The weekend is coming up, and, perfectly on time, my copy of the Half Life 2 Orange Box for Xbox 360 has arrived. The box combines the original Half Life 2, plus the followup Episode 1 and Episode 2, and the Portal and Team Fortress 2 -- all of which should easily help you unwind after a long week of IT troubles. The original Half Life 2 is largely unchanged, even though it's just 360 version of the Xbox original. Unless you've played it, it's difficult to describe just how good a combination of puzzle solving and first person shooter the game is. The game switches between the different elements at just about the right time, so you flip between full on gun fights and having to find your way around a dangerous environment without there being too much of either. It's also wrapped into a engrossing story that would be interesting to watch on the sidelines even without having to play the game in the middle. Normally I'd start playing again from the start, but I've only recently completely a run and while I'd happily go again, I've been itching to play Episode 1.