10 Most Important Video Games Ever Made
3. Half Life
Half Life has been considered one of the best FPS releases since Doom due to its interactive environment and immersive gaming experience, which has resulted in the game selling 9.3 million copies in 2008 and winning over 50 Game Of The Year Awards.
In addition to this Half Life has also earned the respect of many major names in the gaming industry including; Gamespot, IGN, Metacritic and Game Ranking with former giving Half Life a score of 96/100 and 94.28%. Gamespot has also claimed that Half Life was the closest thing to a revolutionary step the genre has ever taken.
Half Life has also been known the kick-start Valve Corporation as their debut game leading it to what it has become today. Along with a sequel Half Life 2 being released which was also critically acclaimed and had a very good reception upon release consistently scoring 9/10 from some of the biggest names in the gaming industry. Due to Half Life 2s success it is often inferred that a Half Life 3 may be in development for the future.