PS3 Portal 2

The highly anticipated sequel to 2007's Game of the Year, Portal 2, is a hilariously mind-bending adventure that challenges players to use wits over weaponry in a funhouse of diabolical science. Featuring next-generation gameplay and a wildly engrossing story, Portal 2 continues the storyline from the first game, introducing a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers within the Aperture Science Labs.

Using a highly experimental portal device, players once again face off against a lethally inventive, power-mad A.I. named GLaDOS. However, this time they won't be alone. Players will meet an expanded cast of characters as they think their way through dangerous, never-before-seen areas of the Aperture Laboratories, breaking the laws of spatial physics in ways they never thought possible.

The game's ingenious wormhole-creating portal gun allows players to produce their own paths through otherwise sealed surfaces and across open spaces, testing their ability to think and act creatively. In addition to point-to-point movement through portals, players can also utilize other means of movement, such as using the momentum of portal movement to make jumps, tractor beams, and special propulsion/repulsion gels that can be carried or stored.

Portal 2 also features a two-player co-op mode, playable both locally and online, with split-screen functionality available in select places during online play. Players assume the role of one of two robotic characters, Atlas or P-body, who have separated from the control of GLaDOS and must survive its anger, divvied out in the form of puzzles, obstacles, and misdirection. Each player has control of their own portal gun, which they use to platform through the game levels, relying on each other to avoid the dangers.

The original Portal was named 2007's Game of the Year by over 30 publications worldwide, and the sequel promises to deliver an even more expansive and engaging experience. With its advanced physics systems, the game allows for the creation of a whole new range of interesting challenges, producing a much larger but not harder game. The single-player portion of Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers, while the co-op mode features its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay.

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