Half-Life 2: Episode Two is the second episode 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. This episode 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. The driving sequences introduce a new vehicle: a powerful car with its engine revealed.

There is also 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.

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Nice expansion but something is smelling stale.

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Thunderbolt Games	Windows	Jan 02, 2008	10 out of 10	100
Pelit	Windows	Nov, 2007	93 out of 100	93
Atomic Gamer	Windows	Oct 12, 2007	92 out of 100	92
Gamernode	Windows	Oct 16, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Game Freaks 365	Windows	2007	9 out of 10	90
GamesCollection	Windows	Mar 06, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Windows	Oct 10, 2007	9 out of 10	90
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Nov, 2007	87 out of 100	87
Vgames	Windows	Oct 24, 2007	85 out of 100	85
Gamekult	Windows	Oct 16, 2007	7 out of 10	70