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Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is a critically acclaimed FPS from Valve. It continues the story of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist formerly with Black Mesa. This time, he must fight the alien Combine empire.

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Franchise:
Half-Life
Platform:
PC, Xbox 360, Xbox (Original), PS3, macOS, Linux, Android
Released:
November 16, 2004
Developer:
Valve
Publisher:
Valve
Genre:
Shooter
ESRB:
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
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