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Description
Half-Life 2: Episode One continues the story of Half-Life 2. It begins immediately after the end of this game, and follows Gordon Freeman (the player) and Alyx as they attempt to escape City 17 in the wake of the defeat of the Combine forces and the battle in the Citadel.Gameplay and Gordon's weapon arsenal are identical to Half-Life 2. Enemies too are familiar, with only one new zombie variant. A notable gameplay feature is the behavior of Alyx, who fights along Gordon's side for virtually the entire game. While the player still provides most of the offensive firepower, Alyx does provide a beneficial presence, and is far from the typical cannon fodder AI.
The game has four to six hours of gameplay, and also features a "Commentary" mode, which enables hotspots on each map where the player can listen to developer commentary explaining how or why certain things were done.
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Alternate Titles
- "戰慄時空2首部曲:浩劫重生" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
- "半条命2:第一部" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
- "Hλlf-Life²: Episode One" -- Cover / in-game title
- "HL2EP1" -- Common abbreviation
- "Half-Life 2: Aftermath" -- Working title
- "Bantiao Ming 2: Diyi Bu" -- Simplified Chinese title
- "하프라이프 2 에피소드 1" -- Korean spelling
- "ハーフライフ2 エピソード1" -- Japanese spelling
Part of the Following Groups
- 3D Engine: Source
- Distribution Method: Episodic
- EA Most Wanted releases
- Game feature: Developer commentary
- Half-Life universe
- Physics Engine: Havok
- Setting: 2020s
User Reviews
Critic Reviews
Gamernode | Windows | Jun 02, 2006 | 9.4 out of 10 | 94 |
Bordersdown | Windows | Jul, 2006 | 9 out of 10 | 90 |
GameSpy | Windows | Jun 01, 2006 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
90 |
Gamers Globe | Windows | Nov 25, 2006 | 9 out of 10 | 90 |
Gamers.at | Windows | Jul 10, 2006 | 88 out of 100 | 88 |
GamingExcellence | Windows | Sep 27, 2006 | 8.6 out of 10 | 86 |
Gameplay (Benelux) | Windows | May 26, 2006 | 84 out of 100 | 84 |
PC Action (Germany) | Windows | Jul 16, 2006 | 82 out of 100 | 82 |
Factornews | Windows | Jun 09, 2006 | 7 out of 10 | 70 |
411mania.com | Windows | Jul 16, 2006 | 7 out of 10 | 70 |
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Trivia
Dog
Valve development commentary in the game mentions that players seemed to love Dog, so they made him the first thing the player sees at the start of the episode.Dr. Breen
Apparently, some citizens enjoyed some of the Breencasts. In the game, one citizen can be heard saying to another; "I don't miss Dr. Breen, but I do miss his show. Remember when he had the jugglers on?". This is possibly a reference to the satirical webcomic Concerned (the author of Concerned, however, denies this, believing it to be something of a stretch and citing the absence of jugglers in his strip).German version
There are changes in some German versions of the game:- All blood by humans (including German Freeman) and blood which is part of the level design was coloured green
- Almost all enemies instantly disappear after being killed. An exception are some dark parts were burning zombies are used as light source.
- The cries of burning zombies were toned down
- During the part were Alyx finds the first zombine, the corpse she refers to was removed
Awards
- 4Players
- 2006 – #3 Best Add-On of the Year
- Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
- March 2007 - #4 Game of the Year 2006
- GameSpy
- 2006 – #9 Game of the Year
- 2006 – #3 PC Game of the Year
- 2006 – PC Action Game of the Year
- 2006 – PC Action Game of the Year (Gamers' Vote)
- 2006 – Best Graphics of the Year (PC)
- PC Powerplay (Germany)
- Issue 02/2007 – Best Game in 2006 (together with Pro Evolution Soccer 6 and Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate)
- Issue 02/2007 – Best Action Game in 2006
- Issue 03/2007 – #2 Best Action Game in 2006 (Readers' Vote)
Windows Credits (127 people)
Valve:
Mike Asquith, Gautam Babbar, Ted Backman, Kelly Bailey, Jeff Ballinger, Matt Bamberger, Aaron Barber, Jeep Barnett, Joshua Bentley, Yahn Bernier, Ken Birdwell, Derrick Birum, Chris Bokitch, Steve Bond, Matt Boone, Jason Brashill, Charlie Brown, Charlie Burgin, Julie Caldwell, Dario Casali, Christopher Chin, Jess Cliffe, Phillip Co, John Cook, Greg Coomer