Connor Beaton writes: "Half-Life is arguably one of the best first person shooter franchises of all time, with its name etched in stone right next to game legends Doom and Quake. Released in 1998, the same year as Fallout 2 and The House of the Dead 2, it was the first game from development company Valve Corporation, which would later become famous for Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, Day of Defeat and the more recent titles Portal and Left 4 Dead."
