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The Orange Box | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $26.00
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New (12) Used (17) Collectible (1) from $26.00
Seller: johnf14
Rating:  522 reviews
Sales Rank: 3562
Format: CD
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Shooter Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 09851
Model: 15782781
UPC: 014633098518
EAN: 0014633098518
ASIN: B000PE0HBI
Publication Date: December 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 5 Games, One Box - The Orange Box is the ultimate collection of innovative action games for console, and an amazing introduction to the Half Life series for console gamers | | • | Epic Storyline - Half Life 2 - Episode Two takes gamers deeper into one of the best-known stories in gaming, following the desperate struggle of Gordon Freeman against the mysterious Combine. In this episode, gamers will leave the confines of City 17 for the first time. | | • | Redefining Action - Portal delivers an innovative new action gaming experience. Arming players with a portal gun allowing them to create portals from one location to another with the press of a button, Portal will forever change the way that gamers interact with their environment. | | • | World-Class Multiplayer - Team Fortress 2 is the sequel to granddaddy of role-based multiplayer action games. Featuring nine distinct roles - Heavy, Spy, Scout, Demoman, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, Soldier and Pyro - Team Fortress 2 is one of this year's most anticipated multiplayer games for any platform. |
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The Orange Box PS3 Half Life 2 Half Life 2 Episode 1 Half Life 2 Episode 2 Portal Team Fortress 2
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 522
 DO NOT BUY USED! August 27, 2010
Albegadeep
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll start with the title of my review. Valve's online copy protection system, Steam (they'd call it a content delivery system, but its primary purpose appears to be copy protection) is required to be installed before the game. When a game is installed, the CD key is permanently registered to a Steam account. No other account can install or use the game - and an account is required. Valve will not transfer a license simply because the new user bought the game used. It's in their 'help' information on the Steam site. So, no used games; the game simply won't install.
It took 2 hours for the installer to put this on my computer. Most of the time was spent 'preparing files for installation'. What, do they need to pack their suitcases before moving? The installation has only two options - which games to install, and what directory to install them all to. The hard drive requirements are staggering - 18 GB for all the games, and no way to reduce it. My DVD drive is plenty fast enough to load models, textures, sounds, and/or movies between areas, but that's not an option - it's all or nothing.
Steam runs in the background at all times; it even runs at computer startup. (Unless you've got WinPatrol or something similar to stop it.) It's a resource hog, too - uses 120 MB memory on my computer, minimized and not being asked to do anything. And it updates every time it starts. After every update it displays ads for other Steam games. It's required to be running to play the games - even if you're not using online content. On a computer with less memory, this may cause problems; my 768 MB seems to handle it ok. As I'm on broadband, I don't know how it reacts to not having a 'net connection.
Finally, the games themselves are incredible. The plots (as far as I've gotten, anyway) are excellent. The graphics and physics engine are unbelievable - stacking objects to add weight to an improvised teeter-totter, for example, or seeing the bottlecap on a discarded plastic bottle. Interactions with other characters are excellent also - guards shove you when you get too close, and characters look at you when they talk. You can almost read the lips on the characters, too!
So, 5/5 for the quality of the games, but 0/5 for installer and its options, and a good -2 for requiring Steam installation and use and preventing used game sales.
 Amazing! August 23, 2010
Allison Azzilonna
One of, if not the greatest, deals you can get. But, it would have been even better if Half Life 1 was on the disk. Other than that it was perfect.
The Best Deal in Gaming. Period. End of story. August 19, 2010
Dhume (PIttsburgh, PA)
What more can be said? You have here a collection that includes three of the best games ever made, plus two expansions, for less than the usual price of a single title.
If nothing else, Team Fortress 2 by itself makes it worth it. TF2 really is the funnest multiplayer experience out there, and it keeps on getting better and better. Major pieces of new content are being added to the game THREE YEARS AFTER RELEASE. FOR FREE. It's also a really easy game to get into - easy to learn, hard to master.
Tips: Hunt around for a well-run server and become a regular for the best experience. Avoid servers with instant respawn times. You'll want to find a server with friendly people that use voice chat alot. Eventually, you'll want to find a reliable psychologist to help you cope with your newfound obsession with hats. Trust me on that one.
Finally, if you have the option, get this for PC or Mac rather than a console. It's very light on system requirements.
 Fun but can drag a** a bit August 16, 2010
Bruiser9013
Fun game but you lose track in the story after a couple hours because they don't touch on it all but a couple of times throughout. Great all around though. Not sure if it was the copy I got or if all the Orange Box PS3 editions have issues, but the audio was kinda messed up. Crackling, distortion, etc.
BEST GAME PACKAGE EVER MADE despite some issues August 13, 2010
ghillisniper300
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ah, The Orange Box. More fun than a man should have in one simple box! Despite a few recent frustrations I have had with Steam and the Valve team, despite a few annoyances early on and spread throughout my Orange Box gaming, this is still, without a doubt, the best game package ever created.
First, the "Billboard" game in the box is Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, and Half Life Episode 2. Yeah, it's confusing. But it's just one long story. And a good one at that. Half Life 2, in its entirety, is a very compelling "post apocolyptic" story that goes on from where the original Half Life left off. Well, with a decently sized gap between them. But the game does a great job of mixing science fiction, survival horror, action, and drama all into one. Sometimes a level will be more survial horror, sometimes more action, and sometimes a nice blend. You'll find a bit of vehicular action, puzzles, and a growing attachment to the various non player characters. There are even segments that put once belligerent enemies of yours on your own side to help you fight your way through a hostile world.
For Half Life 2:
Graphics: 100% (especially for the year it came out)
Physics: 100% (again for the time)
Story: 90%
Gameplay: 90%
Length: 100% (I'm not one of those that thinks a game can be too long unless the story runs out before the game does)
For Episode 1: The same rating for Graphics, Physics, and Gameplay. The story gets a bit weak so I have to give it 75%. And it's hard to judge length on a third of a game.
Episode 2 gets 100% all across the board from me.
So I'd advise anyone that reads this to take those scores and multiply them by .8 to be conservative. Because I'm just not taking time to be that critical. You still have a great game.
Now let's look at Portal. This is a pretty short game. And it is purely a puzzle game. But they make it so enjoyable and funny, with a lot of behind the scenes detail. The relationship between the laboratory computer and you is amazing, intriguing, and actually makes this game have a story. I was amazed by Portal. Surprised and amazed.
Portal graphics: 90% (basically as good as Half Life but with less details in some environments, but you are in a lab)
Portal physics: Ummm 100%. (Just because the entire point of the game is flinging yourself through portals that you place!)
Portal gameplay: 100% (fun and easy to play)
Portal story: 90% (it is hard to make a story out of such a game but they did)
Portal length: 80% (I shouldn't rate that so low, after all this was basically a test of an idea and it need not be any longer, but I could have stood it to be longer).
And now for Team Fortress 2. I have had more problems with this than the other games, but I've had more fun with it too. TF2 takes a bit to get into. There is a pretty steep learning curve. And even for a person who has played it quite a lot, you can have some VERY frustrating evenings of gaming. One good thing about TF2 is it is CONSTANTLY being updated. That is both good and bad. Good, there are alwasy new things entering the TF2 world. Bad, your game has to update and just when you figure things out, they change. I'm a bit biased, I got in right after the pyro update. I played around with the different classes and wound up loving the pyro. Then they did the scout update and the spy/sniper update, some things got nerfed (Scout Force-a-nature shotgun thankfully) and it was still very fun to play. Then they REALLY started messing stuff around. The Demo/Soldier update was fine for the most part, but then they hooked up with Macs and we noticed some bugs. I assume they worked them out, but unfortunately I was unable to play after the Engineer update. They allowed servers to be passworded with that, and I went to play and every server had a password. The filters would not actually filter anything, and I haven't tried to play since. I really should I know, because I actually wound up being decent at the game and having a ton of fun, but I just haven't tried again.
But, the game is fun. It's fast paced. Graphically, it is good even though everyone is kind of cartoony looking. I actually like that. The themes are great and go along with the game, and the fast action and class warfare is amazing. Tactics and stategies are paramount, working with your team essential, at least to a degree. And it is fun to find new items to change the way you play a little, even though I preferred the old method of actually having to earn items through achievements.
Graphics: 90%
Physics: 85%
Gameplay: 75% (just becuase of the learning curve)
Story: NA (they do make a bit of a story but you have to pick that up on the TF2 website)
Length: NA
All in all, for the price of one game you basically get 3. And those 3 contain the content (in terms of length and enjoyment) of more like 5.
There can be issues with Steam, but for the most part those are not a problem. Usually verifying the game files will fix those problems. And from time to time the servers will be too busy and that is annoying, but I have had very little trouble with Steam. You may go broke on Steam though, because they have game sales ALL THE FREAKING TIME and you'll want to buy more stuff.
Sorry for the long length, but I was actually reviewing several games.
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