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Genre: Shooter
System(s): PC
ESRB: M
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Half-Life 2 is a first-person shooter computer game and the highly anticipated sequel to Half-Life, developed by Valve Corporation. It was released on November 16, 2004 to very positive reviews [1], following a protracted five-year development cycle during which the game's source code was leaked to the Internet. Taking place in the fictional City 17 sometime in the near future, Half-Life 2 follows scientist Gordon Freeman and the events that happen around him. The game uses the Source game engine, coupled with a heavily modified version of the Havok physics engine. The game has been critically acclaimed for advances in computer animation, computer graphics, artificial intelligence (AI) and physics, although it is controversial among many people for the introduction of Valve's Steam content delivery service. Since its release, the game has sold over four million copies [2]. Steam sales account for 25 percent of overall sales; their exact number is between 750,000 and one million depending on whether they are included in the figure of four million [3].
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