The Orange Box

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The Orange Box

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Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Valve
EAN: 0014633098525
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2007-10-09
Studio: Electronic Arts



Editorial Review:

Product DescriptionWith part 3 of the Half-Life saga in the horizon, this collection brings you from the start so you're ready to take on the third episode of this exciting trilogy. Half Life earns its popularity and reputation at being the first First Person Shooter game to use aq lifelike, realtime plot that pits you in the action as well as behind the trigger. Created by Valve Software, each episode employs advanced technologies for better, more realistic play. In Half-Life, you assume the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a recently graduated theoretical physicist who must fight his way out of an underground research facility whose teleportation experimentations have gone awry. The second part of the trilogy of episodic expansions for Half-Life 2, Episode Two picks up where Episode One left off?with Gordon and Alyx traveling out of City 17 and into a vast new environment.
The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people people he cares about are counting on him. Intense, real-time gameplay of Half-Life 2 is made possible only by Source, Valve's new proprietary engine technology





Features:
  • Characters - Advanced facial animation system delivers the most sophisticated in-game characters ever seen. With 40 distinct facial muscles, human characters convey the full array of human emotion, and respond to the player with fluidity and intelligence
  • Physics - From pebbles to water to 2-ton trucks respond as expected, as they obey the laws of mass, friction, gravity, and buoyancy
  • Graphics - Source's shader-based renderer, like the one used at Pixar to create movies such as Toy Story and Monster's, Inc., creates the most beautiful and realistic environments ever seen in a video game.
  • AI - Neither friends nor enemies charge blindly into the fray. They can assess threats, navigate tricky terrain, and fashion weapons from whatever is at hand





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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Orange Box is definitely worth the price.
Before buying this game I reviewed it here and was a bit apprehensive due to the negative views of the Steam client. After getting the game and playing it I can say that all the worrying was over nothing.

First: Yes, you need the Steam client to play these games. It is clearly stated on the seal "Product offered subject to your acceptance of the Steam Subscriber Agreement". I advice not letting this little obstacle put you off from buying this great package. After all is done, you could very well be happy with Steam for its usefulness. I've even bought games directly from Steam and I am sure you would too, especially during weekly specials.
It is important to know that the games are saved to your Steam account. Therefore, you must buy these games new in order to play them as they cannot be bought used or sold.

Second: Yes, you NEED to activate the games online and download them. I do not have dial-up, but I would not recommend a buyer getting this if he or she does have it. Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2 : Episode 2 are over 7 gigs each. If you are brave enough to attempt to download these games on a 28-56k, I applaud you. Steam does update every now and then, so keep that in mind.

Now to the game play:
Half Life 2 set: Great games. The graphics are amazing and you will quickly become immersed in it during play. The mood is very dark and depressing, but you'll have fun playing it. There isn't much of a final-boss in these games, instead there are challenges through every part of the maps.

Portal: This is a very entertaining game. Your only weapons are your portal gun and your brain. You have to navigate through space, calculating how long a jump should be, how far off you should jump, and all while trying to locate the proper place to put your portal to complete the stage. The in-game commentaries by GlaDOS definitely makes the game fun to play. If, after completing, you're left unsatisfied by the challenge try out the bonus stages.

Team Fortress 2: This is perhaps my favorite game from the Orange Box. This is a multi-player ONLINE game and is definitely a must-play. The cartoonish look and feel of the characters make this game a blast to play.

Also as a bonus, you get Peggle Extreme and Half-Life 2: Lost Coast along with the package. All-in-all, this is definitely worth having.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Injoy realy good puzzel games,it may be RPG but is puzzles built in to it
Putting that group of is great, I will have manny days of playing these games



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great game!
This is a great game. It is also interactive, you can play wth other real people, and not have to pay for a monthly subscription to do so, unlike other games out there.
It is very addicting!!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A must have
This game is a must have for any FPS fan. Portal is awesome but very short. The only complaint I have is that I already owned HL2 and HL2 episode 1 and was forced to re-buy them with the Orange Box. You do get to give these extra copies to a friend, which I haven't done yet. Amazon was a lot cheaper than buying directly through Steam.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Orange box
every game that it comes with is a great stand alone game, and to get them together for the price of one game is a realy great deal.



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