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Product Description The highly anticipated sequel to 2007's Game of the Year, Portal 2 is a hilariously mind-bending adventure that challenges you to use wits over weaponry in a funhouse of diabolical science. Using a highly experimental portal device, you’ll once again face off against a lethally inventive, power-mad A.I. named GLaDOS. And this time you won’t be alone. Meet an expanded cast of characters as you think your way through dangerous, never-before-seen areas of Aperture Laboratories. Break the laws of spatial physics in ways you never thought possible, with a wider variety of portal puzzles and an expansive story that spans a single player and co-operative game mode. Amazon.com Portal 2 is a unique first-person Action-Puzzle-Platforming game that tests player's ability to think and act creatively as they use the game's ingenious wormhole creating portal gun to produce their own paths through otherwise sealed surfaces and across the open spaces of the game. Sequel to the original Portal game -- the surprise add-on hit included in Valve Corporation's 2007 release The Orange Box -- Portal 2 continues the storyline from the first game, featuring both new and returning characters, and poses a range of new challenges making for a much deeper game. Additional features include a new two player co-op mode and an original soundtrack. Enjoy an expanded storyline as you return to Aperture Laboratories to match wits with GLaDOS. View larger. New characters and functionality expand the Portal gameplay experience. View larger. Win/Mac software that is playable on both PC and Macs. View larger. Welcome Back to Aperture Laboratories In Portal 2 players awake in the Aperture Science Labs as Chell, the heroine of the original game. A great expanse of time has passed since the conclusion of the first game and the gameworld has fallen into visible disrepair, but placed in suspended animation, Chell has survived intact and is revived. With the help of a robotic entity the concluding events of the past game are revealed and you escape your initial confinement, but in doing so GLaDOS, the the AI computer antagonist from the previous game is also reawakened. Just as fickle as ever, GLaDOS' motives are unknown. Insisting on testing you, it may assist you but may also be planning something more sinister. Gameplay Like the original game, Portal 2 is a first-person Platform-Puzzle game. In the single player campaign players assume the role of Chell, a former test subject trying to gain her freedom from the Aperture Science facility and GLaDOS, the AI controller of the facility. Set in the test chambers of the facility your goal is to make your way through the game levels using your portal gun (the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device). The portal gun creates temporary passages through solid surfaces, allowing for creative platforming and multiple possible means of clearing a level. The game also requires the player to solve puzzles at times to clear sections of levels. In addition to point-to-point movement through portals, players can also utilize other means of movement of themselves and various objects. These include: using the momentum of portal movement to make jumps to open positions like ledges; tractor beams; and special propulsion/repulsion gels that can be carried or stored. New Cooperative ModePortal 2 contains a multiplayer option in the form of a two-player co-op mode. This is playable both locally and online, with split-screen functionality available in local play and in select places during online play. Players assume the role of one of two robotic characters, Atlas or P-body, both new to the franchise. These two have separated from the control of GLaDOS and so must survive its anger, divvied out in the form puzzles, obstacles and misdirection. Each player has control of their own portal gun, which they use to platform through the game levels, avoiding its dangers and relying on each other. Minimum System RequirementsPCOS - Windows 7, Vista, XPProcessor - Dual Core 2.0 )or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)RAM - 1 GB of RAM on Windows XP, 2 GB on Windows Vista or Windows 7Hard Drive Space - 7.6 GB hard disk spaceVideo Card - DirectX 9 graphics card with 128 MB RAM Sound card DirectX 9.0c compatibleMacOS - Mac OS X v10.6.6 or laterProcessor - Intel Core Duo processor (2.0 GHz or better)RAM - 2 GB (or more)Hard Drive Space - 7.6 GB hard disk space (or more)Video Card - GeForce 8600M or ATI Radeon HD 2400 or higherKey Game FeaturesExtensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing storyComplete two-person cooperative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplayAdvanced use of physics allow for the creation of a whole new range of interesting challenges, producing a much larger but not harder gameOriginal soundtrackA massive sequel to the title named 2007's Game of the Year by over 30 publications worldwide.Win/Mac software is PC and Macintosh compatibleAdditional Screenshots
Extensive single player Featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story.
Complete two-person co-op Multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay.
Advanced physics Allows for the creation of a whole new range of interesting challenges, producing a much larger but not harder game.
Massive sequel The original Portal was named 2007's Game of the Year by over 30 publications worldwide.
The single-player portion of Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements
A much larger set of devious test chambers.
I'm editing this review after some feedback that people didn't find it "helpful."The original portal was an amazing and innovative game, and at least some of its appeal came from the fact that it was so unique. It stands to reason that any sequel is going to have a hard time measuring up.I say this because with Portal 2 the designers, not wanting to directly copy the original, tried to do something a little bit different, probably to keep things fresh. It works, and it makes for a great game, but it also means that you lose a little bit of the magic of portal 1.PUZZLES:The puzzle element of the game has changed a bit. In portal 1 the challenge came from figuring out exactly what you had to do, and more often than not there was more than one way to solve a particular puzzle. The game would throw you into a room and just leave you to figure things out.In Portal 2, figuring out the puzzle is still a part of the game, but most of the challenges are fairly straight forward. In many cases you'll find yourself scanning a room for the single piece of wall that you know immediately that you have to use. The "difficulty" in this game comes from the execution, more than the solving, of the puzzle. You need to hit things in just the right order, in just the right moment, jump just right, fire at the right moment, etc.The puzzles are still fun and engaging. If you have or haven't played the original you'll find them fun either way, it's just worth noting that the formula has changed somewhat, but the game remains fun.STORY:What story there was in portal 1 was told mostly in the background, through vague hints and scattered pieces of dialog. That has completely changed in portal 2. There are still plenty of subtle hints and comments to keep your ears open for, but the story element of the game has definitely taking a leading role this time around. Personally I find this to be a great change, and well worth a couple playthroughs to make sure you don't miss anything. There are plenty of easter eggs to be found.You don't need to play the original to get into the story here, though having at least the basics of what happened last time around will help you figure out what is happening at the beginning.CONCLUSIONAll-in-all this game is great fun, has amazing dialog, and includes a killer multiplayer mode. I highly recommend it, whether you played the original or not. The formula has changed a bit, but the game remains a great buy.
