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Half-Life 2: Episode One
Valve, Valve
May 31, 2006
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ShooterDevelopers
Valve, ValveRelease Date
May 31, 2006 (19 years and 1 month ago)Publishers
EA Games, ValveContent Rating
M Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Franchises
Half-Life
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Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first of a planned trilogy of expansion packs/episodes for the 2004 first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. The episode takes place immediately after the end of Half-Life 2, in the war-torn setting of City 17. The player is forced to deal with the effects of their actions during the main game. The episode is a stand-alone game; while a continuation of Half-Life 2, it does not require the original game to be installed or registered to a user's Steam account to play. It takes advantage of several major upgrades to the Source engine since the release of Half-Life 2, primarily its high dynamic range rendering capabilities and the upgraded facial animation system. Episode One was released together with Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, a port of the original Half-Life's multiplayer, which doubles as Episode One's multiplayer component. The retail copies of Episode One also come with Half-Life 2 Deathmatch for those who have not previously purchased the later title.
Genres
ShooterPlatforms
PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360Developers
Valve, ValveRelease Date
May 31, 2006 (19 years and 1 month ago)Publishers
EA Games, ValveContent Rating
M Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Franchises
Half-LifeMore from developers
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