A few months back, Valve announced some initial details of Steam’s debut in the version of Portal 2. The long-awaited Portal 2, which pits players in a physics-based game against the “GLaDOS” artificial intelligence was released on April 19th for PC. There have been many reviews out there for portal 2 and I have decided to link some here. Personally I love the Portal series and it is definately worth the buy.

Portal 2 Review | PC Gamer

A talk by two gamers as they discuss the single and co-op versions of the game. So far this is the best review out there. Bit too long though, worth checking out.

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We’ll definitely remember all of Portal 2 fondly, though, and as one of the best-written and finely polished gaming experiences in recent memory.

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Portal 2 Review | The Escapist

A video review for those who do not like to read through articles. There is a written review as well

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The gameplay does carry its weight. The levels may not seem as devious or as interesting (perhaps owing to familiarity with the underlying portal mechanic), but the puzzles and environments are sufficiently varied and interesting enough to make the trip back down into Aperture’s version of hell seem fun. And with a host of new environmental hazards and helps, Portal 2 definitely delivers on “new and interesting.”

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Portal 2 Review | Gaurdian.co.uk

I am including this review only because I am a guardian fan and is probably the most critical review. Although at the end it sums it up well with this quote.

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Valve has created a masterpiece in Portal 2. The depth of content, the mind-bending mechanics and fantastic experience are almost certain to satisfy ardent fans of the first game; and to all newcomers to the series, it’s as simple as this: prepare to have your mind blown. Over and over again.

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Check them out and if you like it, go for it. Highly recommended Get it from Amazon now

I was on twitter when i came across a picture uploaded by @lylesback2 featuring Apple’s Game Centre. On it was a player chris.. who had a high score of 9,233,372,036,854,775,807. In comparison the runner up has 1,875,949,649,920, just few 0000 short.

How is this possible ? Jail Broken iPhone ? As far as i could remember, they could not connect to the Game Centre, Also i am unsure what game is this on. I tried looking it up on my iPhone but could not find anything.

Sort it out Apple. Get it together.

Here is the attached picture courtesy Twitpic. (Have to mention them since their updated rules.)

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A Fact to Consider
A Recent Example: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 Normal Version.
Buy online from Steam Networks for 39.99 British Pounds.
Order from Amazon for 29.99 British Pounds.
Day of Launch: 10th Novembor.
First Day Sales: 1 Million in Uk Alone.
First Day Income from UK alone: 30-40 million British Pounds.

How much does it Cost ?
Now dont get me started on other facts. I can only confirm the First Day Sales From the Gaurdian.co.uk. I didnt care to really look up more facts. Its just not this game. Every Game that comes out is usually priced at around that much as well.
How much do they spend on making the game ?
All the High Tech Hardware and Expensive Software License. Upto 3 Years of Effort. 20 Different Teams (Graphic designing, Gameplay designing, Sound effects, etc.). I say 10 Million British Pounds easily for a High End Game ? And then there is the Shelving and Advertising. Another 10 Million ? 20 in total or 30 or make it even 40 Million.

Made that much in 1 day from a 61 Million Population. There is still a 300 Million USA alone and not to forget Canada, Austrailia, Middle East..

I know you already get the idea of what i am trying to say. You would have already got it when you read the title but i thought it would be good enough to actually give some had lined figures. How much has the company earned till now ? 20 Fold ? 30 ? Rockstars already bags a 100 Million Dollars from its previous titles inlcuded a year and they are Half popular as the Inifinty (Call of Duty Title).

Is it Fair ?

Yeah i know they deserve the credit. But that much credit ? Really. Shilling out that much money for a game can easily make some one think twice. Not for few people, but to general public yeah. It is kind of hard. But then according to figures they still do. They buy, they complain as well.
Well they dont have choice. They want to play, and no games are priced at a lower price. Have no option but to buy.

What about the less popular games ?
Yeah i know there are less popular games as well who dont sales as much as the popular titles. But they also are selling at a quite High Price. That just makes half the population just give a big no to buying the game.

Piracy ?
And then there is the online piracy. I bet the game title was downloaded more then sold. Yeah it is illegal, but many people dont have much of a choice. Shelling out that much money for a game title every month or so can be a huge strain.

Why do they have to Over Price the games. They can easily lower price and bag more customers. Many people are willing to buy the game title. They understand the effort and money put in making the game, so they buy it to credit (usually if the game is good). Over Pricing the game can just eaily put of one person. Especially in this hard hit Recession. It applies for the small time game titles as well. Instead of pricing it to high and putting of a large public to buy their game, a lower price means more people are willing to try the game out. Why Over price the game ? Just so the developers can bag another massarti in their already busting mansion garage ?

Wait is there more ?
I wrote this post merely to put this fact and my veiw out. I really dont have much to say. I do not like downloading illegaly. It is wrong. But i can understand why people download. And in this situation i really dont feel bad for them. And anyway the gaming industry would not care. They dont need to. They are linked to the PC hardware/consoles. Nvidia, Intel and Ati drive their expensive hardware sales by mostly selling hardware to people who download these games. Since the people who play the game, more then 50 percent of them have downloaded it illegaly on their computer. Why is the movie/music industry the only one out ther bagging up pircay but the gaming industry doing nothing.

I am pretty avid gamer. I dont like downloading, dont even like downloading it from online stores (I like my CD Case Collection). The online store like steam being over priced is another issue however. But do the games have to be really be so over priced ? Even if they lower the price, they are going to make way more then they orignally do. Lower Price = more Buyers.

What do you think. Leave a comment or join the discussion.

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