Portal 2
Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Apr 19, 2011
Portal 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed first-person puzzle game, carrying forward its love of mind-bending problems and its reckless disregard for the space-time continuum.
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5 (66) 4 (7) 3 (4) 2 (0) 1 (1) 4.8 starsAverage score of 79 user reviews
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Stop and smell the science 0
The original Portal was a short but sweet surprise hit, and one could only wonder if a full blown retail sequel was a realistic option for a game that seemed to be a tech demo as much as anything else. Valve for one didn’t find it to be a problem, as Portal 2 is every bit as fantastic as the original, and well worth the price of admission for anyone but the stingiest gamer. Stripped down to its core, Portal 2, like the original, is a puzzle game through and through. You once again wield y...
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The cake is still a lie... let's have a slice. 0
Bundling Portal with The Orange Box a few years back was a great move by Valve. Portal, while fun, was a short almost side game in the series, but felt complete and well tuned. When Portal 2 was first announced, my first concern was length, and how well the puzzle fun would translate if the game were longer. I’ll admit it: I was very skeptical a stand-alone title such as Portal would work. I was even more shocked when Gabe Newell of Valve announced the PlayStation 3 version was going to ...
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Now You're Thinking With Portals... 0
2007 was arguably one of the best years in game release history. That year, a dozen or more AAA titles released, hitting the pockets and calendars of gamers everywhere. The Orange Box is one example, and packaged in as part of a five game deal was Portal. Portal was a puzzle platformer the likes of which had never been seen. The popularity of the Half-Life franchise combined with the deal of 5 games for the price of one drew gamers to The Orange Box and Portal became an overnight hit while ...
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Brilliant 2
Writing a review for Portal 2 is difficult. This game is jam-packed with memorable moments and expertly designed gameplay. I had such a great time with it, I just want to write a review that says "THIS GAME IS AWESOME, GO BUY IT NOW!". In fact, if I was a rich man, I would buy everyone in the world a copy. Unfortunately, I can't get on a megaphone and preach the good-word of Chell's latest adventure. So perhaps I should articulate the hows and whys of Portal 2's importance. The original ...
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A Beautiful Sequel to a Genius Game 0
I, like many other video game fanatics was a huge fan of the original Portal. The gameplay, narrative, and environments of the game captured my mind in a specific way that no other game was able to do before, nor has been able to do since. Naturally my expectations for Portal 2 were very lofty, perhaps unreasonably so, but Portal 2 surprised even me with its quality. The game brings back everything you loved about the first game, but with a more in-depth and varied approach to every component wh...
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Portal 2 0
Portal 2 is a video game developed by Valve for PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PS3. I am reviewing the PC version that includes Steam Play (Valve’s online gaming service for PC and mac) for Mac and PS3. You can play co-op with Mac and PS3 users using your PC version. You also use your same copy and play it on Mac. If you get the game on PS3 you will also get a digital copy of the game for both PC and Mac. Portal 2 is the sequel to the Orange Box collection’s Portal. Portal was originally packag...
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Source Engine Still Amazes Me 0
Portal 2 is the followup to Portal which was originally a pack in the the Orange Box. Portal 1 could not have held up as a stand alone product which is why many people were doubting Valve’s decision to make Portal 2 a full retail game. The original Portal only clocked in around three-four hours, which as a pack in with four other games is long enough. Portal 2 is full price and it is a full length game. First play-through of the single-player netted me around eight hours. The single-player could...
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I think with Portals. Truly. 1
The original Portal, is quite simply, one of the best games ever made. Its narrative is appropriately vague, tight, and absolutely hilarious. The gameplay is also equally as brilliant. Portal 2 takes all the qualities of the original, and somehow manages to expand upon them. Valve takes the Portal series from a memorable, and somewhat peculiar game, to a series that is as innovative as Half-Life before it. Portal 2 is simply Portal evolved, it takes the bits and pieces of Portal that made it so...
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Get Back to Thinking with Portals 0
The 2007 collection of Valve hits that made up the Orange Box was an amazing deal for gamers. Whether you were new to Half-Life or not, there was plenty of gaming to be had. With Half-Life 2 and it's two episodes, and the multiplayer phenom Team Fortress 2, you had plenty of things to shoot and kill. Then there was Portal. This puzzle game was full of innovative gameplay, memorable characters and a new antagonist that remains a fan favorite. Originally beginning as a student project, Portal beca...
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A fantastic sequel 0
First things first: This review is spoiler free.Back in 2007, Valve released a product called The Orange Box which offered five games for a damn good price: Half-Life 2, HL2: Episode 1, HL2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. The set was incredible deal and offered an incredibly rich Half-Life experience to those who haven't played it, but it was Portal that was gaining the most widespread attention. Portal was a puzzle/adventure game and instead of shooting bullets at monsters, you'...
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Portals, gels, light bridges, lasers, a new friend and an old one 1
The first Portal was a triumph of modern game design: fun, challenging, funny and overall an original experience. The combination of mind bending 3D puzzles, humour that was genuinely funny, and a clean and fresh aesthetic gave the game the individuality which set it apart from the dingy grimy look of other games of the period. All of this was experienced in an afternoon’s worth of play time and gave Portal a special place within the hearts of all that played it. If there was ever a hard act ...
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Portal 2 is one of the best games you'll ever play, guaranteed 0
I'm not usually one to start off reviews with such hyperbole, but in the case of Portal 2 it's necessary. Because the above isn't simple hyperbole; it's fact. Portal 2 is a game made of nothing but the utmost excellence. Not a single element falls short. Everything delivers only the absolute best. The writing, witty and humorous, giving the characters infectious personalities; the gameplay, constantly challenging your mental faculties with cleverly crafted puzzles; the story, lengthy an...
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A Display of Complex Beauty 0
Valves second take on the dimension bending puzzler genre is nothing short of artistic beauty. When it comes to level design, story, dialogue, and character interactions Portal 2 is second to none in almost every category. More often than not people who play Portal 2 will have already experienced the 'masterpiece' of the first Portal, either standalone or bundled with The Orange Box. Coming from someone who played the sequel first I can say without a doubt that Portal 2 surpasses the original i...
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Portal 2 review 0
The first Portal was an amazing game that came out amidst 2 giant pc games (Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2) on the Orange Box. It is a testament to how good portal is that it was the most impressive game to come out of that package. A full $60 sequel to a 2-4 hour gem that was extremely original. That was a concern coming into Portal 2 could it stay original? Could it really work as a 6-8 hour game? Could it justify the $60 price tag? The answers are yes, yes and mostly. Portal 2 delivers a fu...
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Portal evolves into a full-fledged franchise 0
When the first Portal was released it was conveniently released along with Half-Life 2, its two expansions and Team Fortress 2 forming the award-winning Orange Box. It was the only unreleased piece available, it could be said that it was safe with heavy hitters like the ones mentioned, still, it ended up one a highlight of the package.It was simple really, a few puzzles where a portal gun was required to bypass them, a filler main character, an out-f-the-ordinary main villain, a light story and...
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Review: Portal 2 0
At it's heart, Portal 2, Valve's 2011 first person puzzler, is a dystopia. In the tradition of dystopian fiction, it takes a negative trend from the society of the time, and asks what that society would look like if the trend were brought to it's logical conclusion. Dystopia always starts with a question. "What if our fixation with security led to nation-wide surveillance?" "What if our understanding of DNA allowed us to design human beings?" Or in the case of the Portal series, "What if scienti...
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Wait for a drop in price. 9
I'm not one for writing long reviews, so I am going to keep this short.The game is really good, no doubt; the humor hits well and often, the old portal gameplay is made fresh again through the inclusion of gravity vents and gels, there is even a new credits song.Despite all of this I completed the game in 6 hours, including breaks to make food and go to the toilet etc. The coop campaign is fun but once again, fairly short if you and your partner are good at working together.It all comes down to ...
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One of The Most Memorable Experiences in Recent Memory 1
Usually I would have a written review as well as a video. However, the text of my Portal 2 review was lost. Therefore, I have uploaded the video here. Please do not dismiss this post solely on it's length. Thanks guys and enjoy....
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Better In The Worst Ways 0
NARRATIVE Luckily for Portal 2, its writing is good enough to carry the rest of the game. Without the strength of the narrative the rest of the design of Portal 2 just feels lazy. Portal 2 picks up a good chunk of time after the original but ultimately that doesn't matter as the design of the game is identical to Portal 1 with the exception of the introduction of new elements like blue and orange gels. Portal 2 digs deeper in to the back story of Aperture science but the script seems to be more...
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Awesome Ride 3
The witticisms, portal mischief, and unique puzzles are back, but this time there is more. If you loved the first Portal, you will love Portal 2. What makes Portal 2 a masterpiece is how much it draws from Half-Life 2. For about a third of the game you are on your own in a world that is silent and abandoned. There is no limiting AI overmind to stop you. It is a world that has lost its significance a long time ago, and it arouses the excitement of the hunt, even a feeling of freedom and rebellio...
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A good game but overdesigned in some spots and lacking in others 1
I won't bother with a long preamble since you know roughly what Portal 2 is and are probably thinking about whether to get it now or wait for a price drop. Before I start I feel I should also say that I avoided reading anything about Portal 2 because I knew it would be an automatic buy for me since it's a Valve game so I can give a review that's unaffected by the hype surrounding the game. Portal 2 shows the same incredible level of polish that marks recent Valve games but some of this polish sm...
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GLaDOS Online, Resume Testing... 0
There's something really special about the Portal franchise, and it's not just because of the dark humor or brilliantly-designed puzzles that escalate the experience. It may be the fact that with each time the game is played someone, somewhere is having a good laugh and enjoying the unique atmosphere that the game creates. Portal 2 is the continuation to 2007's game, a true gem in modern gaming, and one that contributed to the success of Orange Box. Valve Software has really stepped it up in the...
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Think with Portals 0
Portal 2 reviewPortal 2 does the unexpected, it takes a critically aclaimed story and expands it in ways that did not seem possible. In Portal 1 the story seemed to focus around Glados and the environment you are in. Characters were built and expectations of their definition were made. However Portal 2 goes and changes your perception of Aperture Science, Glados, and the many new faces of the world the game takes place in.This is supprising as many of you may have seen Portal as the pinnicle of...
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Portal 2 is bigger, funnier and more challenging than the first. 0
Odds are likely that if you owned a decent rig or a console by the time The Orange Box hit store shelves back in 2007--you bought it and experienced a little game called Portal. For the uninitiated, Portal was a cerebral, puzzle-based game seen from a first-person perspective, casting players in the role of Chell, a female test subject who had to work her way through devious test chambers under the watchful eye of the wise-cracking, passiv...
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Portal 2: What I was counting on 0
The sequel to Valve’s mini-game, Portal, Portal 2 picks up where the previous game left off, but now chock-full of more humour, story and insane puzzle solving than ever before. As a huge fan of the first game, I played this game with a sense of joy, as I really do love Valve’s innovative ideas of developing games. Portal 2 stands as one of the best games of 2011, and will be hard-pressed to lose that title in my eyes. Having said that, digging into Portal 2 is essential to understand just...
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Superior to the first in every way. 5
Portal could have been great. The concept was ingenious: a gun that shoots portals is a very cool thing indeed, and allows for some amazing level design. Unfortunately Valve screwed up by making the puzzles way too simple – the whole game felt like a long tutorial for a set of harder, better puzzles that didn't actually exist. Enter Portal 2. It's got a plethora of new puzzle elements: tractor beams, cubes that redirect lasers, a gel that makes you bounce, a gel that lets you move at lightning s...
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Fantastic storytelling, (mostly) amazing design propels Portal 2 0
I make it a point quite often in my (so far rare) game reviews that I'm what's often referred to as a "Jaded Gamer". I don't often get the same joy out of titles, that others do, and along with a redistributed budget as I've grown into my mid-20s that informs a lot of how I react to games in general. There was a time in my life where I couldn't wait to play the newest, hottest thing, but that time is not now. None of this is particularly relevant to the words I'm about to type, but I felt it poi...
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I Never Had This Much Fun When I Was Tested 0
Portal was a game that was released with the Orange Box and ended up being the most popular game of that neat little package. The paradigm shifting puzzles made gamers think in very unique and creative ways. It also didn't hurt the game that it had an interesting story and featured one of the most diabolical yet funniest villians in a video game in GlaDOS. The most unfortunate thing about it was that it was a very short game. Now 4 years later the sequel has arrived as a stand alone game. Can ne...
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The Pinnacle of Gaming 0
Many others have already sung this game's praises in great detail, so I will simply say that all the hype surrounding this game is well deserved. The puzzles are mind-bending, but have just the right amount of challenge to keep you engaged without reaching the point of frustration. It does a great job of giving you the core tools (portal gun, liquids, tractor beams, etc.) and introducing you to new ways to use them. Couple this with a great storyline and clever, genuinely funny dialogue and you ...
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A true sequel 0
I finished Portal back when I picked up a copy of the Orange Box on Xbox 360. I really enjoyed the puzzles that were both challenging, but not mind blowing and the very surprising story line. When Valve announced Portal 2, I was curious about how they were going to take Portal and make it a larger game without boring me with the puzzles by the end. Portal 2 takes my expectations and pushes them aside. Portal 2 builds upon the original Portal with a larger and still very funny story line, new env...
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Test With a Friend 0
I thought Portal was a great game, but Portal 2 is even better! As you would expect from a sequel, it revisits a lot of the same concepts (even some of the same test chambers), but it also adds a lot more, such as a cooperative mode, longer single-player, and gels that let you bounce, run faster, or place portals where you otherwise couldn’t. Solving the puzzles with a friend (your partner in science) is great fun, and once you’ve solved them all there are player-created...
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Thinking with portals ...and outside the box 0
Portal 2 surpassed my fondest expectations. I was surprisingly amused with the 1st installment and utterly enthralled with the sequel.This an absolute gem of a game. Lost of surprises and challenges along the way. Who would have thought that the evil AI would go through such a dramatic transformation?The co-op is great, though here in Brazil it is hard to find a regular partner to play through the game.I am really grateful to have played such a marvelous game and wholeheartedly recommended this ...
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A Work of Staggering Genius 0
If the original Portal was a perfectly paced game that benefited greatly from its simplicity, than Portal 2 is a work of genius. And if the single player portion of the game is wonderful, and shows Valve as the masterful and evolving developer it is, than the co-op turns the volume, essentially, to 11. Valve gets me. I don't know how, but they must somehow know my inner thoughts and dreams as a gamer. I have played Half-life 2 through 3 times over, and each time I found that I had taken so...
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Portal 2 0
I played through this game's single player mode on PS3 around when it came out earlier this year, but because of the issues Sony had getting PSN back online, by the time I was able to get the game online (and activate my free PC copy), my friends who also bought the game had already played the co-op, and I wanted to experience it the first time with someone else who hadn't seen the solutions before either. I ended up waiting until this weekend, when another friend finally bought it and we...
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bad very bad...and BORING!!!!! 0
I keep getting this garbage on Steam and everyone who plays this will be bored in seconds. I hate this nuisance of a game. The humor is incredibly difficult and comes off as very annoying and know-it-all-ish. I know this game seems popular and there seems to be a significant number of people who like it. It really isn't for me or anyone I've ever met in person. I mean, I've never had a game that makes me feel so stupid, so bored and so frustrated all at the same time. Yes. That. This is just bor...
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An upgrade in story, but a downgrade in puzzles 0
Portal 2 continues where the first game left off without any fundamental changes. The players finds himself back in the testing facility and has to do through a bunch of test chambers again. As an unspecified amount of years has passed since the first game, the facility is no longer in pristine conditions and a bit of vegetation and defects make it look more interesting. GLaDOS makes a return and is joined by another AI by the name of Wheatley and Cave Johnson, the Aperture Science CEO. The back...
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Black holes and cheerios 0
If you never played Portal in 2007 then you missed out on one of the most mind-bending and humorous games from that era. In fact if you didn't play the first portal you should probably stop reading this review and go play it before playing Portal 2 because you'll be missing out on a lot of the humor in the second game. The second game is even more crazy and funny than the first game.Portal 2 takes place some time after the first game. The Aperture Science Center is in shambles. Along the way you...
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A fantastic game with fantastic voice acting and story, but... 1
Portal 2 has been a greatly anticipated follow up to Valve's sleeper hit Portal (see Orange Box). Its a First Person Shooter Puzzle game, and yes that might sound confusing but since 90% of people reading this don't need any explanation in to what portal or portal 2 are I'm just going to leave it at that. Go read a wiki.Let's get right to the meat.Graphics: The world (or building?) and characters in P2 are fantastic, with one huge negative, the main character can be seen thru a little portal tri...
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Portal 2 provides an engaging expansion on the original! 0
Portal was released in 2007 as part of a much larger package called "The Orange Box", which was a series of games all released for the price of one standalone game as a Valve corp. apology for the lengthy development period of Half Life 2 Episode 2. Unfortunately, what was unforeseen at that time, was the significantly longer wait for Half Life 2 Episode 3 or Half Life 3, which, after the release of Duke Nukem Forever, remains the internet's most infamous example of vaporware. So how they will a...
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Portal 2 review: from this banana loving monkey 0
Please note: I have took good care not bill is many details and spoil this game with in this review, please enjoy. Playing Portal 2 is a dream. I am not through the main campaign, though I am third fourths done. Its a refreshing change of pace from shooting zombies. The crisp clean graphics are a vast improvement from its predecessor in the orange box. Happily it has not lost any of its charm. The voice acting, partially from the character Wheatley, had set an endearing mark. The funny one ...
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Welcome Back to Aperture Science 0
So I justI recently finished Portal 2, Single player and some Co-Op. I wanted to just give my two cents on the gameStory- When you compare this games to its predecessor In terms of story, you can see that Valve TOTALLY upped their game in this department.From a simple, short and amazing add on for The Orange Box, Its sequal has been made into a full retail game and rightfully so. Glados is back with the addition of Wheatly who is Stephen Merchant (Who is absolutely hilarious) And J.K Simmons as ...
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One small step for Glad0s, one giant leap for game writers 0
See this and other reviews at halfemptyenergytank.com!Situation:This is a review of the Single Player campaign in Portal 2. I haven’t had the time or a buddy with time to play through the Co-Op campaign (a future review possibly). I bought the game at full price for the PS3 at a midnight launch. Played through the game as fast as I could because of a deadline, which included skipping a day of work. I am a big fan of Portal, I actually bought the Orange Box mainly for the original and since I’m n...
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The filet mignon of puzzle games 0
Portal 2 is a spectacular game that's both easy and difficult to review at the same time because there's plenty to say about what's good, but also I want to make sure I do proper justice to it. This review will definitely contain massive spoilers so don't even think about reading this before you've played the game. Play it. At the writing of this review it's already gone down to $40 so there's no excuse. Portal was nothing short of a sweeping internet phenomenon and deservedly so. Its length wa...
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Exceeded Expectations 0
I played through the first Portal and loved every minute of it. However, from the initial announcement right up to when I put the game in I felt like Portal 2 might suffer from being too much Portal. The first game felt like the perfect length and a sequel on that, while probably still great, may have become tired quickly. The opening 5 minutes of this game shattered those fears and reminded why I loved the first one, and why I am going to love this one. One huge thing Portal 2 has going for ...
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