Portal 2 by Electronic Arts

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 Mode

Portal 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 Requirements

PC

• OS – Windows 7, Vista, XP
• Processor – 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 7
• Hard Drive Space – 7.6 GB hard disk space
• Video Card – DirectX 9 graphics card with 128 MB RAM Sound card DirectX 9.0c compatible

Mac

• OS – Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later
• Processor – 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 higher

Key Game Features

• Extensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story
• Complete two-person cooperative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay
• Advanced use of physics allow for the creation of a whole new range of interesting challenges, producing a much larger but not harder game
• Original soundtrack
• A massive sequel to the title named 2007's Game of the Year by over 30 publications worldwide.
• Win/Mac software is PC and Macintosh compatible

Additional Screenshots

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Creative Puzzle Platforming. View larger.

All-new 2-player co-op mode. View larger.

Exciting first-person action. View larger.

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X