The large man-traps known only as Barnacles are a repeat enemy from the first game, and as in Half-Life, you shouldn't have any problems defeating them or getting around them. There are, of course, plenty of new foes to face off against check this section for a description of each. Point Insertion/A Red Letter Day Route Kanal Water Hazard Black Mesa East and Ravenholm Highway 17 Sandtraps Nova Prospekt Entanglement Anticitizen One Follow Freeman Our Benefactors Dark Energy CheatsĪlthough many of the enemies from Half-Life have returned, many don't, while some make only cameo appearances. Luckily for Gordon Freeman, though, he's not alone in his travels he'll have you along, and you'll have this guide to help you out! Included within are a bestiary, a weapons rundown, combat tips, and, of course, a full walk-through, complete with video guides to the game's most challenging sections. the compelling new environmental interactions made possible by the Source engine), and Valve has proven themselves to be quite adaptable to these sea changes, incorporating them into a genuinely compelling adventure through the streets of a city defeated and oppressed by alien aggressors. the innovative use of full-face animation) and gameplay (e.g. Although it sticks pretty closely to the formula laid down by its predecessor, the sheer weight of technical advancements made in the last six years have opened up new vistas of storytelling (e.g.

Now, six years later, Half-Life 2 is upon us, and it's unbelievably and almost unbearably good. No one can seriously counter the claim that Half-Life was a watershed moment in gaming history, and indeed, its popularity is part of that legacy, as it spawned the most fertile mod community in the modern FPS community. Many of us probably recall sleepless nights shortly before our Thanksgiving break of that year, as we struggled to get through just one more encounter with ruthless government troops or horrific alien entities before finally getting to bed. Anyone who played FPS games in 1998 will have fond memories of their first play-through of Half-Life.

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