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The best FPS ever? I think so I am one of the few people who havent played the first half life. Stupid huh? Buy the second one before playin the first. I read a review for HL2 in PC gamer(they gave it a 98%)and that made me want to buy it. Now, I've played every FPS out there ok, Battlefield 1942 and Vietnam, The Unreal Tournament series, Doom 3, Far Cry, and so on, and none of them compare to the sheer overall glory that is Half Life 2. I believe the correct word is ownage? Half Life 2 is maybe the best looking game ever made, no, wait, it is the best looking game ever made. But good graphics dont make good gameplay usualy, but thanks to the Havok 2.0 physics engine HL2 uses, it does. You can pick up the opressed peoples TV's and throw them out a window. Probably the greatist thing about HL2 is that physics. Being able to treat everything as "real" is the biggest step forward in a FPS. The multiplayer is kick ass. It comes with the new Counter-Strike and Half Life 2 dethmatch. I would have liked more game modes for Half Life 2 dethmatch but thats what it is, "deathmatch". Either way, with the new Counter Strike, the multiplayer rocks. Half Life 2 is also verry scalable. My friend has an average PC, 64 mb graphics card, 512 mb of memory, 1.2 ghz procesor, anf he can run HL2 on meduim graphics settings. You can run it all the way up if you have 128 mb of graphics memory, 512 mb of memory, and a 2.0 ghz procesor. You dont need a monster gaming rig like you need for Doom 3. Half Life 2 rocks, but it has some problems, it is verry linear. You have to follow the path set for you. The vehicles are fun but the Dune Buggy is difficlt to drive. Overall, Half Life 2 is sets the new benchmark for for all games, no matter what genre. No other game compares. Concept- Be everything Half Life was and so much more. Presentation- 9.75-The menu's are easy to use and they make sence. Graphics- 10- From the physics to the wonderfull enviroments, HL2 is the best looking game to date, period. Sound- 10 All the weapons sound great, and you will know with fear when you hear a Strider fire at you. Playability- 9.5 The vehicles can be tough to drive, but other then that, its fun and eas to controll. Entertainment- 9.75 Half Life 2 is my choice for Game of the Year 2004 Replay Value- 9.75-High