Portal 2 picks up hundreds of years after the events of the first Portal. Once again, players will fill the nonexistent shoes of Chell, who has been kept in stasis since the end of the original game, having recently been “re-acquired” by an unknown party. Portal 2 will feature a brand new single player story along with the new addition of co-op multiplayer.
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GenrePuzzle Games
Platforms xbox360
DEVELOPER Valve | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Portal 2 Reviews xbox360
videogamer.com review
I think you knew all along this was going to be great. Fantastic, even. All the same, I don’t think you’ll be prepared for it being this good. I may have buttoned my lip in terms of concrete spoilers, but a mere ten minutes here will yield more memorable moments than you’re likely to squeeze out of the entirety of most other games this year. In all aspects of its design, Portal 2 is genius.
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guardian.co.uk review
Valve has created a masterpiece in Portal 2. The depth of content, the mind-bending mechanics and fantastic experience are almost certain to satisfy ardent fans of the first game; and to all newcomers to the series, it’s as simple as this: prepare to have your mind blown. Over and over again.
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giantbomb.com review
Valve falls further down its own rabbit hole with this expansive sequel that retains the cynical heart of the original Portal, while blowing out the scale on virtually ever aspect of the execution.
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oxm.co.uk review
Still, it seems unreasonable to penalise a game for being so good you want to keep playing it. While you won’t spend as long on Portal 2 as CoD, its shorter, more concentrated high is irresistible.
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1up.com review
There’s so much I want to share with people, as well as so many things left to talk about, but doing so would spoil so much of the surprise and fun that is in this game. Suffice to say, Valve has managed to create a game that bests its predecessor in nearly every regard, and has demonstrated to the world that they still have what it takes to create a game that deserves the hype surrounding it. While it’s unclear if we’ll ever see GLaDOS or Chell again, this much is certain: Portal 2 is one of the best games of this generation.
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strategyinformer.com review
In fact, what Portal 2 does so much better than the original game is making you think really, really hard. On numerous occasions during play, we seemingly exhausted all the available options, and felt like particular puzzles were entirely impossible. However, this is the kind of game for which you then have the following types of conversations with yourself about:
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incgamers.com review
Initially, I objected to the presence of these new toys. I saw the repulsion, the light bridges, the propulsion gel et al as gate crashers on a party that was already perfectly enjoyable. However, once the shock of the new had subsided and I had learnt to properly use the new tools, I found myself excited and eager to test the possibilities they afforded. After all, Portal has always been about opening your mind to new ways of thinking.
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ign.com review
The attention to detail throughout is nothing short of stunning. The facility is in a state of disrepair at the beginning. Once GLaDOS whirs into action, so does the facility, becoming an extension of her body and personality. When you enter a room mechanized crane arms and wall plates spin and shift with an urgency like you walked in on them with their pants down. As Portal 2 progresses, the environments expand from claustrophobic test chambers to yawning underground chasms. Metal girders and structural supports break and crash into each another, snapping apart in chaotic and natural ways, consistently serving not only to entertain the eye but to expand our understanding of the game’s characters. The core appeal of something like Portal will never be the visuals, but it’s still impressive how much mileage Valve is getting out of its Source technology first used for Half-Life 2 in 2004.
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computerandvideogames.com review
Imaginative, challenging, hilarious and sometimes a bit exhausting, Portal 2 is one of 2011’s most interesting, challenging blockbusters. Just make sure you take your sweet, sweet time with it – because you’ll probably feel a hole in your head once it’s done and dusted.
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thesixthaxis.com review
Portal 2′s clearly aimed at fans of the original, and rightly so – Valve have made no concessions to the uninitiated beyond the first hour or so: the puzzles might be a tad easier, but there’s much more of them (the game takes between 10 and 12 hours to get through) and there’s huge sections well outside the white walls of the labs that take real concentration. Areas hidden away between the vents provide some additional backstory, too, so the patient, curious player will definitely get the most out of the game – this isn’t something to be rushed.
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gamespot.com review
As you journey through the massive Aperture facility, it becomes clear that Portal 2 does not merely come after Portal. Instead, it radiates outward from its predecessor, simultaneously illuminating the world that gave rise to Portal and continuing the adventure that began there. The sense of novelty is diminished, but the thrill of exploration and puzzle-solving is still intoxicating, and it’s amazing how Portal 2 manages to tell a better story with disembodied voices and spherical robots than most games can with full-on humans. Your return to Aperture Science is a joyful one in this immensely appealing, laugh-out-loud funny, and thoroughly satisfying sequel.
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gameover.gr review
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gamers.at review
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escapistmagazine.com review
Portal 2 comes with both a single-player campaign (that’s a full three times as long as the original game) and a two-player co-op mode that will let you solve puzzles either online with friends or via splitscreen with good friends. Both modes feature new twists, additional puzzle elements and plenty of the tongue-in-cheek "Science will kill us all" humor that made the original such a gem.
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level7.nu review
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