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Portal 2 (PC)

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Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: Valve Software
Game Details: Valve is working on a full-length sequel to its award-winning, mind-bending puzzle action game for
Valve is working on a full-length sequel to its award-winning, mind-bending puzzle action game for the Xbox 360 and PC.
Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: Valve Software
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  • Portal 2 Co-Op Trailer #2

    Portal 2 Co-Op Trailer #2

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    Portal 2 Full Co-Op Trailer

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    Portal 2 Co-Op Teaser Trailer

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    Portal 2 - Teaser Trailer

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    Portal 2 Valentine's Day Trailer

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    Portal 2 - TV Trailer

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    Portal 2 Turrets Trailer

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    Portal 2 - Bot Trust Trailer

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    Portal 2 Panels Trailer

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Critic Reviews
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95
Metascore Universal acclaim
51 Positive Ratings 98%
1 Mixed Ratings 1%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
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100
LEVEL (Czech Republic)
May 25, 2011
"Portal 2 is a masterpiece, a work of art that you will love for its ingenious story pop-culture, references to logical puzzles and co-op multiplayer. Definitely a candidate for game of the year. [Issue#204]"
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Eurogamer
Apr 19, 2011
"Portal is perfect. Portal 2 is not. It's something better than that. It's human: hot-blooded, silly, poignant, irreverent, base, ingenious and loving. It's never less than a pure video game, but it's often more, and it will no doubt stand as one of the best entertainments in any medium at the end of this year. It's a masterpiece." ... Read full review
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GameSpy
Apr 22, 2011
"Sporting some of the best writing and voice work in years (as well as some deviously designed puzzles), Portal 2's single-player campaign is superior to its predecessor in every way. It's the co-op mode, however, that makes this 2011's first must-play game -- even for those gamers that don't like first-person or puzzle games." ... Read full review
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Game Informer
Apr 19, 2011
"The game's quality stays consistently outstanding throughout; there isn't a minute of filler content to be found anywhere in single-player or co-op. " ... Read full review
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GRYOnline.pl
Apr 26, 2011
"Portal 2 is the best game I had the opportunity to play this year. It interests the player from the beginning and stays like that to its final minutes. It entertains with great, humorous dialogue, intrigues with compelling puzzles - as a result you keep staring at the screen and forget about the world around you. Valve's newest game is also a well-written product with great attention to detail." ... Read full review
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PC Format
Jun 13, 2011
"A hilarious slice of gaming glory. [July 2011, p.92]"
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Gamekult
May 2, 2011
"Emancipation complete for Portal, which gets rid of his "bonus game" condition with a second episode that is certainly no revolution but still manages to justify its new status." ... Read full review
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9.1
User Score Universal acclaim
8,459 Positive Ratings 92%
465 Mixed Ratings 5%
259 Negative Ratings 2%
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cleverboy
Apr 28, 2013
fun new mechanics, great voice-acting, funny dialog... am i the only one who almost cried at the ending song? and the sense of freedom thatfun new mechanics, great voice-acting, funny dialog... am i the only one who almost cried at the ending song? and the sense of freedom that makes you reflect on life... this is the pinnacle of interactive experience folks.
haven't tried any of the custom made maps, but that's just a bonus. i'm going to try to get my fiancee to go through the co-op with me. wish me luck!… Expand
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Yanfranco
Apr 19, 2011
I really don't understand what's with all these bad reviews. Maybe they're trolls who can't stand that this is an EXCELLENT GAME and thatI really don't understand what's with all these bad reviews. Maybe they're trolls who can't stand that this is an EXCELLENT GAME and that DRAGON AGE 2 SUCKS. Deal with it and move on. Yes PC gamer prefers Portal 2 and gave it an editor's pick unlike DA 2. Well, this is an absolutely amazing game and nobody should miss it. doubt it? read the reviews! how could it be bad with some many 100s? 10/10… Expand
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uninvited_guest
Nov 10, 2021
It takes everything good from Portal 1, and amps it up to an 11. Amazing puzzles, godlike pacing, beautiful story and dialogues, much moreIt takes everything good from Portal 1, and amps it up to an 11. Amazing puzzles, godlike pacing, beautiful story and dialogues, much more thematic dark humor and a terrific soundtrack. An absolute must play.… Expand
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deadstoned
Apr 20, 2011
The first Portal was but a taste of things to come, with Valve have succeeding in developing a game better than the original again! I haven'tThe first Portal was but a taste of things to come, with Valve have succeeding in developing a game better than the original again! I haven't finished the Co-Op yet but from the singleplayer alone I'd rate this game as the best of the year so far. The script is the funniest I've ever heard in a video game to date, I cant recommend this game enough. And I cant thank Sony enough for allowing me to play with some of my Playstation 3 buds. Brilliant from start to finish.… Expand
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Reotahikid
Apr 19, 2011
I found the first half of the game even better than the original, but the second half just blew my mind. Quite possibly the best game I haveI found the first half of the game even better than the original, but the second half just blew my mind. Quite possibly the best game I have ever played. Took me about 8.5 hours for the single player game with only a few pauses when stumped, so don't put much stock in reviews that say 3-4 hours. There is obviously some kind of coordinated effort to discredit the game, but you're seriously missing out if you don't play it for yourself.… Expand
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badATchaos
May 10, 2011
This game... wow. Pretty darn good. It's hard to formulate an actual description why it's so good. The only thing I can really do point outThis game... wow. Pretty darn good. It's hard to formulate an actual description why it's so good. The only thing I can really do point out the few tiny flaws about Portal 2.

My biggest problem is the amount of loading screens, especially in the first half of the game. In Portal 1 you would play through 2 to 3 puzzles before the game would have to load up the next level. Portal 2 is more detailed than the first but the environments still look small enough that them could have fit them together into one level instead of splitting them up with loading screens. All the loading screens kind of hinder rush you might get by completing in rapid secession and kind of break the emission. I can understand this in CO-OP because you want to be able to select a particular puzzle you want to go back and play with your partner, but with single player there's no real need for the amount of loading screens that were present.

The second problem I found was, not to say I didn't get stuck anywhere but, over all looking back at the game I found it to be fairly easy compared to the first game. In Portal 1 there would be a complete wall of where you were able to place portals where in Portal 2 there seemed to be less wall space you are able to shoot a portal onto. This kind of give the player less options of to where to put a portal. Limiting this allowed the player to place portals in the correct places almost for you, thus solving each puzzle faster.

Another thing that made the game easier is that there aren't any puzzles that require the player to preform quick "twitchy" movements or actions. This means that the puzzles are more about figuring them out then actually preforming the actions to solve them. This isn't a bad thing but some players, including myself, miss the "twitch" gameplay element in this title.

Also I found the game to be a tiny bit short for a full 50-60 dollar game. It took me about seven hours to complete single player and about six to beat CO-OP. As a shooter this is a bit longer then your average Call of Duty or Battlefield but as a puzzle/adventure game it seems kind of short. This is really true with CO-OP since there's really no re-playability what so ever. This is shockingly short if you compare this to other Valves other first-person shooter games like Half-Life 2 which took some players 20 hours to beat! With that said Valve is planning on releasing more content for the game in the near future, FOR FREE, including the "challenge chambers."

The covers the bad things. To some people would be annoyed with these problems, but they can be overlooked with the sheer quality of the game and fantastic writing and voice acting. The one thing that really got me was the single players ending. OH, MY, GOD. AMAZING! If this was another game they wouldn't have been able to get away with this, but because this is Portal it totally works and ****, is ever so amazing! It has to be the best ending to a game I've ever seen, ever.… Expand
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Funtimes
Nov 14, 2020
As cool as this game may be, it does NOT work on MacOS Catalina even though advertised that it works on Mac. This caused me to pay for theAs cool as this game may be, it does NOT work on MacOS Catalina even though advertised that it works on Mac. This caused me to pay for the game unnecessarily after not even being able to access it on my laptop. Please update the game software to be compatible with the latest and most popular MacOS.… Expand
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