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Description
The Orange Box delivers five innovative games from Valve, creators of the blockbuster Half-Life franchise, in one action-packed box. The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 in addition to full versions of the award-winning Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One for an engrossing first-person action experience.
Quick Glance
Game Genre: First Person Shooter
Compatible OS: PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature 17+)
Media Format: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2007-10-10
Summary
Product Title: Electronic Arts Half-Life 2: The Orange Box
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Lowest Price: $27.99
Power Score: 4.7 | 34 Reviews
Software
Game Genre: First Person Shooter
License Type: Full Product
ESRB Rating: M (Mature 17+)
Media Format: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2007-10-10
System Requirements
Required Operating System: PC
Network Compatible: Yes
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Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: Rating Descriptor: Blood & Gore Intense Violence Language
Software Name: The Orange Box
Software Main Type: Game
Strengths: TF2 Portal HL2 HL2 episode 1 HL2 episode 2
Weakness: None!
If you haven't played in the Halflife universe, or just not Halflife 2, then this is the pack for you. You get all the fun of the Halflife 2 trilogy, as well as the new fun game Portal, and of course the popular Team Fortress Classic. Hours of fun for the price of one game!
Strengths: Tremendous Value - Hl2, Hl2:ep1, HL2:ep2, Portal and TF2
Weakness: forced bundle didn't exactly sit well at first, but got over it
HL2 and Episode 1 have previously been released. The only thing I did not like was that you were forced to rebuy those in this bundle. Not 100% forced, but to buy the new games separately would cost more than the bundle. Good marketing I guess. Ep2 and Portal are excellent. Well worth the price of admission. TF2 I haven't gotten into much, but seems like a fun time once you get the hang of how...
Strengths: HL2 Episode 2 has awesome graphics and battles throughout, longer than Episode 1. Portal, is a great puzzle game, innovative and fun to play. Team Fortress 2 is ok. Not big on the online experience
Weakness: Unfortunately, I already had two of the games. Consumes all your free time and gets you into trouble with your wife.
The best entertainment value at a low price. This game is worth the money, even if you already have HL & episode 1. I picked the orange box up for Portal, probably the amazing game I have ever played. I'm now hooked on Team Fortress 2, haven't even tried out episode 2. Everyone knows HL2 is one of the best games out there, and Episode 2 will not disappoint you. I'm already more than pleased with...
Strengths: 5 games, 1 low price
Weakness: 2 of the games are over a year old, and most people already have it, but you can gift them.
This was probably one of the best gaming deals to come out in the last few years, the reason being mostly because of Portal and TF2. Portal is one of the most original FPS's I've played. The game play is very fun and the entire last half of the game had me laughing because of the dialogue. The bonus levels left me wanting more, and hopefully some good user created levels come out. TF2 is also...
Strengths: Price. Great single player experience (HL2-Portal), and huge multiplayer replayability (TF2).
Weakness: No discount if you already own one or more of the games (but you can gift the extra copy of the game to friends). Ep1/2 on their own are pretty short.
At $50, The Orange Box is a steal. If you manage to snag it for less on sale, you are getting amazing value. Buying these games individually would cost over $100. HL2 with episodes 1 and 2 constitutes an epic single player experience. The source engine, although not quite as flashy as the CryENGINE, still looks good and runs well on a wide range of hardware. Portal is a refreshing break from the...
Strengths: Multiple games is one package and a buddy list on Steam.
Weakness: Force to buy games you already own in one package.
Team fortress 2 by itself was worth it also the cartoon graphics wasn't too appealing in my book. This is one of those games that have literally no learning curve and which allows new players to jump right into the action online although teamwork is a must. Multiplayer is fun only if the immature kids stop screaming off the top off their lungs into microphone when voice chat is enabled.
Strengths: 5 awesome games in one box!
Weakness: None I've found yet.
THE best gaming deal of 2007. I already had HL2 and HL2 EP1, but they can be gifted to a friend. I bought this to get HL2 EP2 when it first came out (great Black Friday deal), and I haven't been dissapointed. Portal and TF2 are an added bonus. Portal is short, but it's innovative and pretty cool. I haven't played TF2 yet since I'm not really into the online game thing, though I'm sure I'll try it...
Strengths: Great value, very good games
Weakness: Requires Steam to play
So far, I have only played 2 of the main 3 games included -- Portal and Team Fortress 2. Portal is a very unique game which requires you to manipulate your environment using portals to warp yourselves through different parts of each level, which is designed as a short mini puzzle. Some are definitely more straight forward than others. However, with about 20 puzzles for the main game, it is...
Strengths: Great Value, comes with 5 games in one box. Half-Life 2 is one of the best shooting games of all time.
Weakness: Lot of fair use issues for me. Must create a steam account to play the game. Must install steam software. Must login to steam account to be able to play the game. Takes up 15 GB of space.
The Orange Box is essentially five separate games: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the puzzle game Portal, and the multiplayer action game Team Fortress 2. Of these I have played Half-Life and its one of the best shooter games I have played. Paid $25 for this so I got an incredible deal for the five games. The only disappointing thing for me is the fair use i...
Five games, One Box. Thats the tag line behind Valves latest offering that packages in three new games along two previously available ones. In a departure from Valves usual operations The Orange Box will be available simultaneously on consoles alongside the PC. Naturally the title will be available from Valves Steam digital distribution system, where each game can be purchased a la carte, though...
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The Orange Box receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.86 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #19 game of all time, #2 game of 2007 for the PC and #5 PC game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 26 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on the link below.
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Best game bundles of 2007
Strengths: Portal, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life and its episodes, great value
Weakness: None
Orange Box has been rated one of the best games of 2007. In fact, the only game that can compare, IMHO, would be Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. Orange Box has so much value packed into it: HL2 and its episodes, TF2, and Portal. Portal is great and refreshing, though a bit short. TF2 requires tons of teamwork, but once you get past that learning curve it is a lot more fun that your average "lone...
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