I never played Half Life 2 on the Xbox but I have the Orange Box for the 360. Personally I do not really like half life2. Not sure why but it seemed plain to me after I heard so much hype. I liked halo 1 but not as much as many games on the xbox.

they're kinda equal, but halo does get repetitive and half-life 2 constantly keeps you ready, i've only been playing for a day or two and i always look up for barnacles and throw a grenade into every room to get rid of imaginary combine x.x

The Halo games have been fun, but the Half Life games on the other hand where revolutionary for their time. The first Half Life still good. The physics and graphics may not look like much compared to today's standards, but the game play is amazing. Both Halo and Half Life games are a lot of fun, but I would have to say that Hal Life over all is the better franchise.

Although both games are pretty awesome, I'd have to say that the Halo series has a better storyline and gameplay. The Half-Life games (2 at least) is more "get from point A to Z" with a plot stapled to it, if you get me. Halo seems a bit more than that.

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Although both games are pretty awesome, I'd have to say that the Halo series has a better storyline and gameplay. The Half-Life games (2 at least) is more "get from point A to Z" with a plot stapled to it, if you get me. Halo seems a bit more than that.

I could say the exact same thing about the Halo series. Half-Life's storyline may seem very dim, if you have only played Half-Life 2. The episodes, as well as Half-Life 1 build on to the storyline, and one of the reasons that the game is so cool, is because as you are playing through, you are also trying to figure out what the hell is going on, and why it is happening.