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Game entry

Half-Life 2

2004 · FPS, Horror · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Android · Valve

Half-Life 2 holds position no. 142 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,811 ELO points and 67% of duels won out of 2,566 played. Doom is the rival it has faced most: 202 duels, 109 wins and 93 losses. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 4 out of 137 (2004).

World rank

no. 142

ELO score

1,811

Wins

67%

Duels played

2,566

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About Half-Life 2

1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling.

NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,811 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Half-Life 2 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 139 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,813
  2. 140 God of War II 1,812
  3. 141 Street Fighter 6 1,812
  4. 142 Half-Life 2 1,811
  5. 143 Grand Theft Auto III 1,811
  6. 144 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 1,811
  7. 145 Persona 3 Portable 1,811

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The standing

Where Half-Life 2 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Half-Life 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 4 out of 137 (2004).

Where Half-Life 2 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 142 5,035
FPS 13 451
2000s 41 1,308
2004 4 137

The community

The debate

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  1. CosmoHunter49

    i was maybe ten, playing at a friend's house after school

  2. LuckyLegend2

    I replayed it two winters ago on a whim, alone in my apartment on a Sunday. The physics puzzles felt slower than I remembered, and I ended up skipping ahead more than once just to see the next area.

  3. QuestKnight

    134e ça vous parait pas un peu élevé pour un jeu qu'on rejoue si peu ?

    ArcadePhoenix2

    Élevé oui, mais le faire descendre trop vite serait aussi une erreur je trouve. On tourne en rond avec ce débat.

  4. GlitchPilot

    Le rythme casse un peu entre l'action et les passages plus calmes.

    Ghost_Archuleta

    a mí me lo prestó un compañero de piso, lo jugué en su cuarto sin saber nada del anterior.

    GhostPhoenix

    Perso la maniabilité m'a paru raide, même en s'y habituant vite.

  5. Ibáñez5

    No entiendo el aprecio eterno. La física es simpática, sí, pero la historia se cuenta sola sin explicar nada y hay que atar cabos que el juego nunca te da. Prefiero cuando un juego arriesga con su narrativa, no cuando la esconde por sistema.

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