Marsh Davies examines Half-Life 2's episodes to see what clues they leave for the series' future. Half-Life 2: Episode 1. PS3, Xbox 360, PC. Follow See 1 more Reviews Videos Half-Life 2: Episode One. Our Review. Parents say (5) Kids say (13) age 11+. Based on 5 parent reviews. Add your rating. Sort by: Most Helpful. A lukewarm setup for an excellent episode 2 *. This review is for the Half-Life 2: Episode One - PC - United States (2006) release. This takes place immediately after the events of Half-life 2. You're stripped of all your guns for about 1/3 of the run time making the early pacing a bit of a slog. The Orange Box reminds me of those knife sets sold on late-night TV, where if you act now you get a vegetable chopper and a cutting board. Besides Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2, the package includes the original Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 1. But no cake. Half-Life 2: Episode One review Way better than The Phantom Menace By Ben_Richardson. "Half-Life II: Episode One" Release date: 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) Less. Ben_Richardson AMAZING! User Rating: 9.5 | Half-Life 2: Episode One PC. By HL2Box | Review Date: February 4, 2008. I was very happy with episode 1 for half life 2. It had very good voice acting and made you feel Support my channel on patreon here! Half Life 1 (not source) HL: Opposing Force. HL: Blue Shift. Half Life 2. Half Life 2 Episode 1. Half Life 2 Episode 2. Opposing Force and Blue Shift are parallels to the first game, they are great games but one is a in a weird state of canon. Black Mesa appears to be a good game, but I personally suggest playing the OG before that. 85gJWNv.