not try it now, as
it's available for both current-gen consoles as well.
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