Release date: May 31, 2011
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| Critic | Score |
| PC Gamer | 46 out of 100 |
| GameSector | 6.7 out of 10 |
| TGX | 9 out of 10 |
| Game Podunk | 6 out of 10 |
GameInfo: The Next BIG Thing, the 2011 adventure game from Pendulo Studios. A deep and mature story full of references to classic fantastic movies, an original couple of new heroes that we will definitely remember, a cast of fun and engaging characters and monsters, and a great load of humor. Here are some of the simple but catchy ingredients thrown into The Next BIG Thing's explosive mix. Add Pendulo's unique and astonishing graphic art, and the result is The Next BIG Thing, an good and crazy adventure.| Critic | Score |
| GamerLimit | 85 out of 100 |
| GameStar | 80 out of 100 |
| GamingXP | 78 out of 100 |
| GameSpot | 60 out of 100 |
| MidlifeGamer | 60 out of 100 |
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Destructoid "The success of Portal has been a staggering achievement, to say the least. Starting life as a free independent game by a group of technology students, it became an underdog release in Valve's The Orange Box, yet grew to become one of the most critically-acclaimed, quoted, and beloved games of the generation". Read Full Review | 100/100 |
GamesEyeView Remember those old cartoons, where a character would get a portable hole? He’d put it all over different objects in different situations to either jump through, or receive different items from? Well if you’re anything like us, you used to love those kinds of episodes. It would be awesome if those holes really existed wouldn’t it? Well, Valve has brought us the next best thing to those, Portal 2! Read Full Review | 95/100 |
Gameplanet Once again Valve manage to infuriate and delight with exceptional pacing, storyline, dialogue and puzzlers in each level. This is one you won't want to miss. Read Full Review | 95/100 |
Gamefreaks Valve returns to Aperture Laboratories in the heavily anticipated first-person puzzle shooter, Portal 2. Despite the game’s seemingly impossible degree of expectations and hype, Valve has crafted an experience that is amongst the studio’s best. Read Full Review | 95/100 |
IGN Portal 2 makes the original look like the prototype it was. It's filled with a larger cast of characters vividly brought to life through brilliant writing and some of the best voice acting in video games. Its puzzles are challenging without being unreasonable, and, once you're finished with the single-player mode, one of the best co-operative experiences on the market awaits. Valve cuts no corners and finds ways to make you care about everything from the major characters to the cubes used to solve puzzles. From the beginning of the single-player story to the end of the co-op mode, Portal 2 is a novel, unforgettable experience. Read Full Review | 95/100 |
CheatCC "Creating Portal 2 must have been an incredibly daunting task. The first Portal took the world by storm, winning the hearts of millions of gamers and creating one of the most-quoted internet memes in recent memory. ("The cake is a lie.") Valve had some pretty high expectations to meet, yet they somehow managed to pull it off. With Portal 2, they were able to bring back everything that was great about the original and expand the franchise into some drastically different territory without forsaking the core elements." Read Full Review | 94/100 |
NextLevelGamer Valve has another hit on their hands with Portal 2. The story, gameplay, graphics and sound all come together to make for a very polished game but it’s not without imperfections. Portal 2′s biggest downfall currently is it’s lack of replay value. As the game stands at launch, it’s a one time play through. Any game that I can sit down to and get completely lost and immersed in until the end credits roll is a winner, and Portal 2 just as in Portal 1 had me from start to end. Valve has another winner on their hands here. Read Full Review | 92/100 |
| Critic | Rating |
| CalmDownTom | 8 out of 10 |
| Gaming Irresponsibly | 6 out of 10 |
| BrutalGamer | 8.5 out of 10 |