This tactic is also effective in Half-Life: Source against most enemies such as Alien Grunts and Vortigaunts, but not against Zombies. Crowbar attacks will prevent Combine Soldiers from pistol-whipping, allowing an easy kill when in melee range.
The range of the crowbar in Half-Life 2 is greater than that of most enemies' melee attacks. However, Gordon is agile enough to easily do sidestepping rushes and dodging swipes.
The crowbar has relatively low stopping power and will not stop enemies charging. However, damage is variable, and humanoid enemies will require multiple hits to dispatch. Gordon can swing the crowbar fairly rapidly - about every 0.3 seconds in Half-Life, and about every 0.6 seconds in Half-Life 2 - and therefore can deal a decent amount of damage over time. A decent amount of room in which to manoeuvre is essential for effective melee combat. However, attacks cannot be blocked with the crowbar. It hits whatever is before the player instantly, and has no effect on the player's movement, making dodging of counterattacks easy. Primary fire makes Gordon swing the crowbar. It is also quite hard to hit them with objects – especially the Fast Headcrab.įreeman wielding his trademark crowbar in front of the Tentacles in Silo D while security guards fall to their deaths in the background. However, the crowbar is still faster at destroying barricades and boardings on passages, and it is also better at killing Headcrabs, as any variant dies with one whack, while three punts are needed with the Gravity Gun. The Gravity Gun may substitute the crowbar in Half-Life 2 and its Episodes as a backup weapon, considering it is a safer and quicker way to deal with almost all sorts of enemies if heavy objects are available. The lack of ammo required aids in its use as a backup weapon. It can be swung at a relatively fast rate and does not appear to use up stamina. It is a very simple weapon - a single piece of cast iron, shaped like a crow's foot at the tip, and a wedge on the other end in accordance with its primary use as a lever (although it is not featured in the Half-Life 2 viewmodel). Originally a tool, it has been reused as a surprisingly effective melee weapon, useful against smaller and/or lone enemies, or when the player is short on ammo. The crowbar as it appears for the very first time, in Half-Life.
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