Valve took the success of a small game that was almost packaged as an afterthought in the orange box and ran with it, creating Portal 2; a game that takes the tight, dark humor of the first game and tries to expand it into a stand alone adventure…does it succeed? Well, yes and no.
Without a doubt Portal 2 is a good game, but the necessity to convert a 4 hour game into a 10+ hour game is obvious as you play through this first person puzzler. Effectively the game is a series of test chambers broken into contrived connecting areas that require the player to use their newly learned skills to move on into the next set of test chambers. The puzzles are generally more simple then the first game, but effective, and the game propels itself entirely on the personality of the various characters. The inclusion of the multiplayer expands the puzzle elements, but if they hadn’t preserved the personality of the first Portal, this sequel would likely have fallen flat on it’s face.
At the main menu, select “Options”, then choose the “Keyboard/Mouse” selection. Enable the “Allow Developers Console” option.
While playing the game, press ~ to display the console window.
Enter “sv_cheats 1″ to enable cheat mode.
Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:
Result | Cheat Code
Invincibility god
Player can take damage but cannot die buddha
No clipping mode noclip
Toggle placing portals anywhere sv_portal_placement_never_fail [0 or 1]
Spawn Companion Cube ent_create_portal_companion_cube
Spawn dune buggy ch_createjeep
Spawn reflector cube for lasers ent_create_portal_reflector_cube
Turrets will not shoot at you notarget
Set game speed; default is 1 host_timescale [0.1 through 2]
Set gravity; default is 600 sv_gravity [number]
First person view firstperson
Third person view thirdperson
Shoot Conversion Gel out of your face ent_create_paint_bomb_portal
Shoot Propulsion Gel out of your face ent_create_paint_bomb_speed
Shoot Repulsion Gel out of your face ent_create_paint_bomb_jump
Shoots water out of your face ent_create_paint_bomb_erase
View frame rate cl_showfps 1
Toggle cheat mode sv_cheats [0 or 1]
