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The Orange Box

Also known as: Half-Life 2: Orange Box, Orange Box -- Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, & Portal
The Orange Box

The Orange Box

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Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Valve
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Genre: Action Compilation
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    About This Game

    Once again players assume the role of Gordon Freeman, a scientist destined to save the Earth from hordes of gruesome alien attackers. Valve has created a fully realized world in Half-Life 2, with objects and characters that feature accurate physics properties, behaving with the appropriate mass, density, and physical properties of their real-life counterparts. Extremely intelligent computer AI result in enemies that plan, adapt, and respond to the player's actions.

    Following on the heels of the similarly-titled next-gen console edition, this package is a near-complete package of the Half-Life 2 phenomenon, packed with bonuses in addition to the genre-expanding original Half-Life 2 game. Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two add-on levels are also on the disc, as are the stunningly complex puzzle game Portal and the online phenomenon Team Fortress 2.

    Genre: Action Compilation
    Also Available On: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    Release Date: October 9, 2007
    MSRP: $59.99
    October 19, 2007
    October 18, 2007
     

    Alyx Vance
    A member of the resistance against the Combine, Alxy is a skilled hacker who works with Gordon (and on her own) to take down the oppressors.

    GLaDOS (Portal)
    GLaDOS is intensely passive aggressive computer AI in Valve's videogame Portal.

    Gordon Freeman
    A hero of the Earth resistance formed in response to an alien invasion, Gordon has become a legend in the world of Half-Life.

    Gordon Freeman
    A hero of the Earth resistance formed in response to an alien invasion, Gordon has become a legend in the world of Half-Life.

    The Weighted Companion Cube
    The Weighted Companion Cube is your only friend in Portal.

    Gordon Freeman
    A hero of the Earth resistance formed in response to an alien invasion, Gordon has become a legend in the world of Half-Life.

    General Features
    • Half-Life 2 -- the sequel to one of the most acclaimed games of its time, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.
    • Half-Life 2: Episode One -- the first installment in Valve's episodic trilogy follows right on the heels of HL2's ending as Gordon and Alyx flee from City 17, fighting against creatures who were previous blocked from enetering the city.
    • Half-Life 2: Episode Two -- the second installment in Valve's episodic trilogy advances the award-winning story, leading the player to new locations outside of City 17.
    • Portal -- a pioneering type of single player action game that rewrites the rules for how players approach and manipulate their environment – much like how Half-Life 2's Gravity Gun reinvented the way gamers interact with objects in the game.
    • Team Fortress 2 -- an all-new version of the legendary title that spawned team based multiplayer action games. The game's daring new art style features the most advanced graphics of any Source-based game released to date.

    ESRBHalf-Life 2
    Publisher: Vivendi Games
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: November 16, 2004
    Release Region: United States

    ESRBHalf-Life 2 (Game of the Year Edition)
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: September 12, 2005
    Release Region: United States

    Half-Life 2 (Game of the Year Edition)
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: December 2, 2005
    Release Region: Japan

    ESRBHalf-Life 2 Holiday 2006 Collection
    Publisher: Valve
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: October 24, 2006
    Release Region: United States

    ESRBHalf-Life 2: Black Box
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Region: United States

    Half-Life 2: Black Box
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Region: United Kingdom

    ESRBHalf-Life 2: Platinum Collection
    Publisher: Valve
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: November 8, 2006
    Release Region: United States

    ESRBPortal
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: October 9, 2007
    Release Region: United States

    ESRBTeam Fortress 2
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: October 9, 2007
    Release Region: United States

    ESRBThe Orange Box
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: October 9, 2007
    Release Region: United States

    The Orange Box
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: October 19, 2007
    Release Region: United Kingdom

    The Orange Box
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC
    Release Date: October 18, 2007
    Release Region: Australia

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