On numerous occasions during play, we seemingly exhausted all the available options, and felt like particular puzzles were entirely impossible. In fact, what Portal 2 does so much better than the original game is making you think really, really hard. Sure, there's some tutorial action to ease you back into thinking with portals, but from the opening sequence to the bat-shit crazy ending, you'll constantly come up against concepts that are fresh and awe-inspiring. From the get-go, Portal 2 comes thick and fast with the new ideas. Those expecting Portal 2 to simply build on the original, mixing up the puzzles slightly and adding some new environments, will be in for a lovely shock to the system. Game of the Year material? Come on, don't ask silly questions. Instead, we'll babble lots about why you should really be grabbing a copy the moment you finish reading this review. We won't be going into depth regarding the story, the puzzles, or anything else that might spoil the many, many surprises in store for you. Now that we can finally let it all out, note that this is a spoiler-free review. This isn't merely a case of expanding on the original concept - this is going far beyond the call of duty and back again, and one of the many reasons that Valve are so adored. Portal, once a Valve favourite, now seems like a prototype, a mere demo, compared to what its sequel has to offer. We've wanted to shout from the rooftops about how Portal 2 not only betters the original Portal, but completely annihilates it. Never before has a review embargo had us screaming inside so badly that our mind eventually goes hoarse.
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