In one of the more highly anticipated game releases of the year, Valve Corporation has officially released "the Orange Box" to consumers today as both a retail boxed copy and an online download available through Valve's Steam. The Orange Box retails for $49.95 in both stores and online and contains a whopping five games: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode 1, Half-Life 2 Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. Of course, the meat and potatoes of this box is in Episode 2, which continues the story of Gordon Freeman and his allies as they take the fight from City 17 into the wilderness, and Team Fortress 2, the highly anticipated follow up to Team Fortress for Quake and Team Fortress Classic for Half-Life 1. Portal, probably the least known part of the package, is described by Valve as a "game that blends puzzles, first person action, and adventure gaming."
Fans will be happy to note that the Orange Box is thus far holding up very favorably in reviews: PC Gamer gave the compilation a 94% and Gamespot and IGN gave it a 9.5/10.
News source: Steam News Release
Fans will be happy to note that the Orange Box is thus far holding up very favorably in reviews: PC Gamer gave the compilation a 94% and Gamespot and IGN gave it a 9.5/10.
News source: Steam News Release
Shame Portal and Ep2 were pretty short though :|
Ah well, bring on Ep3
Then, one of the remaining games is 3 years old and on the PC that means it's value has dropped substantially, so really the only thing in this box worth the money is TF2.
It may be a good game, but the Orange box is a scam if you ask me. It's only viable audience are those that have never played HL2 before and for those of us that have, it's like a kick in the balls.
Then, one of the remaining games is 3 years old and on the PC that means it's value has dropped substantially, so really the only thing in this box worth the money is TF2.
It may be a good game, but the Orange box is a scam if you ask me. It's only viable audience are those that have never played HL2 before and for those of us that have, it's like a kick in the balls.
Wow you just condradicted yourself. If TF2 is the only game in the orange box that's worth the price they are charging for it, then how is it a scam if they are adding 2 other games and 2 episodes for free basically. Think before you post next time
Ep1: £10
Ep2: £15
Portals: £10
TF2: £15
HL2: £10
So i saved £20 on that, and i gave HL2 to my brother so now we can play some deathmatch,
So the stories go that is.
Bugger.
Bugger.
they have changed it throught pressure from Microsoft.... so the story goes.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread....3521&page=2
http://vgplus.blogspot.com/search?q=region
Thanks Luna!
There's nothing in it, but you can expect people to line up for days for the chance to be the first on own one.
Spent an unhealthy amount of hours playing the TF2 beta, finished Portal yesterday, which didn't take very long, but the story and every other part of the game was so well made, really enjoyed the whole thing. Made a start on Episode Two last night, plan to finish it off tonight or tomorrow.
3 excellent new games for a great price. Well worth it!
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