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The Orange Box Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-08-30
One of the Greatest gaming deals around.
I have to say that this is one of the best gaming deals that i have ever seen. Five games for 30 dollars?! Now i already had half-life 2, and episode 1, but Valve gives you the ability to gift those to a friend. Portal is really fun but a little on the short side but Tf2 is the best game out of the Orange box. Its unique looks seems like your playing a comic book and the different classes keep the game interesting. Valve continues to update the game as well releasing new weapons, achievements, game modes, and several new maps.
Date: 2008-08-28
A Must-Have for all Gamers
A good deal, worth the money just for Half-Life Episodes One and Two alone. Portal is a great game as well, although it doesn't have as much excitement as Half-Life it is still quite entertaining.
Date: 2008-08-28
really good
The individual games are a bit short for an experienced gamer, but the quality of the games are top notch. Portal being part of the orange box package was ground breaking. It preformed in a way that no other game has to date. The story line of episode 2 was unforgettable, the only question being : When is the next episode coming out? And of course hours of fun of blowing up, and being blown up in team fortress 2.
Date: 2008-08-22
Best value in gaming
First, let me address some concerns that people have had which would be regarding the Steam software required to play and update the included games. Basically this is an anti-piracy tool (which works very well... Valve games are the LEAST pirated in the world, which is why they can offer consumers great value's such as the Orange Box). Anyways, yes, Valve should probably disclose information about Steam on the box, however in my honest opinion, Steam is a great piece of software. Steam allows you to access a bonus 6th game (Peggle Extreme... a great game in itself, worth another $10), plus once you activate your software on your account, you are then allowed to download it again on as many PC's as you want, and as long as you are logged in, you can play it on all those PC's (only one PC can be signed in at a time). Additionally, Steam offers "Xbox Live" like features like standardized in game chat across all Steam games, achievements, and gamer profiles. Steam is a great piece of software and should not be portrayed negatively.
Next and more importantly is the game itself. The orange Box is by far the best value gaming has ever seen. 5 games for less than the price of 1. And each of the 5 games is a FULL game. Best of all, if you are a huge Valve fan and already own any of the 5 included games, then when you install the game it will recgonize this and allow you to gift that particular game(s) to a friend. I think other reviewers have covered the details of each of the games already, but if I had to rate each game individually, they would each get 5/5 stars.
In closing, if you don't have this game already, stop reading reviews, and buy it now!!!
Date: 2008-08-19
Buy This Game
This Game should be bought by anyone who likes first person shooters and puzzle games. The real draw is the combo of all 5 games in the one package. It has Team Fortess 2, Half Life 2; episodes 1 and 2 as well, and Portal. Even if you are not specifically wanting to play the some of the games i would suggest buying this package, instead of the seperate packages, so if you do want to play it in the future you already ave it istead of shelling out $20 for it later.
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