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Half-Life

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…

11 November 2001

Half-Life is a shooter developed by Valve, released 11 November 2001 on PlayStation 2.

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What Half-Life is

Half-Life is a shooter game developed by Valve and released in 2001. It was published by Sierra. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It runs on GoldSrc.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Half-Life series

Half-Life is the sixth of 24 entries we hold in the Half-Life series. The next entry was Half-Life: Decay in 2001.

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What it launched against

Half-Life launched on 11 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Halo: Combat Evolved.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved.

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When did Half-Life come out?
Half-Life was released on 11 November 2001 for PlayStation 2.

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