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. WW: May 10, 2013Mode(s)Half-Life 2: Episode Two is a 2007 game developed and published. Following (2006), it was the second in a planned trilogy of shorter that continue the story of (2004).Players control, who travels through the mountains surrounding to a resistance base with his ally. Like previous Half-Life games, Episode Two combines shooting, puzzle-solving, and narrative, but adds expansive environments and less linear sequences.Episode Two was released for on Valve's distribution service, and at retail as a part of a compilation of Valve games, for. The PlayStation version was produced. Episode Two received positive reviews.Episode Three was announced for Christmas 2007, but was not released. The next game in the series, was released in March 2020.

Contents.Gameplay As with its predecessors, the game is played in the as series protagonist against troops, known as the, and other hostile alien creatures. Levels are but add a more open environment, consisting of puzzles and game-play. Sequences involving vehicles are interspersed throughout the game, breaking up moments of combat.One of the focal points of Episode Two was meant to be increased use of vehicles in open areas. However, the game retains its original linear style until the final battle. Episode Two has more puzzles than, including the biggest puzzle yet in the series—a damaged bridge. The game features numerous 'achievements' (similar to 's Trophies and 's ) for carrying out certain tasks. Some are essential to game progress, such as helping fight off an antlion invasion, or defeating the first Hunters.

Others are optional tricks or feats the player can perform, such as killing a Combine soldier with their own grenade or running down a certain number of enemies with the car. Enemies Episode Two featured a new Hunter enemy, which had just been seen briefly in a recorded message in Episode One. The Hunter serves as one of the most dangerous enemies within the game and as means of emotional development for. The Hunter is a powerful and resilient enemy which players must often run from while seeking a means to fight back; Episode Two's environments are designed with this in mind.An interview in the August 2006 issue of PC Gamer magazine revealed that the Hunter stands 8 feet (2.4 m) tall. Erik Johnson, the game's project lead, states that the Hunters are 'big and impressive, but they can go anywhere the player can go', as the player can encounter them both indoors and outdoors.

Ted Backman, senior artist for Valve, talks about how the Hunter can express emotions, being a somewhat non-human character. 'We want the Hunter to be able to express nervousness or aggression, to show you whether it's aggressive, hurt, or mad.' Hunters are very aggressive and they tend to operate in packs, but can also be found supporting other Combine troops. Late in the game, they can be found escorting Striders, using their guns to protect the Striders that the player is trying to attack.Hunters primarily attack the player by bracing themselves and firing bursts from their flechette cannon. Four flechettes can vaporize an ordinary human soldier. If they do not strike a living target, the flechettes charge up for several seconds and then explode, dealing minor damage to everything nearby. Hunters may also conduct a charging attack or strike with their legs if the player gets too close.

Hunters are vulnerable to all weapons, but to compensate, are still quite resilient, making explosives and the pulse rifle's charged energy ball the most attractive options. Objects thrown with the gravity gun are also effective, especially if the player catches some of their flechettes with the object before hurling it. In outdoor environments, they can be run over with a vehicle. An in-game white-board depicting how the Magnusson Device functionsEpisode Two features no additions to Gordon Freeman's weapons inventory.

Instead, Valve chose to further explore uses for the gravity gun, with which the player can pick up and throw large objects. They introduced more varied Gravity Gun 'ammunition', such as logs, flares, and half-height butane tanks, which are easier to aim than full-size fuel drums.Near the end of the game, the player uses 'Magnusson Devices', which designer Dario Casali described as a 'sticky bomb that you fire at a Strider's underbelly that will draw power from the Strider's internal power source'. The player uses the gravity gun to attach the bombs to tripodal enemy Striders; the bombs detonate when fired upon with any other of the player's weapons, instantly destroying the target. The Hunter escorts prioritize them as targets, either destroying them in the player's grasp or shooting already-attached ones off.

Vehicles Large sections of the game feature a car which resembles a gutted-and-rebuilt. It appears to have been tuned for performance. A radar system is installed later in the game, allowing the player to locate Rebel supply caches. In the final battle, a rear-mounted storage rack for Magnusson Devices is added and the radar is adjusted to track enemies and Magnusson Device dispensers. A homing unit is also installed so the player can quickly locate the car in the chaos of the final battle via a readout in the.

Plot The, a empire which has enslaved Earth, is attempting to utilize a super-portal that has spawned in ruins of Citadel to summon reinforcements and completely eradicate the Resistance. In the mountains outside City 17, Resistance fighters and escape the wreckage of the train they used to escape the city. At an old transmission station, they establish communication with resistance scientists and at the base. They learn that the Combine transmission Alyx is carrying is basically a key to the Combine overworld, and that it could be used to close the super-portal.At an abandoned mine, Alyx is critically wounded by a Combine Hunter.

A leads them to an underground Resistance shelter, where Gordon is forced to defend her and the Vortigaunt keeping her alive from Antlions. He later recovers larval extract from the nearby antlion colony where the antlions were attacking from for the Vortigaunts to heal Alyx. As the Vortiguants heal her, the mysterious becomes able to contact Gordon and hints at Alyx's importance to his plans.

He reveals that he saved her life at the, defying the orders of his 'employers', and instructs Gordon to transport her safely to the Resistance base at White Forest. He also instructs the unconscious Alyx to tell her father to 'prepare for unforeseen consequences'.Once Alyx recovers, she and Gordon proceed in an old Resistance vehicle, battling Combine troops and surviving an encounter with a Combine Advisor, a high-ranking Combine alien that has extreme psychic powers.

At White Forest, they are reunited with Dr. Kleiner, Eli, and Alyx's pet robot Dog. Gordon is introduced to the egotistical. The scientists are preparing a rocket which they plan to use with the Combine code and the satellite array launched by Gordon at Black Mesa 20 years ago to close the Combine super-portal.After Gordon fends off a Combine attack on the base, Alyx gives Dr.

Kleiner the message from recovered at the Citadel. It contains footage and the coordinates of the Borealis freighter, a vanished research vessel that likely contains extremely sophisticated teleportation and portal technology, which the Combine is desperate for, since they are still refining the technology and ability to teleport into a location inside a dimension.

Kleiner insists that it can be used to aid the Resistance effort, while Eli counters that it is impossible to control and must be destroyed. They agree that Alyx and Gordon will travel to the Borealis and attempt to find Mossman. Alyx unconsciously delivers the G-Man's message to her father, troubling him. Alone with Gordon, Eli reveals that the G-Man whispered the same warning to him as Gordon started the experiment that caused the and provided Eli with the test sample. Eli says he will explain more after the portal is closed.While the scientists prepare the rocket, White Forest comes under attack by the Combine.

Gordon destroys the attackers using experimental explosive charges created by Magnusson. The rocket is launched and the super-portal is sealed, trapping Combine forces on Earth. Alyx and Gordon prepare to leave for the Borealis and Eli warns Gordon about the ship's 'cargo'. The three head to a hangar, intending to board a helicopter, but two Advisors burst into the hangar and restrain them.

As Eli tries to free them, he is killed by one of the Advisors. As the second one prepares to kill Alyx, Dog bursts in and chases the Advisors away. Alyx, sobbing, clutches her father's body, with Gordon falling unconscious.

Development Episode Two was developed simultaneously with Episode One by a team led by David Speyrer. This schedule of simultaneous development aided them in streamlining the story between the two games to create an immersive story. The technology used was the same for both games, allowing the development teams to quickly fix any technical problems that might arise from either game; this happened often because of the multi-platform release.An announcement was made on July 13, 2006 stating that Episode Two would be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in addition to the PC, where previous iterations of the series separated. It was originally rumored that Episode Two would be delayed until 2008. On June 14, 2007, however, Valve confirmed the release date for Episode Two to be October 9, 2007 for all announced platforms. Valve handled the development of the game for the PC and Xbox 360, while office in worked on the PlayStation 3 version of the game. It was announced on September 7, 2007 that the PlayStation 3 version of the game would be delayed because the development studio behind the game was in the United Kingdom, away from Valve's development team, and therefore lagged behind in its schedule.

According to Valve's marketing director, Doug Lombardi, the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC versions would be identical in functionality and performance.An is also featured, as in. Actor replaced as the voice of the. Reception ReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScore90.68%90/100Review scoresPublicationScoreA+9/109/109.4/1093%86%Half-Life 2: Episode 2 received an average score of 90.68% based on 22 reviews on the review aggregator.

On, it has an average score of 90 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'.Dan Adams of rated the game 9.4 out of 10 and praised its improved visuals and expansive environments, but cited the short six-hour length as a drawback. He said: 'Any way you look at it, Episode Two stands out, even among the Half-Life series, as something special. A burly experience packed into roughly six hours or so that offers up all the diversity, level design, and thoughtful gameplay we've known while making sure to propel the story forward and leave us wanting more.'

Awarded the game a 10 out of 10 score, citing approval of how the story turns and the introduction of side stories and new characters. Praised the game, noting that the game's 'entire five-hour experience' was 'vivid, emotionally engaging, and virtually unsurpassed.' Also applauded Episode Two, noting it 'is the most sumptuous chapter of the Half-Life saga, and by a country mile.' Enjoyed the gameplay, saying, 'The battles in Episode 2 of Half-Life 2 often require as much ingenuity as they do fast reflexes.' Said that although the Source engine was 'starting to look its age,' the 'wonderful art design and the odd bit of technical spit-shine ensure that Episode Two. doesn't lose any of its wow factor.' They also noticed that the game 'goes about fixing a lot of the niggling complaints we had about Episode One,' especially applauding the open forests and rocky hills from Episode Two.The New York Times wrote that 'while it sows a few seeds for the final episode of the trilogy, the game lacks the driving force of the previous episode'.

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