Compared to most first-person shooters of the time, which relied on cut-scene intermissions to detail their plotlines, Half-Life's story is told mostly by means of scripted sequences (bar one short cutscene), keeping the player in control of the first-person viewpoint. Unlike most of its peers at the time, Half-Life used scripted sequences, such as a Vortigaunt ramming down a door, to advance major plot points. Half-Life is a first-person shooter that requires the player to perform combat tasks and puzzle solving to advance through the game. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2001, and OS X and Linux in 2013. Half-Life had sold eight million copies by November 16, 2004, and 9.3 million copies by December 2008. It influenced first-person shooters for years after its release. It won over fifty PC "Game of the Year" awards and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. Half-Life received acclaim for its graphics, realistic gameplay, and seamless narrative. The game's engine, GoldSrc, is a heavily modified version of the Quake engine licensed from id Software. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell said the team aimed to create an immersive world rather than a "shooting gallery".
Unlike many other games at the time, the player has almost complete uninterrupted control of Freeman, and the story is told mostly through scripted sequences seen through his eyes. Gordon Freeman, who must fight his way out of the Black Mesa research facility after an experiment goes wrong, fighting enemies and solving puzzles. It was Valve's debut product and the first in the Half-Life series. Half-Life (stylized as H?LF-LIFE) is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and published by Sierra Studios for Microsoft Windows in 1998.
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