The Half-Life Holiday 2006 Collection provides non-stop action in three
Half-Life titles. Experience the special edition of the original,
critically-acclaimed single player adventure, recreated atop Source for enhanced
play in Half-Life 1: Source. Winner of over 35 Game of the Year Award,
Half-Life 2 sets a benchmark for gaming with its startling realism and physical
gameplay. Half-Life 2: Episode One includes the first new episode for
Half-Life 2. Intense single-player action powered by incredibly-advanced
Artificial Intelligence.
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 1: Source
Half-Life 2
The sequel to Half-Life, one of the most popular action games ever made,
features the return of former Black Mesa research associate Gordon Freeman. In
Half-Life 2, Freeman can expect to encounter several characters from the
previous game, including Barney the security guard and the mysterious G-man, for
whom Freeman now works. Freeman will also meet a new female character, Alyx,
whose mother was killed during the events of the original game.
Features:
The intense, real-time gameplay of Half-Life 2 is made
possible only by Source, Valve's new proprietary engine technology. Source
provides major enhancements in:
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.
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game
of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal
the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17.
Half-Life 2 has been named Game of the Year by over 35 organizations and sold
over four million copies worldwide. The intense, real-time gameplay delivered in
Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One is made possible only by Source,
Valve's proprietary engine technology.
In Half-Life, the G-Man made you. In Half-Life 2, he used you to defeat Dr.
Breen and start the Resistance. In Episode One, he's lost control.
Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first in a series of new adventures created
by Valve that extend the Half-Life 2 single player experience. It details the
aftermath of Half Life 2 and launches a journey beyond City 17. Stepping
into the hazard suit of Dr. Gordon Freeman, you face the immediate repercussions
of your actions in City 17 and the Citadel. Rejoin Alyx Vance and her robot,
Dog, to once again aid the human resistance in their desperate battle against
the totalitarian alien menace of the Combine.
Episode One exposes Alyx's combat skills and knowledge of City 17. Battle
side-by-side with her through Valve's first episodic game, a four-to-six hour
adventure of greater density and detail than non-episodic releases. In
addition to the new single player campaign, Half-Life 2: Episode One also
includes two multiplayer games. And everything you need to play is included in
the box – Half-Life 2 is not required to play.
Features:
An all-new episode for one of the best-selling action games of all time.
Discover what’s become of City 17, Dr. Breen, and the G-Man.
Incredibly advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Highly detailed environments, featuring High Dynamic Range lighting,
provide amazing gameplay settings.
Digital Actors: The most sophisticated in-game characters ever witnessed.
Physical Gameplay: Objects obey the laws of gravity, friction, and
buoyancy.
Design Team Commentary Mode.
Also includes two multiplayer games: Half-Life 2 Deathmatch and Half-Life
Deathmatch: Source.
Half-Life 2 not required to play.
Half-Life 1: Source (Special Edition)
Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for
action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally re-mastered
version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via
Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more.
"Half Life 2 Holiday Collection - Half Life 1: Source, Half Life 2 & Half Life 2: Episode One")
The sequel to Half-Life, one of the most popular action games ever made,
features the return of former Black Mesa research associate Gordon Freeman. In
Half-Life 2, Freeman can expect to encounter several characters from the
previous game, including Barney the security guard and the mysterious G-man, for
whom Freeman now works. Freeman will also meet a new female character, Alyx,
whose mother was killed during the events of the original game.
Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game
of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal
the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17.
Half-Life 2 has been named Game of the Year by over 35 organizations and sold
over four million copies worldwide. The intense, real-time gameplay delivered in
Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One is made possible only by Source,
Valve's proprietary engine technology.
