Half-Life 2
Valve
About
A first-person shooter in which Gordon Freeman joins resistance forces fighting the alien Combine occupation of Earth. Combat, exploration and environmental physics puzzles are linked through a continuous campaign featuring the gravity gun and vehicle sections.
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Details
- Release
- Original release · Windows PC (1995-2009)
- Developer
- Valve
- Ported by
- Electronic Arts, Nvidia
- Publisher
- Valve, Sierra Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Nvidia Tegra Partners
- Engine
- Source
- Released
- 2004-11-16 Worldwide, Windows
2005-11-15 North America, Xbox
2005-11-18 Europe, Xbox
2007-10-10 North America, Xbox 360
2007-10-19 Europe, Xbox 360
2007-10-25 Australia, Xbox 360 - Platforms
- Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (Nvidia Shield)
- Variants
- Half-Life 2 Bronze
- Type
- edition
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 2004-11-16, Worldwide, Windows
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Silver- Type
- edition
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 2004-11-16, Worldwide, Windows
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Gold- Type
- edition
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 2004-11-16, Worldwide, Windows
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Collector's Edition- Type
- edition
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 2004, Windows
- Sources
Half-Life 2: Game of the Year Edition- Type
- edition
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 2005-09, Windows
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Xbox release- Type
- port
- Platforms
- Xbox
- Released
- 2005-11-15, North America, Xbox
- 2005-11-18, Europe, Xbox
- Sources
Half-Life 2 in The Orange Box- Type
- collection_release
- Platforms
- Windows
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- Released
- 2007-10-10, North America, Xbox 360
- 2007-10-19, Europe, Xbox 360
- 2007-10-25, Australia, Xbox 360
- 2007-12-11, North America, PlayStation 3
- 2007-12-14, Europe, PlayStation 3
- 2007-12-20, Australia, PlayStation 3
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Mac OS X release- Type
- port
- Platforms
- Mac OS X
- Released
- 2010-05-26, Worldwide, Mac OS X
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Linux release- Type
- port
- Platforms
- Linux
- Released
- 2013-06-26, Worldwide, Linux
- Sources
Half-Life 2 Nvidia Shield release- Type
- port
- Platforms
- Android (Nvidia Shield)
- Released
- 2014-05-12, Worldwide, Android (Nvidia Shield)
- Sources
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch- Type
- multiplayer_mode
- Platforms
- Windows
- Mac OS X
- Linux
- Released
- 2004-11-30, Worldwide, Windows
- 2010-09-30, Worldwide, Mac OS X
- 2013-03-16, Worldwide, Linux
- Sources
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast- Type
- technology_demo
- Platforms
- Windows
- Mac OS X
- Linux
- Released
- 2005-10-27, Worldwide, Windows
- Art changes
- Separate showcase level demonstrating Source HDR lighting; not a remastered base-campaign scene.
- Sources
Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update- Type
- update
- Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Released
- 2024-11, Worldwide, PC
- Art changes
- Higher-resolution lightmaps, rebalanced lighting, radial fog, optional bicubic lightmap filtering and selectable original or episodic blood/fire effects.
- Sources
- Also known as
- HL2 (International)
- Credits
- Viktor Antonov Art director
- Links
- official · wikipedia · steam · mobygames
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