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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Valve

2007•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a morally murky shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

1,472 ratings

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About This Game

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is a first-person shooter set in the aftermath of the Citadel's destruction. Players control Gordon Freeman as he and Alyx Vance travel through forests and underground tunnels toward a resistance base, facing Combine forces and new enemy types along the way. The game emphasizes vehicle-based combat sequences alongside the series' physics-driven puzzles and gunplay.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Following the destruction of the Citadel in City 17, Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance find themselves stranded in the surrounding countryside. Alyx carries vital intelligence stolen from the Combine, data that reveals the location of the Combine's homeworld and could allow the human resistance to shut down a superportal forming above the ruins of the city. Pursued by Combine forces desperate to prevent the information from reaching the resistance base at White Forest, the pair must cross dangerous terrain filled with hostile creatures and enemy patrols to deliver the data before the portal fully...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensZombiesHelicopterBloodyGravityDystopianDeathRobots

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Details

Developer: Valve
Publishers: EA Games, Valve
Released: 9 October 2007
Series: Half-Life
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 4h rushed, 6h normally, 9h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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