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Genre: Shooter
System(s): PC
ESRB: M
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Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Valve Software and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1998, based on a heavily-modified Quake game engine. It was first published for PCs running Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Sony's PlayStation 2 and Sega's Dreamcast video game consoles, although it was never officially released in the latter's case.
Half-Life, often shortened to HL, has been heralded by computer game critics for its gripping in-depth storyline, which would influence the development of other first-person shooters in the years to come. It was among the first games to feature a story that was told entirely in-game and in real time, without the use of cutscenes. Half-Life is also known for its (at the time) sophisticated enemy AI. Its own success continued for years with expansions such as Half-Life: Opposing Force (OP4) and Half-Life: Blue Shift (BS), mods such as Counter-Strike (CS), Team Fortress Classic (TFC) and Day of Defeat (DoD), and its sequel Half-Life 2 (HL2). It is the best selling PC first-person shooter of all time.
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