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Portal 2 on 360 PS3

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Portal 2 is a Shooting game available on the 360 PS3. It can be played in Firstperson Singleplayer modes.

Portal 2 is a Shooting game. Shooting games present a world in which the character must shoot their way out of dangerous situations. They provide the player with an array of weapons tailored to specific tasks. This unavoidably involves a combination of fisticuffs and gun based fighting that dictates the violent nature of these experiences. Beneath this harsh exterior though is often an intricate tactile game - and this is usually what drives the player.

Portal 2 can be played in a Firstperson mode. First Person games view the world from the eyes of the in-game character. You don't see the character themselves apart from their hands, gun or possibly feet as in Mirror's Edge. Because of the imediacy of the experience and sheer volume of visual information the player is offered First Person games lend themselves to the shooting genre. The FPS view enables players to immerse themselves in the experience and react quicker to events in the game. Other games have used a first person view to deliver an unusual perspective on an old genre - Mirror's Edge for example delivers a Platforming genre through a First Person view.

Portal 2 can be played in a Singleplayer mode. First Person games view the world from the eyes of the in-game character. You don't see the character themselves apart from their hands, gun or possibly feet as in Mirror's Edge. Because of the imediacy of the experience and sheer volume of visual information the player is offered First Person games lend themselves to the shooting genre. The FPS view enables players to immerse themselves in the experience and react quicker to events in the game. Other games have used a first person view to deliver an unusual perspective on an old genre - Mirror's Edge for example delivers a Platforming genre through a First Person view.

News

Portal 2

Portal 2 needs to expand on the original without losing its sense of scale or character. No small task, but if anyone can pull it off Valve can.

In case you didn't play the first game, Portal 2 is first-person action/puzzle game where you are placed in a series of test chambers. To escape each chamber a series of switches, sentry robots and mazes must be navigated. The novelty here is that you solve each chamber with use of a Portal gun - a device that creates wormholes between almost any two flat surfaces. Because these portals preserve momentum they gives rise to all sorts of mind bending ways to complete each test.
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Reviews

Scared Gamer review Thu, 02 Jun 2011

Portal 2 takes you for a lab rat, and you are soon jumping through hoops to escape your testing facility. After the first game Portal 2 had a lot to live up to, happily it quickly allays these fears.

Portal is hallowed grounds. Humour, simplicity and ingenuity were three things it excelled at, but more than this it was the sheer surprise at how good this small part of the Orange Box release was. Almost a throw-away extra, Portal ended up being the highlight of Valves dense game pack.
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Tired Gamer review Fri, 27 May 2011

so, how do you make the sequel to a modest, experimental puzzle game that went from bonus extra in a first-person shooter boxset to indie-esque mega-hit? well, Portal 2 is Valve's answer, and i think they might just be correct. [tick]

while the basic premise and mechanics are the same, from the outset, the tone is fairly different to that in the original. although there is a certain amount of simple button-and-box puzzles to wade through before the game-proper begins (to enable the initiatation of the uninitiated), the developers have clearly been mindful not to make expectant, returning fans feel too much like they're simply falling back into an old groove.
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Game People review Thu, 26 May 2011

This week we talk about Portal's ideas, character and struggles with delivering an adequate sequel.

Before the tape started rolling, here are our scribbled notes.
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