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    The Orange Box

    Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Oct 09, 2007

    The Orange Box is a video game compilation that packages Half-Life 2 (including Episode 1 and Episode 2), Team Fortress 2, and Portal into one.

    crysis2142's Orange Box, The (PC) review

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    Half life 2 alone is priceless, this package is brilliant.

    I played half life 2 a while back and i can't belive it took me so long to finally buy it. I've had the orange box for about 3 weeks and im not finished with it yet............here's a run down game buy game.

    Half life 2 - Stupendous entertainment value in one of the most critically acclaimed games ever. Brill graphics, simple yet engaging gunplay, frightening enemies, great level design, I got 20 hours from hl2 in one play through. An absolute essential........5/5

    HL2 episode 1 - this is just an add on and the gameplay isnt really expanded on in any way. The graphics have been improved slightly and the levels are a bit more challenging. Good but just not a huge step forward........3/5

    Hl2 episode 2 - much more like, alot more cinematic and more explosive than episode 1. The levels are much more engaging. The new setting also makes for some hardened challenges and set pieces which look astonishing with the new graphics engine........5/5.

    Portal - an exceptional puzzle game with added humour and some truly well thought through levels and challenges. a bit too easy but its got tonnes of replay value.........5/5.

    Team fortress 2 - This was the last of the games i played and the biggest let down, It looks great, some nice ideas and designs but all in all just really tedious. Its not addictive and the levels offer little variety. It wont stop you playing COD 4 and WaW. The weak link........2/5

    All in all a package of gaming excellance. Let down by a weak multiplayer component (in my opnion) but made up for with a bargain basement price.

    Other reviews for Orange Box, The (PC)

      PC version review, a must buy for all PC gamers! 0

      The Orange Box contains 5 games that are all considered A+ titles by fans and professionals alike. The Half Life series has always had critical acclaim and the sequels HL2, Ep1 and Ep2 are no different. These three games continue the story and the gameplay to one of the best PC FPS series ever created. While there are some minor downsides to the HL2 episodes in that their rather short gameplay length and lack of any new weaponry etc can come across as boring. The emotional story, intense action ...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

      A must for any PC library. 0

      If you like gaming, have a PC that’s not yet a museum piece, but you don’t yet own The Orange Box (or all the games that comprise this amazing collection), do yourself a favor: Stop reading this article, go to the Steam page of The Orange Box, purchase it for for $30 and let it download in the background while you continue with this post. It’s that good.Released in October 2007, The Orange Box is a compilation of some of the best titles produced by Valve Software: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episo...

      0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

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