Half-Life 2
2004 first-person shooter video game
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Summary
Half-Life 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,144 views/month, #185 of 19,301).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[3], British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], British Academy Games Award for Action Game[5], British Academy Games Award for Animation[6], British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[7], British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[8], British Academy Games Award for PC[9]
- Screenwriter: Marc Laidlaw[10]
- Composer: Kelly Bailey[11]
- Publisher: Valve Corporation[12]
- Genre: first-person shooter[13], science fiction video game[14], post-apocalyptic video game[15], science fiction horror[16]
- Follows: Half-Life[17]
- Followed by: Half-Life 2: Episode One[18], Half-Life 2: Lost Coast[19]
- Developer: Valve Corporation[20]
- Part of the series: Half-Life[21]
- Programmed in: C++[22]
- Software version identifier: Source 24 (Build 5345)(26 июня 2013)[23], Source 24 (Build 5345)[24]
- Commons category: Half-Life 2[25]
- Platform: Microsoft Windows[26], Xbox[27], Xbox 360[28], PlayStation 3[29], macOS[30], Linux[31], Android[32]
- Game mode: single-player video game[33]
- Language of work or name: English[34], French[35], German[36], Italian[37], Korean[38], Spanish[39], Russian[40], Simplified Chinese[41], Traditional Chinese[42], Dutch[43], Danish[44], Finnish[45], Japanese[46], Norwegian[47]
- Software engine: Source[48]
- Distribution format: optical disc[49], digital distribution[50], digital download[51], compact disc[52], DVD[53]
- Review score: 96/100[54], 95.46%[55], 89.83%[56], 10/10[57], 94/100[58], 9.4/10[59]
- Input device: computer keyboard[60], touchscreen[61], computer mouse[62], gamepad[63]
- Country of origin: United States[64]
- Publication date: November 16, 2004[65], November 15, 2005[66], November 18, 2005[67], May 2013[68], May 26, 2010[69]
Why It Matters
Half-Life 2 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
FAQs
What awards did Half-Life 2 receive?
Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[3], British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], British Academy Games Award for Action Game[5], and British Academy Games Award for Animation[6].