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Half-Life

Valve · Sierra

Sunday, November 11, 200124.8 years ago

Release

Sunday, November 11, 2001

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Inside Half-Life

What it is

Released on November 11, 2001, the PlayStation 2 port of Half-Life is widely regarded as one of the finest PC-to-console adaptations of its era. Developed by Gearbox Software, the port successfully brought Gordon Freeman's iconic Black Mesa survival story to home consoles without sacrificing core level design, pacing, or narrative elements

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Perspective

First person

Themes

Action · Science fiction · Horror

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Platforms

PlayStation 2
Gen 6

Release history

Nov 11, 2001PlayStation 2
Nov 30, 2001PlayStation 2

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ActionScience fictionHorrorSingle playerMultiplayer

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