Graphics and details make `Half-Life 2' a must-see. From: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) | Date: December 14, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Detroit Free Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jim Schaefer

"Half-Life 2," $49.95 (bundled with "Counter-Strike: Source," an online, multiplayer update of "Counter-Strike"), www.half-life2.com. Format: Windows. Players: 1. Category: Shooter. Rating: M (Mature). Three stars (out of four).

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Every year, it seems, I ooh and aah over the style and look of the latest, greatest video game. But listen, folks, "Half-Life 2" is as close to real as you're going to find.

At its core...

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