The Orange Box (Xbox 360): Review
by D'Juan October 30, 2007, 1:52 AMFiled in: Awesome, EA, Must Buy, Reviews, Valve, Xbox 360
Half-Life 2, HL2: Episodes One & Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. Five total games, one decent price; but is it really a good value? You’lll find out shortly.
Half-Life 2
Arguably the best PC game of all time hitting consoles is a big deal in and of itself. Some people might not think so, considering the original Xbox release of Half-Life 2 wasn’t the best graphically. Regardless of how things were then, they’re completely different now.
First off, the next-gen consoles can handle the game, so there’s practically no slowdown. Graphically it looks as good - if not better - than it originally did on the PC, so it’s not immediately noticeable that it’s not playing on a high-priced gaming rig.
Second, the control scheme fits the controller like a glove. The interface you might have been used to on the PC wouldn’t hold up, so there’s been a bit of work at making the controls work on consoles and it shows off. After the first level, you’ll be as comfortable as you need to be.
Overall, Half-Life 2 was the highest rated PC game for good reason. The story now translates over to consoles, so the game is still as good as ever. Episodes One and Two being a part of the package could’ve sold Orange Box on their own.
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Orange Box was officially my suprise favorite of the Fall, i think that the combination of the games in one package was amazing, I do think that Valve needs to develop a little smoother on console. but meh, thats only the 3rd attempt or so.