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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $15.69
You Save: $4.30 (22%)
New (45) Used (13) from $15.69
Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 533
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 9851
Model: 15782781
UPC: 014633098518
EAN: 0014633098518
ASIN: B000PE0HBI
Release Date: December 12, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Game Deal Ever January 7, 2008
Buy this game. Just do it. Besides the wild journey of the Half Life 2 saga, you get Portal and Team Fortress 2, two of the best games ever made hands down.
Portal is my current favorite game of all time. It can be played casually or repeatedly to meet the advanced challenges and explore every nuance. If I were to compare it to literature, I might liken it to Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut - a tightly woven novelette - every puzzle, every sound, every second of dialog and music weave together a perfect package and tell a story expertly and succinctly and leaves you stunned, perhaps a little enlightened, and with a sly smile at the end. The voice of the schitzoid computer lady - the only voice you hear in the game, your only companion who you can never trust but whose every word you will hang on - still rings in my head and will remain as a fresh archetype for years to come. Portal is a true masterpiece of video gaming that's left me rethinking what I want from games and realizing that, for the most part, I'm not usually getting it.
Team Fortress is just pure awesome.
Oh, and don't worry about critical reviews of the Orange Box on the ps3. The only really noticeable hitch I've noticed so far was sound related - poor programming of the decibel limiter or something. These games are entirely playable and look and sound terrific.
5 QUALITY games, 1 box January 2, 2008
I was skeptical of this game at first due to the reported framerate issues. After playing it for myself, I can honestly say the reports are overblown. I did experience some frame rate issues in Half Life and Episode One, but these were small issues. I expect an update to be released to fix this similarly to the updates for Assassins Creed. These are all fun games, Half Life itself is worth the price.
Best Game Package I've Ever Owned - - Portal Blew My Mind January 1, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this game despite some reviewers saying there were frame rate slow downs etc, and I'm so glad I did. This isn't the best PS3 game out (that goes to Uncharted in my book) but this is my number 2 PS3 game.
There are five games included in this package, and each one is mind blowingly good. Portal is the most unique game experience I've had in a long time, and Portal alone is something every gamer should experience.
Then there's the Half-Life 2 series, which includes three variations of that game basically, and countless hours of content. The atmosphere and story is excellent, and again unique. The nice thing about these games is that the story is all told by the things other people say to you, and the things that happen in the environment. This is true of Portal as well. The fact that your character doesn't talk makes it feel more like it's you in the game, and it allows you to have your own thoughts/reactions to what's being said and done, without anyone telling you what your character feels. It's wonderful.
There are some frame drops and the occasional hitching, but this honestly didn't bother me very much at all. It happens rarely, and honestly games in previous generations suffered much worse and didn't stop anyone from buying them, and nor should it stop anyone here. For the most part the game is smooth, with gorgeous graphics, anti aliasing. Most home computers would probably run this game at less detail offered here, and STILL have far worse technical problems. I had my second best gaming experience of the year with this game (Uncharted being number 1) so clearly I think it's a superb addition to any PS3 library.
Don't believe the bad press! December 30, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Frame rate issues are sooooooo overexaggerated! This is one of the best titles available for PS3, buy a copy without doubts!
There are always ways to perfection, and that's what all the complaints are about, because other releases of this game-set are slightly better, but the improvements are VERY insignificant, and if there were no other editions - no one would even complain about the performance of this one. It's all about the fanboy war of XBOX against PS3, so PS3 fanboys feel betrayed by Valve because XBOX release is slightly better. Please, just ignore this silly war, or you'll miss such an outstanding release.
A must have!
EA servers ruin overall experience... December 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am still giving this series a 5 star review despite EA's inability to get this game squared away online. For starters the Half Life series in general was a major breaktrough in shooters. Never before had we seen the
the likes of a game that delivered so much action with such fascinating impressionable characters and a smart storyline to boot. Simply put HALF LIFE 2 is an experience that picks right up where its predecessor left off. Gordon Freeman is once again transported from reality as we know it to a chaotic world where he must encounter ungodly monsters and situations. Episodes 1 and 2 add to the stories complexities, and they are complex but nontheless enjoyable. The action is fast, fun and thought provoking. Enjoy the contents of this box, if you were ever going to drop $50 - $60 bucks on a game this is the one, it will be in your collection forever. The only sad thing is that EA sports cannot seem to get its servers off the ground. I ve read though numerous boards to find I am not alone. A lot of players blame "port fowarding" for this problem but I myself am not sure. So, get going FREEMAN the ORANGE BOX awaits or does it?
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