William BagleyGame of the Week: October 22 - 26 ... Orange Week
October 25th 2007 10:28
Halo 3 has held its place at the top of the charts for long enough, so suggests the Game of the Week, Valve's Half Life 2: Orange Box. And what a box ...
For an RRP of $99.95 (cheaper if you hunt around, hint hint, JB), you'll not only be playing the award winning Half Life 2 and it's Chapter 1 expansion set, but the brand new second chapter in a planned trilogy of updates to the single player campaign. It's easy to say it's just 'more of the same', but the second chapter promises to delve even further into the mythology of the story, as well as providing some graphical tweaks.
You'll also find the long awaited Team Fortress 2, the multiplayer specific strategy game. Think along the lines of the recently released Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, but with far more entertaining and unique perspective, none more so then in its 'mature' cartoon like design. No doubt this will be the most played game in the box, and perhaps will give Halo 3 a run for its money.
But it has to be said, there's only one real game that I've been keen to play since the Orange Box was announced many moons ago. That game is simply titled 'Portal'. This puzzle based affair has become the true highlight of the package since its US release, combining the traditional Half Life design with a truly unique puzzle experience, where the only way you gain move on is by correctly placing various portals (i.e. wormholes) across the map.
All in all, there's no doubt that Orange Box is the pick of this weeks releases in Australia. You'll find it on both PC and Xbox 360 platforms, or if you'd prefer to own Portal or Team Fortress 2 separate from the complete experience, be sure to download it from Valve's Steam service.
For an RRP of $99.95 (cheaper if you hunt around, hint hint, JB), you'll not only be playing the award winning Half Life 2 and it's Chapter 1 expansion set, but the brand new second chapter in a planned trilogy of updates to the single player campaign. It's easy to say it's just 'more of the same', but the second chapter promises to delve even further into the mythology of the story, as well as providing some graphical tweaks.
You'll also find the long awaited Team Fortress 2, the multiplayer specific strategy game. Think along the lines of the recently released Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, but with far more entertaining and unique perspective, none more so then in its 'mature' cartoon like design. No doubt this will be the most played game in the box, and perhaps will give Halo 3 a run for its money.
Master Who?
But it has to be said, there's only one real game that I've been keen to play since the Orange Box was announced many moons ago. That game is simply titled 'Portal'. This puzzle based affair has become the true highlight of the package since its US release, combining the traditional Half Life design with a truly unique puzzle experience, where the only way you gain move on is by correctly placing various portals (i.e. wormholes) across the map.
All in all, there's no doubt that Orange Box is the pick of this weeks releases in Australia. You'll find it on both PC and Xbox 360 platforms, or if you'd prefer to own Portal or Team Fortress 2 separate from the complete experience, be sure to download it from Valve's Steam service.
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