The GameDaily One-Minute Review

Gordon Freeman is back, and he's alive! Half-Life 2: Episode 1 is an episodic game that continues right from where Half-Life 2 left off. It may be short, but it doesn't hold back on gameplay! Episode 1 puts together a fantastic game not by necessarily introducing anything new, but by forcing players to focus more on using their wits than their firepower. Although, firepower helps a lot too. With your friend Alex by your side for most of the game, this episode has less of an army of one verses the world kind of feel that many other shooters have, even though you still do most of the work. In short, Episode 1 extends the great gameplay and story that was introduced with the release of Half-Life 2.