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Half-Life

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. The player controls Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment.

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Parents Guide

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Version covered

Half-Life 1. Windows PC version covered by ESRB record 20595; not Half-Life: Source, Blue Shift, the sequels, mods or online user content.

Violence

Strong

Official descriptors identify intense violence with blood and gore; no individual scenes are established.

Language

Moderate

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TIME FORGE

How long does it take?

12 hr

Base game

Base Game
12 hr
Dedicated Playthrough
14 hr
Perfect Game
15h 30m

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ENTERTAINMENT DYNASTY

Half-Life

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. The player controls Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, Half-Life (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Release date
November 19, 1998
Developers
Valve
Publishers
Valve
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