Half-Life(1): Anthology
Alright, here we go. I'm givin' you the info, the pictures, and my ratings, Gamespot-style. Alright, let's do this! >.< style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Half-Life
Gameplay: 10/10 - This game freakin' rocks, no hands down. It's well-paced, good puzzles, great storyline. All over the map this game covers the points.
Graphics: 8/10 - I tried to find a balance with the rating: the graphics don't compare for today (stack-up against its sequal), but were great in its time. Hence, an 8.
Sound: 7/10 - The voices sound metallic at some points and Gordon doesn't talk ... at all ... but, yet again, it was the best they had at the time.
Value: 10/10 - Refer to the gameplay elements.
Tilt: 9/10
Overall: 8.8/10 = Great ... "You play as Dr. Freeman, Gordon Freeman, to be exact. You are a down-and-dirty scientist who features a job at the Black Mesa Testing Facility in a secluded area of New Mexico ... think: Roswell. As you go down to the labs, a test goes horribly wrong, thus opening an interdimensional portal between your world and an alien world called 'Xen'. Fighting your way through the complex, Freeman turns things around and you're forced to travel to Xen to take on the boss ... not to mention the G-man ..."
Final Verdict: A definite buy.
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Gameplay: 8/10 - I found this expansion slightly less worthwhile than Opposing Force, but a lil' more than decent. Hence, the 8.
Graphics: 8/10 - Same as Half-Life's.
Sound: 7/10 - Same as Half-Life's.
Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.
Tilt: 9/10
Overall: 8/10 - Great ... "You play as security guard Calhoun. You come to Black Mesa as your daily job, going to your post, as things start to go wrong ... and you realize that you almost face the same fate as Gordon ... although his and yours are unfolding at the same time ... therefore, you're a security guard backing up Freeman ... well, not physically ... but ... -sighs- ..."
Final Verdict: A buy as long as you liked the first one.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Gameplay: 10/10 - Playing as an Army-guy that has run-ins with Gordon and then has to face the same sh*t Freeman does at the same time (hence Blue Shift, also), is totally f*cking hilarious.
Graphics: 8/10 - Same as Half-Life's.
Sound: 7/10 - Same as Half-Life's
Value: 10/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.
Tilt: 9/10
Overall: 8.8/10 - Great ... "You play as an Army Ops guy, sent in with Nightvision and all to silence people within Black Mesa ... for good. Duh. But aliens attack you ... the helo crashes ... and you fight your way through the facility, bounce back and forth between Xen, and have a few sightings of Freeman. By the end, I feel it ends on the same note as Freeman's battle ... but I don't believe it ends as happy."
Final Verdict: A definite buy as long as you own the original. >.< Half-Life: Team Fortress Classic
Gameplay: 10/10 - Wonderful. Just wonderful.
Graphics: 8/10 - I'm giving it a freebie point because it's multiplayer. =P
Sound: 8/10 - Same as above.
Value: 10/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.
Tilt: 10/10 - (Booyah!)
Overall: 9.2/10 - Awesome ... "TFC descrip ... look it up near the top before the reviews." xD
This pack is another repack (for another $20) featuring the original Counter-Strike, a great multiplayer game, by the way, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, which is the single-player campaign/expansion to the original CS, and CS: CZ - Deleted Scenes, which are some deleted maps to the campaign for CZ. So ... let's check it out!!! >.< Counter-Strike
Gameplay: 6/10 - Although it spawned the CS series, I just don't feel it's as good as CS:Source that comes with HL2. No, it's not the graphics ... it's just the general design ...
Graphics: 8/10 - Same excuse as HL:OF.
Sound: 8/10 - Same as above.
Value: 7/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.
Tilt: 9/10
Overall: 7.6/10 - Good ... "We all not Counter-Strike. We don't really need an explanation, do we?" >.<
Final Verdict: On-the-fence. It's a classic, but just not as worthwhile as if you could go out and buy HL2 for $30 - $50 and get CS:Source.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Gameplay: 8/10 - Single-player CS is amazingly more fulfilling than multi-player ... well, for the original, at least. =P
Graphics: 8/10 - Obviously.
Sound: 7/10 - Mm-hm.
Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.
Overall: 6.2/10 - Okay ... "I don't have to go over this, either, do I? It's single-player CS ... against AI ... period."
Final Verdict: I think this was actually a fair buy in the anthology.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero - Deleted Scenes
Gameplay: 8/10 - Same as CS:CZ.
Graphics: 8/10 - Obviously ... again ...
Sound: 7/10 - Exactly.
Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.
Tilt: 7/10
Overall: 7.6/10 - Good ... "This doesn't need explaining, either."
Final Verdict: I think CS:CZ - DS was a waste of box space. Seriously. This isn't a f*cking film. We don't NEED new maps, when we can DOWNLOAD them for FREE and NOT for $20. -_-;;;
Refer the Entire Anthology? No. Not really.
--"Grim Reaper"
