Gravity Gun

Location: Raveholm
Status: 30 Life, 0 Armor, 4 bullets

As i ran thru Ravenholm, blasting and firing like a madman, i came to a point where i didnt have much left. Sure, i had 4 handgun bullets left but it would cost all of those just to drop one of my pursuers.

Enter the Gravity Gun.

With the ability to manipulate, drag and throw game objects, this little baby saved my ass lots of times. No Ammo? No problem. With my back against the wall, i used objects such as tables, chairs, crates and even grinding blades as projectiles using my Gravity Gun. As weird as it may seem, it felt satisfying that a game would be able to let me use in game objects as impromptu weapons.

Needless to say, there were a lot of broken furniture during my stay at Ravenholm.

Half Life 2

Half Life 2 is the Game of the Year.

Not Doom 3. Not Far Cry.and no, not even Halo2 or GTA:San Andreas.

HL2 is stunning, not only in terms of gameplay and graphics but also its performance across different PC systems. From an ATI 9800 Pro to an integrated card, HL2 delivers the goods. The Source engine runs fully optimized in HL2, unlike Troika's almost great RPG Vampire:Bloodlines , fully immersing the player in the world of Gordon Freeman. Another observation is that the world sounds and weapon sounds are much stronger than Doom 3, not to mention the fantastic musical scores that really pump up the mood.

Here are some screenshots taken from my Athlon 2100XP/ATI Radeon 9200 Atlantis running the bronze pack (ATI bundled) of Half Life 2, authenticated thru Valve's Steam service.


Opening Screen


Welcome to City 17, Gordon

If i could just jack a car......


Poor guy...or girl...

Vampire: Bloodlines Screenshot