Once you log into your Steam account on your PS3 you simply head over to your PC (or Mac) and enter the code that came in the box. Look familiar? Congratulations, you played Portal!
PlayStation 3 copies of the game not only include a code to activate a complimentary copy of the game on Steam for PC/Mac play, they also include integration with Steam itself, allowing for a PS3 player to hook up with friends on the PC version and play cooperatively. As far as I know, splitscreen players on PC are few and far between, but leaving the option out seems to be an odd omission.
The console versions of Portal 2 include both splitscreen and online play, but the PC version is limited to online co-op. This helps nonverbal communication tremendously, though I’d REALLY recommend playing with voice communication enabled. In addition to this, there is a ping tool that allows you to point out locations of interest, mark where you’d like a portal to be placed, or initiate a countdown for sequences requiring both players to act simultaneously. As players are often split from each other, this becomes indispensable in working out some of the later puzzle solutions. Since our heroes are networked robots, players can hold the Tab key down and a picture-in-picture window appears, showing what your partner is seeing. Two incredibly handy tools are at players’ disposal in the co-op mode. It’s pretty hilarious to launch your partner through a carefully constructed pinball machine of portals, gels and such. A big favorite in the co-op mode are the puzzles where one player must navigate a section while being guided by their partner, through judicious use of portals. All of the mechanics of the solo campaign are present, and the addition of two more portals and the need to maneuver two players through a puzzle greatly expand the number of steps necessary to succeed. The puzzles start out easy enough, but eventually ramp up to well beyond the difficulty curve of the single-player portion. The plot isn’t nearly as critical to the co-op mode, but it’s nice that a narrative, however simple exists.
#BEST PORTAL 2 SERIES#
GlaDOS has assembled a series of tests to prepare them for a mission to “save the humans” trapped in a vault. The co-op campaign takes place after the events in the single-player portion, and stars a pair of absolutely adorable robots named Atlas and P-Body. So how does the co-op stand up? Remarkably well, as luck would have it.
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