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{{Video Game
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| Title            = Portal 2
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| Image           = Portal 2 - W32 - USA.jpg
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| ImageDescription = Windows - USA - 1st edition.
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| Developer        = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Valve}}
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| Publisher        = {{VideoGamePublisher|Valve}}
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| PublishedYear    = 2011
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| PublishedMonth  = 04
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| PublishedDay    = 19
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| Platforms        = {{Platform|Linux}}, {{Platform|Macintosh}}, {{Platform|PlayStation 3}}, {{Platform|Windows}}, {{Platform|Xbox 360}}
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| Genres          = {{VideoGameGenre|Active puzzle video game|Active puzzle}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Comedy puzzle video game|Comedy puzzle}}, {{VideoGameGenre|First-person shooter|First-person shooter}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Physics video game|Physics}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Puzzle video game|Puzzle}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Shooter|Shooter}}
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| Themes          = {{MediaTheme|Artificial Intelligence}}, {{MediaTheme|Comedy}}, {{MediaTheme|Human Stasis}}, {{MediaTheme|Science Fiction}}, {{MediaTheme|Suspense}}
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| Series          = ''[[Half-Life (universe)|Half-Life]]'', ''[[Portal (universe)|Portal]]''
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| Multiplayer      = {{GameMultiplayer|Simultaneous co-op}}
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| Distributions    = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}}
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}}
  
 
'''''Portal 2''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[puzzle video game]] developed and published by [[Valve]] and released in 2011-04-19 for [[Macintosh]] and [[Windows]] and then ported to other platforms. The game is the second in the [[Portal (universe)|''Portal'' series]] and, like the first game, you play the mute character Chell who ends up having to go through all sorts of portal testing sequences devised by GLaDOS. The game is built using the [[Source Engine]].
 
'''''Portal 2''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[puzzle video game]] developed and published by [[Valve]] and released in 2011-04-19 for [[Macintosh]] and [[Windows]] and then ported to other platforms. The game is the second in the [[Portal (universe)|''Portal'' series]] and, like the first game, you play the mute character Chell who ends up having to go through all sorts of portal testing sequences devised by GLaDOS. The game is built using the [[Source Engine]].
  
 
==Personal==
 
==Personal==
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Like ''[[Portal]]'', I didn't buy ''Portal 2'' until long after it had been released when it was on sale in Steam.
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{{VideoGameStatus
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| Own      = Yes. On Steam.
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| CantOwn  =
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| Won      = Yes. Story mode. 29/51 achievements.
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| CantWin  =
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| Finished = 2011-08-14.
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}}
  
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I own this game on Steam and have beaten the one-player story mode. I currently have 29/51 achievements.
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Like ''[[Portal]]'', I didn't buy ''Portal 2'' until long after it had been released when it was on sale in Steam. I absolutely loved it.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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===Good===
 
===Good===
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* Like the first game, Portal 2 has an amazing story and it's utterly hilarious all the time.
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* Like the first game, ''Portal 2'' has an amazing story and it's utterly hilarious all the time.
 
* The characters are fantastic. It's nice to learn more about the origin of GLaDOS and Doug Rattmann. And Wesley and Cave Johnson are both fantastic new additions.
 
* The characters are fantastic. It's nice to learn more about the origin of GLaDOS and Doug Rattmann. And Wesley and Cave Johnson are both fantastic new additions.
 
* The new mechanics including the surface paint, rebound and acceleration gel, water, light bridges, and gravity tubes are all really clever and fun additions.
 
* The new mechanics including the surface paint, rebound and acceleration gel, water, light bridges, and gravity tubes are all really clever and fun additions.
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Portal 2 - Punk Chel.jpg|Punk Chel fan art.
 
Portal 2 - Punk Chel.jpg|Punk Chel fan art.
 
Portal 2 - Alignment.jpg|Describing alignment using Portal 2 characters.
 
Portal 2 - Alignment.jpg|Describing alignment using Portal 2 characters.
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===Gallery===
 
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Honest Video Game Titles - Portal 2.jpg|Honest title.
 
Honest Video Game Titles - Portal 2.jpg|Honest title.
 
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{{YouTube|531Wsv5Igtk|Leadhead - Is everyone in the game a moron?}}
 
{{YouTube|531Wsv5Igtk|Leadhead - Is everyone in the game a moron?}}
 
{{YouTube|7c1UQrWVcME|DidYouKnowGaming? - Cut content.}}
 
{{YouTube|7c1UQrWVcME|DidYouKnowGaming? - Cut content.}}
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{{YouTube|nDuCfO5SZB4|DidYouKnowGaming? - Potential sequel.}}
 
{{YouTube|0Hwjmek0Uvw|Game Theory - Would Chell survive the ending?}}
 
{{YouTube|0Hwjmek0Uvw|Game Theory - Would Chell survive the ending?}}
 
{{YouTube|rAdtBksh31s|Boundary Break.}}
 
{{YouTube|rAdtBksh31s|Boundary Break.}}
 
{{YouTube|Klqic3VH7EI|Easter eggs.}}
 
{{YouTube|Klqic3VH7EI|Easter eggs.}}
 
{{YouTube|H7p7-U1uslA|Longplay - 1 player.}}
 
{{YouTube|H7p7-U1uslA|Longplay - 1 player.}}
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==Representation==
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{{Representation
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| Media                      = Video games
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| StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Pass
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| StrongFemaleCharacterNotes  = Chell and GLaDOS are both strong characters.
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| BechdelTestStatus          = Fail
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| BechdelTestNotes            = No females ever speak to each other.
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| StrongPOCCharacterStatus    = Pass
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| StrongPOCCharacterNotes    = Although her race isn't described, Chell's facial model has a Brazilian-American father and a Japanese mother.
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| QueerCharacterStatus        = Fail
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| QueerCharacterNotes        = There are no queer characters.
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}}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/portal-2}}
 
{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/portal-2}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_2}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_2}}
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{{Link|StrategyWiki|https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Portal_2}}
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{{Link|GameFAQs|https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/991073-portal-2}}
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{{Link|TVTropes|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Portal2}}
 
{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Portal_2_(Windows,_Mac_OS_X,_Linux)}}
 
{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Portal_2_(Windows,_Mac_OS_X,_Linux)}}
  
  
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 27 March 2024

Portal 2

Portal 2 - W32 - USA.jpg

Windows - USA - 1st edition.
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Published 2011-04-19
Platforms Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
Genres Active puzzle, Comedy puzzle, First-person shooter, Physics, Puzzle, Shooter
Themes Artificial Intelligence, Comedy, Human Stasis, Science Fiction, Suspense
Series Half-Life, Portal
Multiplayer Simultaneous co-op
Distribution Commercial

Portal 2 is a first-person shooter puzzle video game developed and published by Valve and released in 2011-04-19 for Macintosh and Windows and then ported to other platforms. The game is the second in the Portal series and, like the first game, you play the mute character Chell who ends up having to go through all sorts of portal testing sequences devised by GLaDOS. The game is built using the Source Engine.

Personal

Own?Yes. On Steam.
Won?Yes. Story mode. 29/51 achievements.
Finished2011-08-14.

Like Portal, I didn't buy Portal 2 until long after it had been released when it was on sale in Steam. I absolutely loved it.

Review

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10 9 8 6 9

Best Version: Windows

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • Like the first game, Portal 2 has an amazing story and it's utterly hilarious all the time.
  • The characters are fantastic. It's nice to learn more about the origin of GLaDOS and Doug Rattmann. And Wesley and Cave Johnson are both fantastic new additions.
  • The new mechanics including the surface paint, rebound and acceleration gel, water, light bridges, and gravity tubes are all really clever and fun additions.
  • The travel back in time down the pit is a really exciting story arc.
  • The two-player cooperative levels are a lot of fun.
  • Jonathan Coulton composes another wonderful song for the ending.

Bad

  • It doesn't make sense, from a technological standpoint, for Aperture to have such amazing technology back in the 1950s, even surpassing that of what they have in the first game.
  • The physics for the portal gun being able to hit the moon, though fitting with the story, seems implausible.
  • The jokes about Chell's weight get pretty repetitive.
  • Some of the achievements are oddly made, and they missed the boat to award one in the stage where the emancipation grid is broken, and it's possible, though difficult, to bring a companion cube through.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Media

Wallpapers

  • The characters.

  • Atlas and P-body in action.

  • Atlas and P-body are friends.

  • Character collage.

  • Ominous GLaDOS.

  • GLaDOS rebooting.

  • Seems legit.

  • Old Aperture logo.

  • At the bottom of the mine.

  • The apartments.

Fan Art

  • What is a god to an unbeliever?

  • What is a god to an unbeliever (alternate)?

  • The ending, by Avionetca.

  • Chell falling, by Lorena Azpiri.

  • Punk Chel fan art.

  • Describing alignment using Portal 2 characters.

  • Honest title.

Videos

Interesting facts about Portal.
Leadhead - Is everyone in the game a moron?
DidYouKnowGaming? - Cut content.
DidYouKnowGaming? - Potential sequel.
Game Theory - Would Chell survive the ending?
Boundary Break.
Easter eggs.
Longplay - 1 player.

Representation

Strong female character?PassChell and GLaDOS are both strong characters.
Bechdel test?FailNo females ever speak to each other.
Strong person of color character?PassAlthough her race isn't described, Chell's facial model has a Brazilian-American father and a Japanese mother.
Queer character?FailThere are no queer characters.

Links

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