Half-Life Platinum Collection - PC
| Brand | Vivendi Universal |
| Operating System | Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98 |
| Hardware Platform | Pc |
| Format | CD-ROM |
| Genre | Action Games |
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Half-Life: Platinum Collection contains all the great action that earned Half-Life Game of the Year honors from over 50 publications and had Imagine Media's PC Gamer magazine calling it the "Best PC Game Ever" (November 1999). This package contains the core Half-Life game as well as both Half-Life expansion packs and the two most popular Half-Life mods: Team Fortress Classic and Counter-Strike.
In Half-Life, you play as Gordon Freeman, a research associate at the Black Mesa Federal Research Facility. An experiment blows up in your face, and suddenly aliens and a military death squad surround you. Half-Life: Opposing Force takes place during the events of Half-Life, but casts you as a lieutenant of one of the commando squads sent to kill Freeman. Half-Life: Blue Shift also takes place during the same time as Opposing Force and Half-Life, but this time you play through the Black Mesa disaster as a lowly security guard. Team Fortress Classic is an online action game featuring a wide array of WWII-themed character classes for a team warfare bonanza. Counter-Strike brings the action of Team Fortress Classic into the modern age: it's an online war of terrorists versus counterterrorists in modern team-based combat. All five award-winning programs are included in this one box.
Product information
| ASIN | B00004ZBO5 |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 14, 2000 |
| Customer Reviews |
3.0 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #152,875 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #11,402 in PC-compatible Games |
| Pricing | The strikethrough price is the List Price. Savings represents a discount off the List Price. |
| Product Dimensions | 9.5 x 7.6 x 3 inches; 1.3 Pounds |
| Binding | Video Game |
| Rated | Mature |
| Item model number | 71176 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
| Item Weight | 1.3 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Vivendi Universal |
| Date First Available | July 12, 2002 |
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I downloaded the Halflife demo in 1999 and found the demo, alone, such an entertaining and excellent game that during the entire tenure that I had my computer (7 months) it was never uninstalled, and I played it nearly every day!
Although the game is approximately 4 years old now, and I have seen the newest and best FPS out there, I only recently purchased Halflife (Half-life:Platinum Edition) and being the expert analyzer that I am of computer games, I can honestly say that Halflife is -up to this day- the best FPS that I have ever played, hands-down. It's definitely the most revolutionary FPS that has ever been developed for the PC since Doom.
To begin with, kudos to Halflife for installing so quickly on my new computer, for it's extremely user-friendly and effective game setup options and for actually functioning (and functioning EXTREMELY well in all regards) under my Windows XP operating system. Most games that came out only TWO years ago -much less FOUR- are not XP compatible.
Halflife's graphics -though dated compared to more recent games- are still very good and very acceptable, even by today's standards. The sounds in Halflife are extremely immersive, realistic, and at times very scary. They really bring the game to life and are superb in every facet, from weapon-firing to eldritch monster sounds to elevator doors shutting, etc. Halflife excels especially where it counts the most: the actual gameplay.
This game's story is very interesting and original. The character you play is Gordon Freeman who works at a secret -mostly underground- technological development institution (similar to Area 51?) and an experiment goes awry, causing the spawning of a smorgasbord of different monsters and attracting the attention of the military who's mission is to cover this "accident up" from what I can gather and eliminate Freeman and everyone else at the facility. What amazes and baffles me more than anything else is the actual length of the single player campaign. I've been playing it for at least 30 hours and have not finished it yet! I shake my head and wonder how the developers of Halflife made such a huge game; the facility is beyond gargantuan; I've had to have travelled dozens of square miles so far. The environments are extremely interesting and because of this and many more reasons, the game NEVER becomes boring. In fact, I could easily spend every waking hour playing it for two weeks in a row and I would never tire of it.
In a synopsis, Halflife is the most interesting, funnest, most addictive and revolutionary FPS that I have ever come across -up to this present day- since Doom and I have YET to play it in multiplayer mode! When it came out in '98 it would have to have been rated 10/10; even NOW, I would rate it 8.5/10...
4 CDs including:
-Half-Life - The basic game, it is an instant classic. A must have for every gamer!!!
-Half-Life: Opposing Force - You get to play as the guys who were trying to hunt you down in half-life. Plus tons of new weapons and awesome multiplay
-Team Fortess Classic - A fun Multiplayer game that is based on the half-life engine. You can select your role (Sniper, Engineer, Soldier...) which each have their seperate weapons and skills.
-Counter Stike - In my Opinion, the best game in this package. You get Counter-Strike plus several awesome mods (Firearms, wanted...) In Counter Strike you chose your role (Terrorist or Counter-Terrorist) your goal is to carry out a variety of tasks like rescue hostages (CT) bomb a target (Terrorist)... You earn money for each kill and for each round you win (there is a smaller cash award to the loser so he can buy more weapons) with this money you have to buy gear and weapons. Like, if you have $3000 you can buy an AK-47 ($2500) and have money for a few magazines (AMMO) but you wouldn't have enough left for kevlar (bullet proof vest) but you can buy an MP5 ($1500) and have enough money left for kevlar but have less firepower. So there is a strategical aspect to this game.
All in all, I would recommend this to everyone interesting in Computer games. This also makes a great gift (I know I would love to receive this if I didn't have it). So if you miss out on this package. you are missing out on one of the greatest game packages in History.
It's all here and worth every penny.
The original Platinum Collections contain:
1. Half-Life (The original, which started it all, a great game.)
2. Half-Life:Opposing force (1st official expansion to Half-Life)
3. Team Fortress Classic (A mediocre multiplayer mod from Sierra)
4. Counter-Strike (The ultimate multiplayer game. This alone is worth the entire price, although you can get it for free if you own Half-Life, which you will if you buy this collection.)
The new version contains an expansion to the original called Blue Shift. In this expansion you play as a security guard in the Black Mesa compound (the same area as the original). It is just as fun as the original, but shorter.
You can usually find the newer pack (it is grey, not platinum or silver, and says 5 games in one on the front) at any large chain retail stores such as Target, Wal-Mart,or K-Mart. Hope this review can be of some help.
