Half-Life Retrospective

It's the story of a man named Gordon Freeman. Gordon is a scientist who reluctantly becomes the savior of all mankind after an alien invasion of Earth. Armed with a crowbar and a grav gun, Gordon represents mankind's will to survive and the desire to blow the living crap out of things with guns. Valve's Half-Life first-person shooters have rewritten the history of video gaming with not only a cool premise, but some of the slickest games we've ever had the pleasure of playing.

Here is everything you need to know about the history of Half-Life, the main characters, the enemies and the ordinance you'll need to discover the secrets of City 17.