That Colored Crate

okay yeah. there's been some hype about this game for a while among my small group of poly friends. so yeah. i decided i'd do a review on it. i know i said i'd edit in, and here it is, albeit a bit late. so yeah.



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The Box That Happened to be Orange

like seriously. why orange? and why box? why not call it, uber cd that installs software that downloads 5 games for you?

anyway.

What is it:

The Orange Box is the much awaited "sequel" to Half Life 2, that comes packaged with Team Fortress 2 and Portal, two awesome games that are worth more than it seems.

Installing it puts in the Steam engine [GG, Valve] and allows your computer to download the games. [skill not included]

Why is it great:

For comparism:

Halo 3 on the XBOX360 - $74.90
The Orange Box on the XBOX360 - $69.90

No. of Games on Halo 3 - 1
No. of Games on The Orange Box - 5

also consider the PC equivalent:

F.E.A.R on the PC - $48.50
The Orange Box on the PC - $39.90

No. of Games on F.E.A.R on the PC - 1
No. of Games on The Orange Box on the PC - 5

Need i say more?

actually yes. i'm not saying you get more games for a lower price and its good, but i'm saying that you get more EPICFUNUBERWIN games for a lower price. its just that worth it. as IGN.com puts it:

"The best deal in videogame history."

and i could just go into detail and review each game in there because there's just so many. there's the experimental portal, there's the team based TF2, there's the immensely single player Half Life 2 and its extensions. enough to keep you occupied for forever.

and they're all great games too. [this will be long if i get into it, so i won't]

Why it sucks:

um. uh... i really don't see how. okay let me think...



ah. okay first off, you want a relatively high end computer to actually have an enjoyable time playing this game. for example, you don't want to be HWguy bait because you lag when he spams bullets at you. you don't want to lag when you look into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal into a portal. you get the point. even though it ensures compatibility with all types, you still stand to lag on low end computers.

and secondly, it takes up space. lots of space [now i'm just making excuses]

[edit:] Thirdly, all 5 games are FPS, that means First Person Shooters, for non gamers out there. this also means that the variety isn't all that great. eventually you'll find yourself straying off to another game. [/edit]

Should i get it:

Yup. get it. join us in TF2, talk about portal tricks, forget about the real world when you start on HL2.

but wait. does getting this game mean you need to spend a few hundreds upgrading your computer? then maybe not. get the xbox one, i have both, GamerTag is Ins0mn14. oh wait. do you have an XBOX360? cuz if you buy the game without the console, you're just stupid [Darren and Yi Ci, say it with me: "epic phail" Yi Ci, don't forget to raise the loser flag.]

Where can i get it:

well, i think i mentioned before where I get games, and if you missed it, thats funzcenter.com at AMK Hub. the .com is part of the name, so yeah.

otherwise, for the rest of you who don't want to go to the best place availiable to buy games, you can go to any other videogame store to buy this game. get both, PC and xbox.

My Rating:You Probably expected that I would give this game a better rating, but yeah. i don't give perfect scores unless its absolutely flawless. and by the way i give so much thought into making sure i have content for good and bad, that 5 out of 5 isnt coming soon.

anyway. its a great game. to sum up, Great Value, Great Quality, HOWEVER Requirements [System] are rather high.

there you have it. Orange Box reviewed.