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Half-Life 2

by Valve

Released Nov 16, 2004
$9.99
9 h to beat
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98%positive reviews

274,954 positive6,760 negative

What players say

Pros

Strong story with memorable characters
Atmospheric world with a legendary reputation among shooters

Cons

Ends on an open cliffhanger that frustrates some players

Mixed

Some find it a legend, others find it boring on replay

Media

Launch Trailer (YouTube)

Trailer (YouTube)

Accolades Trailer (YouTube)

DLC, expansions and more

Standalone expansions (2)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7, Vista, XP

Processor: 1.7 Ghz

Memory: 512 MB RAM

Graphics: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)

Storage: 6500 MB available space

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Ratings

90IGDB players3,482 ratings
79Critics7 reviews
85Overall3,489 scores

Time to beat

8.8 hStory onlyto the credits
13.5 hStory and extraswith side content
20.4 hCompletionist100%

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