Abstract: PORTAL 2: DOUBLE THE FUNCoupled with the Orange Box in 2007, Portal was a surprise hit. It was a revolutionary concept where the player used a gun in the first person view to create portals and travel any distance instantly. With the two portals being ...
Abstract: Valve Software surprised everyone with what, at first, seemed like an innocuous little first-person puzzle game thrown in to 2007's The Orange Box, a fantastic first-person gaming bundle that had much bigger names as its headliners. But over the yea...
Abstract: Creating Portal 2 must have been an incredibly daunting task. The first Portal took the world by storm, winning the hearts of millions of gamers and creating one of the most-quoted internet memes in recent memory. ("The cake is a lie.") Valve had some ...
Immensely clever writing, Portal mechanics combine with new elements for delightful puzzles, Cooperative campaign creates intriguing situations, New characters are hugely entertaining.
Frequent load times, No challenge maps or leaderboards to inspire competitive play.
Portal 2 is an accessible, clever, and downright hilarious adventure into the eccentric world of Aperture Science....
Portal 2 is the best Valve release to date, and one of the most refreshing, exciting and innovative games we've ever played. There's no doubt in our minds that numerous Game of the Year awards have now already been shotgunned, and with mighty good reason...
Abstract: No one tells a story the way Valve does.Rather than take a cinematic “here’s the story, stupid” route that is the industry standard, Valve tells stories by dropping the player into an environment that provides 90% of the story. In the case o...
A gorgeous game, rife with witty dialogue delivered by engaging characters, Portal 2 is easily a shoo-in for Game Of The Year. There is no chance that we could possibly forget the experience in the next year… or even decade. It just does so many things...
Abstract: It’s been a long, long time. Three and a half years after the cult classic forever changed the internet and bred many a meme, Valve Software returns after two years of zombie bashing with science! Literally throwing players into a mix of physics tests,...
The original Portal benefitted from its brevity. It had a concise story paired with inventive first-person puzzle mechanics that challenged you to be creative while pulling the trigger. Portal 2 makes the original look like the prototype it was. It's f...
