While it’s really easy to just get lost trying out different combinations to get some really crazy results, you really need to think hard if you want to get past the game’s puzzles. All the puzzles are physics-based, and show off the immense combined power of the Source and Havok engine in all their glory. The puzzles could be as basic as dropping a cube onto a button, or something as crazy as flinging yourself across a room using just the Portal gun and your wits.
The difficulty level of the puzzles scale up gradually as you approach the end, but it never reaches a point where you just cannot complete one of them. To keep you entertained, and make the game feel less like a lifeless amalgamation of puzzles (which it is in a way), you have a pretty quirky host that keeps talking to you through your challenges.
The game’s based in the Half Life universe, and unlike what you may have thought, it does have a storyline. I cannot tell you anything about it though, since it would spoil the surprises in store.
The game’s single-player campaign is only 4-5 hours long (or short, rather). Unlikely as it seems, this is just about the time you’d want to wait before you can see the game’s awesome ending. If you’ve not had your fill of puzzles even after you finish, you can always turn to the Advanced Challenges to really tax your brain.
Portal is one of the underdogs of the Orange Box; single-handedly it wouldn’t warrant the purchase of the box, but bundling it with TF2 and HL2:EP2 (along with the old HL2 games) for a price of Rs 999 makes the Orange Box one of the best deals a PC gamer could dream of.
i played halflife 2 episode 2 and its awesome .Valva has probably way ahead in developing games compared to others
