Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) vs Half-Life 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) is an FPS game from Infinity Ward (2007) while Half-Life 2 is an FPS horror game (2004).
Quick answer: Half-Life 2 rates higher, 9.0 to 8.3 on the GamingPickz Score, and Half-Life 2 is the cheaper at $9.99.
What each one is
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) is filed under FPS. In contrast, Half-Life 2 under FPS and Horror.
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Story, characters and reception
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Plot
Michael Shapiro (2007) and Merle Dandridge (2019) provided their voices to the characters of G-Man and Alyx Vance respectively After the alien invasion at the Black Mesa Research Facility , a multidimensional alien empire known as the Combine has conquered Earth. Approximately twenty years after being placed in stasis, Gordon Freeman is inserted into a train bound for City 17 by the G-Man ( Michael Shapiro ). Helped by the undercover Resistance member… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Half-Life 2 received widespread acclaim upon release. On Metacritic , it received an aggregate score of 96 out of 100 for the PC version, based on 81 reviews, while the Xbox version received 90 out of 100 based on 35 reviews. 1UP , GameSpy , The Cincinnati Enquirer , The New York Times and VideoGamer. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) | Half-Life 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.3/10 | 9.0/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (94%, 27,089) | Overwhelmingly Positive (98%, 278,618) |
| Critic aggregate | 92/100 | 96/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | 6.35 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | verified |
| Released | 2007 | 2004 |
| Developer | Infinity Ward | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) vs Half-Life 2, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)FPS gameHalf-Life 2FPS horror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)FPS, Action, ShooterHalf-Life 2FPS, Action, Sci-fiThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)Score 8.3 · 94% on Steam · 92 criticHalf-Life 2 ✓Score 9.0 · 98% on Steam · 96 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)27,089 reviewsHalf-Life 2278,618 reviews · 1 add-on · 6.35 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)$19.99Half-Life 2 ✓$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)UnsupportedHalf-Life 2 ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Half-Life 2 takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) and Half-Life 2 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Half-Life 2 (GamingPickz Score 9.0)
- The cheaper right now: Half-Life 2 ($9.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Half-Life 2 (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Half-Life 2 (278,618 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
FPSActionMultiplayerShooterSingleplayerFirst-PersonClassicStory Rich
Where they differ
MilitaryWarPvPLinearModernController
Sci-fiAdventureDystopian Silent ProtagonistPhysicsAliens
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Half-Life 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) | Half-Life 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE) |
| Minimum CPU | — | 1.7 Ghz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 0.5 GB |
| Install size | — | 6.35 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) · Half-Life 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) and 9 for Half-Life 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) and Half-Life 2 in scope?
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) has drawn 27,089 Steam reviews. Half-Life 2 has drawn 278,618 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 6.35 GB.
Is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) or Half-Life 2 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Half-Life 2 rates higher (9.0 to 8.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) or Half-Life 2?
Half-Life 2 is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) or Half-Life 2?
Half-Life 2 rates higher, 9.0 to 8.3 on the GamingPickz Score, and Half-Life 2 is the cheaper at $9.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.