The games that have been compiled into this bundle are the legendary
Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1, Half Life 2: Episode 2. The
crazily insane multiplayer Team Fortress 2 and the very weird and
immersive puzzle based Portal.
These five games create a wide variety of different gameplay that will excite you, impress you and make you laugh.
Lets start off with the 3 Half Life 2 games of the bundle, The player
again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who
finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its
resources depleted, its population dwindling. Freeman is thrust into
the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed
back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people he cares about are counting on
him. Stepping into the hazard suit of Dr. Gordon Freeman in Half Life 2
Episode 1, you face the immediate repercussions of your actions in City
17 and the Citadel. Rejoin Alyx Vance and her robot, Dog, to once again
aid the human resistance in their desperate battle against the
totalitarian alien menace of the Combine. As Dr. Gordon Freeman in Half
Life 2 Episode 2, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as
the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. In Episode
Two, you must battle and race against Combine forces as you traverse
the White Forest to deliver a crucial information packet stolen from
the Citadel to an enclave of fellow resistance scientists.
The only down side to these 3 amazing gaming experiences that the
graphics are not any as good as you would see from other games like
Gears Of War or Mass Effect. But overall HL2 , E1, E2 are top notch
games.
Unlike other "class-based" games that offer a variety of combat classes
only, Team Fortress 2 packs a wild variety of classes which provide a
broad range of tactical abilities and personalities, and lend
themselves to a variety of player skills. Play as the flame-throwing
Pyro, the room clearing Heavy, or the Spy, a master of disguises. Other
classes include: Scout, Sniper, Medic, Engineer, Demoman, or Soldier.
The graphics are simple and of a cartoon quality which adds humour and
great gameplay value.
Portal is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious
Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most
innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of
unique gameplay. The game is designed to change the way players
approach, manipulate, and surmise the possibilities in a given
environment; similar to how Half Life 2's Gravity Gun innovated new
ways to leverage an object in any given situation. Players must solve
physical puzzles and challenges by opening portals to maneuvering
objects, and themselves, through space.
In conclusion, The Orange Box is a weird and wonderful addition to the
large catalogue of great Xbox 360 games and it will be a classic
without a doubt!
