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Portal 2

2011 first-person puzzle-platform video game
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Portal 2

Summary

Portal 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portal 2 received the Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3].
  • Portal 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4].
  • Portal 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Game Design[5].
  • Portal 2 received the British Academy Games Award for Story[6].
  • Portal 2 received the Steam Award for Villain Most In Need Of A Hug[7].
  • Portal 2's instance of is recorded as video game[8].
  • Portal 2's composer is recorded as Mike Morasky[9].
  • Portal 2 was published by Valve Corporation[10].
  • Portal 2's genre is puzzle video game[11].
  • Portal 2's genre is first-person shooter[12].
  • Portal 2's genre is science fiction video game[13].
  • Portal 2's genre is post-apocalyptic video game[14].
  • Portal 2's based on is recorded as Portal[15].
  • Portal 2's based on is recorded as Tag: The Power of Paint[16].
  • Portal 2 followed Portal[17].
  • Portal 2 was produced by Gabe Newell[18].
  • Portal 2's developer is recorded as Valve Corporation[19].
  • Portal 2's part of the series is recorded as Portal[20].
  • Portal 2's Commons category is recorded as Portal 2[21].
  • Portal 2's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Portal 2's platform is recorded as macOS[23].
  • Portal 2's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[24].
  • Portal 2's platform is recorded as Q48263[25].
  • Portal 2's platform is recorded as Linux[26].
  • Portal 2's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • Community tags: game, video game[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0acc6bd9-f294-4356-b8ac-fe95ce92cc9e[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Portal 2 was published by Valve Corporation[10]. It was produced by Gabe Newell[18].

Publication

Publication dates include April 19, 2011[31], February 26, 2014[32], and April 18, 2011[33]. Languages include English[34], French[35], German[36], Spanish[37], Czech[38], and Danish[39]. Genres include puzzle video game[11], first-person shooter[12], science fiction video game[13], and post-apocalyptic video game[14]. Portal 2's part of the series is recorded as Portal[20]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc[40], DVD[41], Blu-ray Disc[42], and digital distribution[43].

Subject and Themes

Portal 2's part of the series is recorded as Portal[20].

Reception

Awards received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3]; British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], a class of award[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 2004[46]; British Academy Games Award for Game Design[5], a class of award[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 2012[49]; British Academy Games Award for Story[6], a video game award[50], founded in 2010[51]; and Steam Award for Villain Most In Need Of A Hug[7]. Reviews include 9.4/10[52], 95/100[53], 92/100[54], 94/100[55], and 98/100[56].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Portal 2 followed Portal[17].

Why It Matters

Portal 2 ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,673 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Portal 2 receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3], British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], British Academy Games Award for Game Design[5], and British Academy Games Award for Story[6].

Related Entities

Blu-ray Disc Buka Entertainment computer keyboard computer mouse Dee Bradley Baker DVD Electronic Arts Gabe Newell gamepad J. K. Simmons Linux macOS Microsoft Windows optical disc PlayStation 3 United States Valve Corporation

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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