The Orange Box review Xbox 360The first-person shooter deal of the year is out in the form of the Orange Box, a collection of games headlined by the PC FPS hit Half-Life 2, and including its follow-ups Episode One and the previously unreleased Episode Two, plus puzzler Portal and shooter Team Fortress 2. There's hours of high-quality gameplay on offer here - great games and great value. The Orange Box gets our 360Zine Gold Award - read our massive review to find out more about the individual games and the collection as a whole.  The Orange Box review for Xbox 360 It's hard to write anything new about Half-Life 2 - suffice to say that it's one of the most atmospheric and immersive games yet created. The attention to detail is breathtaking, as you guide scientist Gordon Freeman through a dystopian vision of Earth, in an attempt to reclaim the planet from the alien Combine forces. It's a simple story, but elegantly and intelligently told. Rather than bombard the player with non-interactive cutscenes, plot is relayed through action and brief spoken interludes - never once jumping out of the game engine into CGI, but allowing you to move around as characters speak to you. What's most memorable about Half-Life 2 is that it feels as much of an adventure as it does a shooter - Valve show an absolute mastery of pacing, with several standout shooting sequences like the incredibly creepy, zombie-filled Ravenholm mixed in with physicsbased puzzles and vehicle sections. The game might be linear, but that's to its credit - it presents one of the most convincing gameworlds you'll ever see, and guides you through it without ever holding your hand. Wonderful. Click here to continue reading our The Orange Box review for Xbox 360 now!
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