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Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is a critically acclaimed FPS from Valve. It continues the story of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist formerly with Black Mesa. This time, he must fight the alien Combine empire.

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Half-Life 2

Franchise
Half-Life
Platform(s)
PC , Xbox 360 , Xbox (Original) , PS3 , macOS , Linux , Android
Released
November 16, 2004
Developer(s)
Valve
Publisher(s)
Valve
Genre(s)
Shooter
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence

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