The beginning of Episode One is essentially a long, interactive cutscene. As such, GameSpot’s Game Guide to Episode One will consist solely of a walkthrough for the game we hope you’ll find it helpful. There’s only one new enemy to fight against, and no new weapons to use, so if you’ve played through Half-Life 2, then you should be intimately familiar with all of the enemies and weapons you’ll be dealing with. The focus in Episode One is on new content to play through, instead of new toys to mess around with. And that’s where the story picks up as you start to play Half Life 2: Episode One. With help from his friends, including the comely Alyx Vance, Gordon infiltrated the Combine Citadel, its base of operations on Earth, and destroyed the teleportation device at its top, which seemed to start some kind of nuclear reaction. Unfortunately, his efforts are mostly in vain, as the aliens manage to invade Earth in a wholesale war and quickly take over the entire planet, with the goal of enslaving humanity and stealing Earth’s resources. After fighting his way through the facility, and then into the alien dimension to defeat the invasion at its source. The games follow the story of one Gordon Freeman, a researcher at the mysterious Black Mesa facility, which is infiltrated by aliens from another dimension after a lab accident. While there have only been two core games in the franchise thus far, both have been exceedingly high-quality productions that have garnered acclaim from both fans and critics. Having sold millions upon millions of copies since the first game was released way back in 1998, it’s appeared on numerous platforms, including most major consoles. Half-Life is a game that really needs no introduction. Episode One received a generally positive critical reaction, and the co-operative aspects of the gameplay received particular praise, although the game's short length was criticized.By: Matthew Rorie Design: Randall Montanari Episode One is available as part of a bundle package known as The Orange Box, which also includes Half-Life 2, Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. Valve views episodes One through Three tantamount to a standalone release. As the game comes to an end, Gordon and Alyx are caught in a major accident, and their fates are revealed in the sequel, Episode Two. During the course of the game, Gordon travels with Alyx as they attempt to evacuate the city. When the story begins, Gordon wakes up outside the enemy's base of operations, the Citadel, after being left unconscious from the concluding events of Half-Life 2. Episode One follows scientist Gordon Freeman and his companion Alyx Vance in humanity's continuing struggle against the alien civilization known as the Combine. The game's events take place immediately after those in Half-Life 2, in and around war-torn City 17. The game debuted new lighting and animation technologies, as well as AI sidekick enhancements. Episode One uses the same game engine, Source, as Half-Life 2. Originally called Half-Life 2: Aftermath, the game was renamed Episode One after Valve became confident in using an episodic structure for the game. It was developed by Valve Corporation and released on June 1, 2006.
HALF LIFE 2 EPISODE ONE SERIES
Half-Life 2: Episode One (stylized as H?LF-LIFE2: EPISODE ONE) is a first-person shooter video game, the first in an intended series of episodes that would serve as the sequels to Half-Life 2 (2004).
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