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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Description

Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of episodes to extend the story behind the original Half-Life 2. In the previous episode Dr. Gordon Freeman escaped from City 17 with Alyx Vance, while the Citadel was destroyed by a storm of unseen proportions. Episode Two brings the team face to face with the Combine forces stationed in the White Forest, since they have been ordered to stop Gordon and Alyx from delivering a packet of crucial information stolen from the Citadel to an enclave of survived scientists.

There are no new weapons, but Gordon receives a new form of ammunition for the Gravity Gun: the Magnusson Device. It is used to attack striders in the final chapter of the game. Shooting it at their belly will make it stick, draining energy. The driving sequences introduce a new vehicle, a powerful car with its engine revealed.

There is a new soundtrack and the game engine has been updated with a new renderer, a new dynamic lighting and shadowing system, updated physics, and new effects such as motion blur and depth of field. Dual core processors are now supported as well. The player always controls Gordon Freeman, often assisted by Alyx, a Vortigaunt or the rebels.

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Source
• Half-Life series
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Technology: amBX

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User Reviews

Nice expansion but something is smelling stale.

dreamstealer (90)

The Press Says

Thunderbolt Games	Jan 02, 2008	10 out of 10	100
IGN	Oct 09, 2007	9.4 out of 10	94
Gamer.co.il	Oct 19, 2007	93 out of 100	93
Pelit	Nov, 2007	93 out of 100	93
Atomic Gamer	Oct 12, 2007	92 out of 100	92
Avid Gamer	Oct 13, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 15, 2007	17 out of 20	85
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Nov, 2007		80
GameSpy	Oct 10, 2007		80
Gamekult	Oct 16, 2007	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Half-Life 2: Episode Two was named #3 Game of the Year in the 2007 PC Game Awards issue of Games for Windows Magazine (March 2008).