Game
Genre: Action
Release date: Thursday 19th November 1998
Half-Life
Developer/Publisher:
Valve
Platform: WinGenre: Action
Release date: Thursday 19th November 1998
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This game features an online multiplayer mode in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, online over the internet View more games with this featureHalf-Life was Valve’s first product. Players control Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist, after the Black Mesa Research Facility accidentally causes a dimensional rift which triggers an alien invasion. Valve later converted the game to use their Source engine. Half-Life received critical acclaim, critics hailing its overall presentation and numerous scripted sequences. The game won over 50 Game of the Year awards and its gameplay has influenced first-person shooters for years to come. Half-Life has since been regarded as one of the greatest games of all time.