Half-Life 2

Video Game
2004
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IMDb RATING

9.4/10

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Alien Invasion Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller

Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.

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IMDb RATING

9.4/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 6 BAFTA Awards
- 28 wins & 13 nominations total

G-Man
(voice)
(as Michael Shapiro)
…

Harry S. Robins

Dr. Isaac Kleiner
(voice)

Jim French

Father Grigori
(voice)

John Patrick Lowrie

Citizens
(voice)
…

Mary Kae Irvin

Citizens
(voice)
…

Ellen McLain

Overwatch
(voice)

Kelly Bailey

Metrocops…

Ted Backman

Male 02
(uncredited)

Britta Gartner

Alyx Vance (German Version)
(uncredited)

Director
- David Speyrer
Writer
- Marc Laidlaw
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Storyline

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Trivia
Robin Williams was a big fan of the series, and was actually in talks to do a voice for the games. Scheduling conflicts prevented this.

Goofs
The drums marked 'Flammable' are explosive and not flammable.

Quotes
[first lines]
G-Man: Rise and shine, Mister Freeman. Rise and... shine. Not that I... wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job. No one is more deserving of a rest, and all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until... well, let's just say your hour has... come again.
G-Man: The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So, wake up, Mister Freeman. Wake up and... *smell the ashes*...

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits, you hear Dr. Kleiner, still searching for his pet headcrab, Lamarr. Then the monster drops from above, and jumps into the camera.

Alternate versions
In retail Half-Life 2 the combine sniper rifle was louder and could be heard being cocked after each shot, this is most likely because the Combine Snipers wielded cut bolt-action Sniper Rifles. However, in Episode One and Episode Two the rifle appears to be suppressed and makes a 'wind up' sound after each shot. After the May 2010 Half-Life 2 update this was retconned, so that HL2 snipers now employ 'pulse' rifles too.

Connections
Edited into Garry's Mod (2004)

Soundtracks
Hazardous Environments (Valve Theme [Long Version])
Kelly Bailey

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Brilliant.

First of all, to mcottier, bbspot.com is a satirical website so yeah, sorry--no groundbreaking physics here.

what you do have however is one of the most amazing games ever. period. it's remarkable. I had never heard of halflife my freshman yeah in college.

someone bought it for me. all of a sudden, in a haze of FPS, Counterstrike and TFC it was the end of sophomore year and time to pick a major ;p ;p

now i'm a first year med-student and hl2 has come out...and all i have to say is don't get sick in my hospital! b\c this game is going to destroy my future--but it's so worth it! 10/10