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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.
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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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