Half-Life 2

Summary

Half-Life 2 is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,459 views/month, #185 of 19,301).^[2]

Key Facts

• Half-Life 2 received the Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year^[3].
• Half-Life 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Best Game^[4].
• Half-Life 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Action Game^[5].
• Half-Life 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Animation^[6].
• Half-Life 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement^[7].
• Half-Life 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer^[8].
• Half-Life 2's instance of is recorded as video game^[9].
• Marc Laidlaw wrote the screenplay for Half-Life 2^[10].
• Half-Life 2's composer is recorded as Kelly Bailey^[11].
• Half-Life 2 was published by Valve Corporation^[12].
• Half-Life 2's genre is first-person shooter^[13].
• Half-Life 2's genre is science fiction video game^[14].
• Half-Life 2's genre is post-apocalyptic video game^[15].
• Half-Life 2's genre is science fiction horror^[16].
• Half-Life 2 followed Half-Life^[17].
• Half-Life 2 was followed by Half-Life 2: Episode One^[18].
• Half-Life 2 was followed by Half-Life 2: Lost Coast^[19].
• Half-Life 2's developer is recorded as Valve Corporation^[20].
• Half-Life 2's part of the series is recorded as Half-Life^[21].
• Half-Life 2's programmed in is recorded as Q2407^[22].
• Half-Life 2's software version identifier is recorded as Source 24 (Build 5345)(26 июня 2013)^[23].
• Half-Life 2's software version identifier is recorded as Source 24 (Build 5345)^[24].
• Half-Life 2's Commons category is recorded as Half-Life 2^[25].
• Half-Life 2's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[26].
• Half-Life 2's platform is recorded as Q132020^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Half-Life 2 was published by Valve Corporation^[12]. Marc Laidlaw wrote the screenplay for it^[10].

Publication

Publication dates include November 16, 2004^[28], November 15, 2005^[29], November 18, 2005^[30], May 2013^[31], and May 26, 2010^[32]. Languages include English^[33], French^[34], German^[35], Italian^[36], Korean^[37], and Spanish^[38]. Genres include first-person shooter^[13], science fiction video game^[14], post-apocalyptic video game^[15], and science fiction horror^[16]. Half-Life 2's part of the series is recorded as Half-Life^[21]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc^[39], digital distribution^[40], digital download^[41], compact disc^[42], and DVD^[43].

Subject and Themes

Half-Life 2's part of the series is recorded as Half-Life^[21].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year^[3]; British Academy Games Award for Best Game^[4], a class of award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 2004^[46]; British Academy Games Award for Action Game^[5], a video game award^[47], founded in 2004^[48]; British Academy Games Award for Animation^[6], a video game award^[49], founded in 2004^[50]; British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement^[7], a video game award^[51], founded in 2005^[52]; and British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer^[8], a class of award^[53], in United Kingdom^[54], founded in 2004^[55]. Reviews include 96/100^[56], 95.46%^[57], 89.83%^[58], 10/10^[59], 94/100^[60], and 9.4/10^[61].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Half-Life 2 followed Half-Life^[17]. Successors include it: Episode One^[18] and it: Lost Coast^[19].

Why It Matters

Half-Life 2 ranks in the top 0.96% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,459 views/month, #185 of 19,301).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

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].