Ever since the first release of Portal, I have been an ecstatic fangirl.  I used to play tons of video games, but these days, I find too many other things that seem more interesting to do (like making websites, or entertaining guests and such.  What happened to me?  Anyway).  Portal grabbed me and re-taught me what a spectacular gaming experience could be.  After an experience like that, I started seeing other games-  2K’s Borderlands, I was floored by the story in Bioware’s Mass Effect 2, but for gameplay, nothing could possibly compete with the simple, brilliant, intuitive and challenging levels of Portal… Except maybe a sequel.

My dreams have come true.  Not only is this sequel continuing an interesting storyline, bringing back old characters and concepts; it introduces a whole new world of possibilities for ways to enjoy the game.

First and foremost, it has a Co-op player mode.

There’s also a robust and story packed 1st person campaign that I can’t wait to explore:

Then there’s the host of all new interesting toys to add to their puzzles.

2011 can’t come soon enough!