<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
containing	O
five	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Valve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
first	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Episode	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
separate	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
new	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
:	O
the	O
second	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
sequel	O
to	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
UK	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
Orange	B-Application
Box	I-Application
pack	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
five	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
similar	O
version	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
followed	O
after	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
clients	O
release	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
Portal	B-Application
being	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
surprise	O
favorite	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
however	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
containing	O
several	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
fixed	O
through	O
a	O
single	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
features	O
five	O
complete	O
games	O
compiled	O
into	O
one	O
retail	O
unit	O
:	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
two	O
continuations	O
,	O
Episode	B-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
Episode	O
Two	O
;	O
Portal	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
use	O
Valve	O
's	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
can	O
collect	O
and	O
report	O
in-depth	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
died	O
,	O
completion	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
total	O
victories	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
data	O
is	O
compiled	O
to	O
generate	O
gameplay	O
statistics	O
for	O
Episode	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
Episode	O
Two	O
,	O
and	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
the	O
largest	O
proportion	O
of	O
Achievements	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
99	O
spread	O
across	O
all	O
five	O
games	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
50-Achievement	O
limit	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
maintains	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
most	O
Achievements	O
of	O
any	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
games	O
except	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
contain	O
in-game	O
commentary	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
discuss	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
purpose	O
of	O
particular	O
sections	O
and	O
components	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
every	O
Valve	O
game	O
since	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Coast	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
commentary	O
's	O
popularity	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
,	O
lead	O
writer	O
for	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
remaining	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
new	O
concepts	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
physics-based	O
puzzles	O
and	O
vehicle	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeman	O
is	O
thrust	O
into	O
a	O
dystopian	O
environment	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
have	O
come	O
to	O
bear	O
fully	O
upon	O
human	O
society	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
increasingly	O
unfavorable	O
odds	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
including	O
35	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
,	O
over	O
6.5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sold	O
at	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Steam	B-Application
sales	O
figures	O
are	O
unknown	O
,	O
their	O
rate	O
surpassed	O
retail	O
's	O
in	O
mid-2008	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
significantly	O
more	O
profitable	O
per-unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
One	I-Application
continues	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	B-Application
One	I-Application
builds	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
adding	O
cooperative	O
play	O
with	O
friendly	O
non-player	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Alyx	O
Vance	O
,	O
whose	O
new	O
abilities	O
complement	O
Freeman	O
's	O
abilities	O
and	O
allow	O
her	O
to	O
comprehend	O
and	O
respond	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
by	O
lending	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
war-torn	O
City	O
17	O
and	O
nearby	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	B-Application
One	I-Application
follows	O
scientist	O
Gordon	O
Freeman	O
and	O
his	O
companion	O
Alyx	O
Vance	O
as	O
they	O
continue	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
chronicled	O
in	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
humanity	O
's	O
continuing	O
struggle	O
against	O
the	O
Combine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Two	I-Application
was	O
first	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
expansive	O
environments	O
,	O
travel	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
linear	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Gordon	O
Freeman	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
other	O
major	O
characters	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
City	O
17	O
to	O
the	O
surrounding	O
wilderness	O
following	O
the	O
closing	O
events	O
of	O
Episode	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portal	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
first-person	O
action/puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
primarily	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzles	O
,	O
solved	O
by	O
creating	O
portals	B-Application
which	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
simple	O
objects	O
can	O
pass	O
through	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
an	O
exit	O
point	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
ordered	O
by	O
an	O
AI-programmed	O
robot	O
named	O
GLaDOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portal	B-Application
system	O
and	O
the	O
unusual	O
physics	O
it	O
creates	O
are	O
the	O
emphasis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portal	B-Application
was	O
a	O
surprise	O
favorite	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
receiving	O
widespread	O
praise	O
and	O
several	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 ] ]	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
team-based	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	O
modification	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Valve	O
's	O
Half-Life	B-Application
modification	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
focus	O
is	O
on	O
two	O
competing	O
teams	O
that	O
attack	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
varying	O
objectives	O
,	O
including	O
capturing	O
control	O
points	O
or	O
defending	O
them	O
from	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
capturing	B-Application
a	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
Source-powered	O
games	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
cartoon	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
non-realistic	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
;	O
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/teamfortress2 |title=Metacritic: Team Fortress 2 (pc: 2007 ) : Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=November 22, 2007}}</ref>	O
it	O
was	O
particularly	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
artistic	O
direction	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
any	O
updates	O
since	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
no	O
updates	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
both	O
missing	O
out	O
on	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
exclusive	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
item	O
drops	O
,	O
custom	O
loadouts	O
,	O
new	O
gamemodes	O
,	O
the	O
Engineer	O
class	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
buildings	O
,	O
the	O
Pyro	O
class	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
air	O
blast	O
,	O
the	O
Engineer	O
class	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
upgrade	O
teleporters	O
or	O
dispensers	O
past	O
level	O
one	O
,	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
notable	O
glitches	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
2023	O
version	O
of	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
free-to-play	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
all	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
that	O
point	O
(	O
either	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
or	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
)	O
were	O
awarded	O
an	O
exclusive	O
hat	O
named	O
"	O
The	O
Proof	O
of	O
Purchase.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Purchasing	O
the	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
still	O
awards	O
the	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
planned	O
on	O
releasing	O
an	O
additional	O
compilation	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
entitled	O
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
contained	O
only	O
the	O
new	O
material	O
—	O
Episode	O
Two	O
,	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
for	O
retail	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
exclusively	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
certain	O
ATI	O
graphics	O
cards	O
,	O
who	O
received	O
a	O
voucher	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabe	O
Newell	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Valve	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
represent	O
a	O
new	O
approach	O
to	O
publishing	O
multiple	O
products	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
first	O
discontinuing	O
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Valve	O
released	O
all	O
the	O
new	O
material	O
for	O
individual	O
download	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
priced	O
lower	O
than	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
The	O
Black	O
Box	O
,	O
Valve	O
offered	O
gift	O
subscriptions	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
users	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
purchased	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
then	O
purchased	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
give	O
their	O
second	O
copies	O
of	O
those	O
two	O
games	O
as	O
gifts	O
to	O
people	O
added	O
to	O
their	O
Steam	B-Application
Friends	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Valve	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
studio	O
EA	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Valve	O
co-founder	O
Gabe	O
Newell	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
happy	O
with	O
their	O
game	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
've	O
done	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
here	O
and	O
EA	O
has	O
a	O
team	O
doing	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
–	O
and	O
they	O
'll	O
make	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
good	O
product	O
;	O
EA	O
got	O
the	O
job	O
done	O
in	O
putting	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
with	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
experience	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
harder	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
standard	O
as	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
Valve	O
will	O
probably	O
handle	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
revealed	O
numerous	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
late	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
pervasive	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
which	O
,	O
they	O
claimed	O
,	O
"	O
at	O
best	O
merely	O
hinder	O
gameplay	O
and	O
at	O
worst	O
make	O
the	O
experience	O
downright	O
unplayable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
disagreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
although	O
EA	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
offenders	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
porting	O
games	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
were	O
not	O
bad	O
enough	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
me	O
throw	O
my	O
controller	O
in	O
disgust.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Valve	O
employees	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
thread	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
website	B-Application
forums	I-Application
for	O
players	O
to	O
list	O
the	O
problems	O
they	O
had	O
encountered	O
and	O
to	O
suggest	O
fixes	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
speculation	O
that	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
being	O
planned	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
connection	O
problems	O
in	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
slow	O
loading	O
times	O
in	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
after	O
that	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
fixing	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
or	O
slow	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
deactivated	O
accounts	O
with	O
CD	B-Application
keys	I-Application
that	O
were	O
purchased	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
consumer	O
's	O
territory	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
integrity	O
of	O
region-specific	O
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generated	O
complaints	O
from	O
North	O
American	O
customers	O
who	O
had	O
circumvented	O
their	O
Steam	B-Application
end-user	O
license	O
agreement	O
by	O
purchasing	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
through	O
cheaper	O
,	O
Asian	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
customers	O
who	O
then	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
from	O
a	O
local	O
vendor	O
experienced	O
difficulty	O
adding	O
the	O
new	O
CD	B-Application
key	I-Application
to	O
their	O
accounts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
activate	O
their	O
newly	O
purchased	O
games	O
and	O
also	O
had	O
trouble	O
communicating	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
customer	O
support	O
team	O
about	O
this	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Lombardi	O
of	O
Valve	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
these	O
users	O
have	O
subsequently	O
purchased	O
a	O
legal	O
copy	O
after	O
realizing	O
the	O
issue	O
and	O
were	O
having	O
difficulty	O
removing	O
the	O
illegitimate	O
keys	O
from	O
their	O
Steam	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
having	O
this	O
problem	O
should	O
contact	O
Steam	B-Application
Support	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Thai	O
key	O
removed	O
from	O
their	O
Steam	B-Application
account.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
a	O
low	O
violence	O
mode	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
German	O
laws	O
regulating	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
violent	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
in	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
body	O
parts	O
being	O
scattered	O
after	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
blown	O
apart	O
,	O
various	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
hamburgers	O
,	O
coils	O
,	O
rubber	O
ducks	O
,	O
and	O
Chattery	O
Teeth	O
appear	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
sillygibs	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Half-Life	B-Application
games	O
,	O
bodies	O
fade	O
away	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
non-player	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
blood	O
has	O
been	O
altered	O
to	O
a	O
gray	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
music	O
that	O
Valve	O
employees	O
composed	O
for	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
Valve	O
Store	O
,	O
Amazon.com,	O
and	O
digital	O
music	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
Napster	B-Application
,	O
and	O
eMusic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more-complete	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
also	O
includes	O
music	O
files	O
from	O
Half-Life	B-Application
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Still	O
Alive	O
"	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
song	O
for	O
the	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-purchasing	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
began	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-purchased	O
via	O
this	O
method	O
received	O
a	O
ten-percent	O
discount	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
beta	O
starting	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
came	O
with	O
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
,	O
a	O
ten-level	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contained	O
levels	O
with	O
graphical	O
themes	O
of	O
games	O
contained	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Peggle	B-Application
Extreme	O
was	O
later	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
for	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
account	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Coast	I-Application
was	O
also	O
technically	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
averaging	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
cites	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
editor	O
Mark	O
Hoogland	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
"	O
the	O
gold	O
standard	O
for	O
bundled	O
(	O
video	O
)	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
deal	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
both	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
with	O
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portal	B-Application
was	O
singled	O
out	O
for	O
praise	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
admired	O
its	O
unique	O
puzzle	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
advance	O
in	O
puzzle	O
gaming	O
"	O
since	O
Russians	O
started	O
dropping	O
blocks	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
,	O
The	O
Escapist	O
's	O
usually	O
acerbically	O
critical	O
reviewer	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
his	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
review	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
think	O
of	O
any	O
criticism	O
for	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
funniest	O
pitch-black	O
humor	O
[	O
he	O
had ]	O
ever	O
heard	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
absolutely	O
sublime	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
critical	O
review	O
scores	O
suffered	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
first	O
uncovered	O
by	O
1UP.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
discussing	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
on	O
a	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
1UP.com	O
staff	O
members	O
agreed	O
that	O
a	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
problems	O
had	O
been	O
resolved	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
smooth	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
own	O
both	O
[consoles],	O
you	O
should	O
do	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
"	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
's	O
Michael	O
McWhertor	O
echoed	O
that	O
recommendation	O
,	O
though	O
stated	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
only	O
have	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
should	O
still	O
consider	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
were	O
the	O
main	O
complaint	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
unreliable	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
and	O
excessive	O
network	O
delay	O
or	O
lag	B-Application
in	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
generally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
praised	O
for	O
featuring	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
quick-save	O
feature	O
,	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
(	O
but	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
Valve	O
,	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
put	O
pressure	O
on	O
EA	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
fix	O
was	O
posted	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
won	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
awards	O
for	O
its	O
overall	O
high	O
standard	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Gaming	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Breakthrough	O
Technology	O
Award	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
Award	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
additionally	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
named	O
the	O
second-best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2007	O
by	O
Time	O
Magazine	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation3	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Action	B-Application
and	O
Adventure	O
at	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
also	O
received	O
developer	O
awards	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
received	O
17	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
and	O
over	O
100	O
awards	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
was	O
placed	O
as	O
the	O
22nd	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
history	O
by	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portal	B-Application
won	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Gameplay	O
Engineering	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Character	O
Performance	O
"	O
for	O
Ellen	O
McLain	O
's	O
vocal	O
portrayal	O
of	O
GLaDOS	O
at	O
the	O
11th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dark	O
humor	O
of	O
Portal	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ending	O
music	O
track	O
"	O
Still	O
Alive	O
"	O
were	O
also	O
singled	O
out	O
for	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
of	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Animation	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
11th	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Two	I-Application
won	O
four	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
recognized	O
for	O
excellent	O
NPC	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
