<prompt> Bheka isigaba esingezansi bese uphendula umbuzo emva kwalokho ngolimi olufanayo nesigaba: I-Passage: Lapho ikhishwa, i-Episode One yathengiswa kuzo zombili izitolo ezidayisa ezitolo kanye nohlelo lokusabalalisa lwe-Valve lwe-Steam online, lapho yathengiswa khona ngentengo yesaphulelo. Lo mdlalo uphinde wasakazwa yi-Electronic Arts kokubili njengokukhishwa okuzimele futhi njengengxenye ye-Half-Life 2: Iqoqo lePlatinum. Itholakala ngokulayishwa kwangaphambili nokuthengwa kwangaphambili nge-Steam ngoMeyi 1, 2006, nge-Half-Life Deathmatch: Source ne-Half-Life 2: Deathmatch etholakala ngokushesha ukuze idlalwe njengengxenye yephakeji. I-Episode One iyatholakala njengengxenye yephakethe le-bundle elaziwa ngokuthi i-The Orange Box, elihlanganisa i-Half-Life 2, i-Episode Two, i-Team Fortress 2, ne-Portal; futhi iyatholakala nge-Mac, i-PC, i-Xbox 360, ne-PlayStation 3. Cishe amakhophi ayizigidi eziyi-1.4 e-Episode One athengiswa ngo-2008. Impendulo ku-Episode One yayihle kakhulu, futhi ababuyekezi bancoma umdlalo ngokuba nomdlalo oyinkimbinkimbi, ohamba kahle kune-Half-Life 2. Ukuxhumana komdlalo, ikakhulukazi ngesimo sika-Alyx kanye nokuphendula kwakhe ezenzweni zomdlali kanye nezehlakalo zomdlalo, nakho kwaqashelwa kakhulu. I-PC Gamer yaphawula ukuthi ngisho noma lesi siqephu sokuqala singase singabi yi-FPS ebalulekile i-Half-Life 2, angikwazi ukucabanga noma yimuphi umlandeli wokudubula ongathanda ukukuphuthela. Ekubuyekezweni kwayo, i-PC Gamer UK yaqondisa ukuncoma okukhethekile ekulinganiseni phakathi kwezinselelo eziqondiswe kumaphutha kanye nezinselelo eziqondiswe esenzweni kulo lonke umdlalo. E-Australia, umagazini i-PC PowerPlay wanikeza lo mdlalo amaphuzu ayishumi kwayishumi. U-Edge wancoma ukuhlakanipha umdlalo owawukwazi ukuqondisa amehlo omdlali, namandla ka-Alyx njengomngane, ephetha ngokuthi, Kuhlobo lokuxhumana oluboshwe emasikweni esibhamu esivelayo neqhawe elingabonakali, akulula ukuthola okunzima kunalokhu. I-Episode One ithole amaphuzu angama-87100 no-85.59 kuma-aggregator wokubuyekeza iMetacritic neGameRankings ngokulandelana. IGN waklonyeliswa Episode One Best PC FPS of 2006 futhi wachaza ngokuthi bang enkulu ngoba buck usebenzisa Valve sika uhlelo olusha episodic, nakuba akazange anikele okuhlangenwe nakho okuphelele ukuthi Half-Life 2 kwaba. I-GameSpy ibeke isiqephu sokuqala... Umbuzo: Kwathatha amahora amangaki ukuqeda i-Episode One?  <response>: 46 