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Half-Life 2: Episode One

"Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first of a planned trilogy of expansion packs/episodes for the 2004 first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2."

Valve·Valve·EA Games· June 1, 2006· Standalone Expansion
86
Critic Score
2 reviews
85
User Score
897 ratings

Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first of a planned trilogy of expansion packs/episodes for the 2004 first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. The episode takes place immediately after the end of Half-Life 2, in the war-torn setting of City 17. The player is forced to deal with the effects of their actions during the main game. The episode is a stand-alone game; while a continuation of Half-Life 2, it does not require the original game to be installed or registered to a user's Steam account to play. It takes advantage of several major upgrades to the Source engine since the release of Half-Life 2, primarily its high dynamic range rendering capabilities and the upgraded facial animation system. Episode One was released together with Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, a port of the original Half-Life's multiplayer, which doubles as Episode One's multiplayer component. The retail copies of Episode One also come with Half-Life 2 Deathmatch for those who have not previously purchased the later title.

Released 1 June 2006 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PlayStation 3 by Valve and Valve, published by EA Games. Rated M by ESRB, 16 by PEGI. About 5 hours to beat, 8.5 hours for everything.

Story

Taking place in City 17, just after the events of the last game, Half-Life 2: Episode one again follows scientist Gordon Freeman and his friend Alyx Vance as they stabilize a damaged Citadel core to buy time before it explodes, which will destroy the city and the surrounding area. They then rush to make it out of a war-torn City 17 as quickly as possible and also help evacuate any remaining citizens left.

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Jun 1, 2006
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Dec 20, 2007
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Dec 11, 2007
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Dec 11, 2007
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Dec 14, 2007
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Oct 25, 2007
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Oct 9, 2007
Critic Score
86 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 2 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
85 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 897 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
86
Users
85
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike