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FEATURED REVIEW: HALF-LIFE (PC) -- 10/10

Half-Life Review: Valve Reinvents the First-Person Shooter
Score: 10/10 -- This review does not get any better.
Half-Life is a perfect video game. No, that is not hyperbole. There is nothing to critique here that isn't a minor nitpick. Valve Software has achieved something remarkable: a shooter that respects player intelligence, tells a compelling story without a single cutscene, and delivers combat so finely tuned that every encounter feels like a puzzle. Gordon Freeman's wordless journey through Black Mesa is the most cinematic experience gaming has ever produced. This is the game by which all future PC shooters will be judged. If you do not own Half-Life, you are missing the best game made for the personal computer. Full stop.

-- Jeff Gerstmann, GameSpot Senior Review Editor
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Recent Reviews by Platform
Game Title	Platform	Score	Rating
Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	10	PERFECT
Half-Life	PC	10	PERFECT
StarCraft: Brood War	PC	9.4	OUTSTANDING
Baldur's Gate	PC	9.2	OUTSTANDING
Resident Evil 2	PlayStation	9.1	OUTSTANDING
Metal Gear Solid	PlayStation	9.0	OUTSTANDING
Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	8.9	GREAT
Sonic Adventure	Dreamcast	8.5	GREAT
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	PlayStation	9.3	OUTSTANDING
Sega Dreamcast Console	Hardware	8.7	GREAT

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