#GAMING HEADS PORTAL 2 SENTRY TURRET SERIES#

If you were to write a list of the gadgets and gizmos you come across in the Portal games, chances are the Companion Cube and Sentry Turrets would be near the top. Still, the fact she also has WyldStyle’s athletic ability (letting her double-jump and spin on horizontal poles) makes her a fun shooty/flippy character to play as. She isn’t exactly packed with character though, given that – as in the Portal games – she’s a mute protagonist. Thankfully the gun also doubles as a weapon, meaning Chell isn’t too useless outside of Portal environments. Though this may seem a bit limiting, it’s understandable why it’s like this: Lego game stages are far less complex than Portal stages and being able to teleport wherever you like would have made things far too easy. There’s one slight catch, mind: you can only fire portals onto special square tiles. She’s armed with her trusty Portal Gun, which works just like it does in the games: using both action buttons you can fire orange and blue portals you can then travel between. The character in this case is Chell, the heroine from both Portal games. They’re relatively varied too, using not only your portal gun as a mechanic but also the provided Sentry Turret and Companion Cube gadgets, blue repulsion gel, orange propulsion gel and High Energy Pellets (the little glowing balls that are fired and can be diverted to trigger switches in the main Portal games).Įssentially, if you’re a Portal fan and you haven’t played this, you’re missing out on a cracking little mini-sequel that may look and play differently but still feels very much like part of the Portal universe.Īs with all the other level packs, the Portal 2 set also comes with a character minifig and two gadgets. This section feels most like you’re playing a Portal game, with you using your Portal gun to solve puzzles while GLaDOS continually taunts you and Wheatley offers words of advice.

#GAMING HEADS PORTAL 2 SENTRY TURRET SERIES#

Much like the other wave 1 level packs ( The Simpsons and Back To The Future), it’s split into four main sections, with the first taking place in a series of test chambers in the traditional Portal style. The level you get with the Portal 2 level pack is called Aperture Science, though you could probably get away with calling it Portal 3 if you wanted (GLaDOS even describes it as “round three” at one point). So what more can the separate Portal 2 level pack offer that isn’t already covered in the main game? Quite a lot, it seems. The Portal 2 stage in the main story mode is probably the longest in the game, and there’s even an outstanding Portal-related surprise right at the end ( click here for spoilers), which would probably be more well-known among the gaming community if more Valve fans played Lego games.

Portal fans are already fairly well catered for in the main Lego Dimensions Starter Pack.

It’s day three of Lego Dimensions week on Tired Old Hack, and after reviews of the Simpsons and Back To The Future level packs it’s now time for the Portal 2 level pack to be scrutinised to smithereens.Ĭheck back on Thursday and Friday for the final two level pack reviews.

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