Orange Box, The (Xbox 360) by Electronic Arts



Orange Box, The (Xbox 360) by Electronic Arts Box Art

Xbox One backwards Compatible



North Amercian Release Date: October 9, 2007.

Average Overall Score:
9.40 / 10
94.0%


What's an Orange Box you ask? The obvious answer would be somewhere that you keep your tasty oranges locked away. Perhaps you only take this ?"

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Description

players assume the role of Gordon Freeman, a scientist destined to save the Earth from hordes of gruesome alien attackers. Valve has created a fully realized world in Half-Life 2, with objects and characters that feature accurate physics properties, behaving with the appropriate mass, density, and physical properties of their real-life counterparts. Extremely intelligent computer AI result in enemies that plan, adapt, and respond to the player’s actions. The next-gen console version comes packed with bonuses in addition to the genre-expanding original Half-Life 2 game.

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Friday, November 16, 2007

Achievements

Bone Breaker
Kill 30 enemies with thrown physics objects..
5
Deadly Harvest
Kill an enemy by planting a hopper mine..
5
Hack Attack!
Kill five enemies with a Manhack..
5
Hot PotatOwned
Kill a Combine soldier with his own grenade..
10
Conservationist
Kill five enemies with the same energy ball..
5
Think Fast!
Kill an Elite Soldier with his own energy ball..
10
Grave Robber
Steal a Zombine's grenade..
5
Zombie-que
Use flares to light 15 zombies on fire..
5
Malcontent
Escape the apartment block raid..
5
What cat?
Break the mini-teleporter in Kleiner's lab..
5
Trusty Hardware
Get the crowbar..
5
Barnacle Bowling
Kill five barnacles with one barrel..
5
Anchor's Aweigh!
Get the airboat..
5
Heavy Weapons
Get the airboat's mounted gun..
5
Vorticough
Discover the hidden singing vortigaunt cave in chapter Water Hazard..
13
Revenge!
Destroy the hunter-chopper in Half-Life 2..
10
Blast from the Past
Find the HEV Suit Charger faceplate in Eli's scrapyard..
10
Zero-Point Energy
Get the Gravity Gun in Black Mesa East..
5
Two Points
Use DOG's ball to make a basket in Eli's scrapyard..
2
Zombie Chopper
Play through Ravenholm using only the Gravity Gun.
25
OSHA Violation
Kill 3 enemies using the crane..
5
Targetted Advertising
Pin a soldier to the billboard in chapter Highway 17..
5
One Man Army
Destroy six gunships in Half-Life 2..
5
Keep Off the Sand!
Cross the antlion beach in chapter Sandtraps without touching the sand..
20
Bug Hunt
Use the antlions to kill 50 enemies..
10
Flushed
Kill an enemy with a toilet..
5
Warden Freeman
Survive the second turret standoff in Nova Prospekt..
10
"Radiation Levels Detected"
Get through the toxic tunnel under City 17 in Half-Life 2..
5
Plaza Defender
Survive the generator plaza standoff in chapter Anticitizen One..
10
Counter-Sniper
Kill all of the snipers in City 17..
5
Fight the Power
Shut down the supression device by disabling its generators..
10
Giant Killer
Survive the rooftop strider battle in the ruins of City 17..
10
Lambda Locator
Find all lambda caches in Half-Life 2..
15
Watch Your Head!
Make it to the bottom of the Citadel's main elevator shaft in one piece..
5
Containment
Contain the Citadel core..
5
Pacifist
Contain the Citadel core without killing any stalkers..
10
Car Crusher
Use the cars to squash 15 antlions in Episode One..
5
Elevator Action
Survive long enough to get on the parking garage elevator..
10
Live Bait
Help Alyx snipe 30 enemies in Episode One..
10
Attica!
Destroy the gunship in the hospital attic..
5
Citizen Escort
Don't let any citizens die when escorting them to the escape train..
15
Escape From City 17
Escape City 17 with Alyx.
20
The One Free Bullet
Beat Episode One firing exactly one bullet. Grenade, crowbar, rocket, and Gravgun kills are okay!.
40
Acid Reflex
Kill an acid antlion worker..
5
Get Some Grub
Squish every antlion grub in Episode Two..
20
Pinata Party
Find and break every web cache in Episode Two..
5
Into the Breach
Help Griggs and Sheckley hold off the antlion invasion inside the mine shaft..
5
Hit and Run
Run over 20 enemies with the car in Episode Two..
5
Puttin' On a Clinic
Defeat the chopper in Episode Two without any misses..
15
Cache Checker
Find every radar cache in chapter Under The Radar..
10
Gordon Propelled Rocket
Unlock the rocket launcher lambda cache in chapter Under The Radar..
5
Pedal to the Metal
Beat DOG in a race to the White Forest base..
5
Little Rocket Man
Send the garden gnome into space..
30
Neighborhood Watch
Save all buildings outside the missile silo from destruction..
35
Payback
Kill a Hunter with its own flechettes..
10
Lab Rat
Acquire the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device..
5
Fratricide
Do whatever it takes to survive..
5
Partygoer
Make the correct party escort submission position decision.
5
Heartbreaker
Complete Portal..
10
Terminal Velocity
Fall 30,000 feet..
5
Long Jump
Jump 300 feet..
5
Cupcake
Beat two Portal advanced maps..
10
Fruitcake
Beat four Portal advanced maps..
20
Vanilla Crazy Cake
Beat all six Portal advanced maps..
30
Basic Science
Earn bronze medals on all Portal challenges..
10
Rocket Science
Earn silver medals on all Portal challenges..
20
Aperture Science
Earn gold medals on all Portal challenges..
40
Turret
Accumulate 10 turret kills with a single turret..
5
Nemesis
Get five revenge kills..
5
Hard to Kill
Get five kills in a row without dying..
10
Master of Disguise
Trick an opposing medic into healing you..
15
With Friends Like these...
Play in a game with seven or more players from your friends list..
10
Dynasty
Win 20 games..
10
Hardcore
Accumulate 1000 total kills..
15
Powerhouse Offense
Win 2Fort with a shutout..
5
Lightning Offense
Win Well in 5 minutes or less..
10
Relentless Offense
Win Hydro without giving up a capture..
20
Impenetrable Defense
Successfully defend Dustbowl without giving up a capture..
10
Impossible Defense
Successfully defend Gravel Pit without giving up a capture..
30
Head of the Class
Play a complete round with every class..
5
World Traveler
Play a complete game on every map..
5
Team Doctor
Accumulate 25000 heal points as a Medic.
5
Flamethrower
Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.
5
Atomizer
Disintegrate 15 soldiers by throwing them into a Combine ball field.
10
Follow Freeman
Gain command of a squad of rebels in the uprising.
10
Grey Matter
Get 25 headshots as a Sniper.
5
Camera Shy
Detach security cameras from the walls.
5
Friendly Fire
Knock down a turret with another turret.
5
Defiant (Secret Achievement)
Hit the trashcan cop with the can.
5
Submissive (Secret Achievement)
Put the can in the trash.
5
Where Cubbage Fears to Tread (Secret Achievement)
Defend Little Odessa from the gunship attack.
5
Hallowed Ground (Secret Achievement)
Escort Gregori safely through the church cemetery.
5
Singularity Collapse (Secret Achievement)
Destroy the Citadel's reactor core.
25
Twofer (Secret Achievement)
Defeat both antlion guards outside the White Forest.
5
Meet the Hunters (Secret Achievement)
Survive the Hunter ambush with Alyx.
10
Gunishment! (Secret Achievement)
Destroy the Combine cannon in the junkyard.
5
Quiet Mountain Getaway (Secret Achievement)
Survive the ambush at White Forest Inn.
10
Secondary Silo Secured (Secret Achievement)
Secure the launch doors on missile silo 2.
5
Defense of the Armament (Secret Achievement)
Save the missile silo from the Combine offensive.
20

User Reviews

Score: 94
Overall User Average: 9.20 / 10 (94.0%)
Gameplay User Average: 9.40 / 10
Graphics User Average: 9.00 / 10
Sound User Average: 9.20 / 10
Ninjermy
Date reviewed: November 29, 2007.

Overall: The Orange Box has it all. Three games all with their own unique spin on the FPS genre, makes Valve's latest an outstanding full bodied package all 360 owners should have.

The single player aspect of the Orange Box constitutes Episode 2 (the gripping continuation of the Half Life 2 single player series) and Portal (a unique puzzle game built on a unparalleled physics engine). For those multiplayer enthusiastics Team Fortress 2 is also included. It should allow for late nights of 8v8 pwnage against all your friends via Xbox Live.
Gameplay: HL2 Episode 2 offers the same essential gameplay as Half Life 2 and Episode One, but with its own unique twists and spins on your opponents and objectives.
Portal presents itself with puzzle-like gameplay and forces users to think outside the box as they work their way through different mazes with the help of their Portal Gun. You truly have to experience this one to believe it..
Team Fortress 2 offers a similar paced gameplay to Team Fortress Cl@!%#*!ic (its 10 year old predecessor) but with stunning visuals and a much simplified learning curve so that anyone who picks up the controller is destined to have a blast.
Graphics: While TF2 and Episode 2 definitely prevail in over Portal in the visual world, all three games still look gorgeous. Use of the Havok engine is notable, and obvious especially in Portal and Episode 2.
The most memorable landscapes are definately found in Episode 2, while the most impressive models are most certainly TF2's.
Sound: The voice work and sound effects in all three games are excellent.
Episode 2 has the most memorable score that definitely grips and indulges the player into the simulated world.
It's wonderful to see one game feature so many unique styles of sound. From the goofy and humorous lines of the Demoman in TF2 to the threatening and spine-chilling Combine grunts in Episode 2, Valve succeeds on every level.
Suggestions: Develop an Orange Box 2!


Overall: 92 %
Gameplay: 94 %
Graphics: 90 %
Sound: 92 %

Orange Box, The News

Half-Life 3 Trademark filed in Europe by Valve
Overwhelming evidence that Valve is actually capable of counting to three.

Half-Life 2 Episode 3 is Not Valve’s Surprise
Don’t get your hopes up for Episode 3 to be shown at E3 -- Gabe Newell says it’s not the surprise.

Orange Box Earns More than 100 Awards
Valve has announced that The Orange Box - its multiplatform, multi-game offering - has earned over 100 first place awards for both the compilation and the individual titles.

Orange Box Demo on Xbox Live Today
Valve has announced that a playable demo of Orange Box will be available to download from Xbox Live Marketplace today.

The Orange Box: Achievements
There are 99 achievements worth 1000 points. Out of the 99 achievements, 11 are secret.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Release Date Announced
Valve representatives have confirmed that Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal will be released in the US on October 9.

Half-Life 2 Arriving in September?
Valve has given FPS fans hope that their bumper Half-Life 2: Episode 2 package for Xbox 360 could arrive sooner than currently expected.

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