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Building physics-based bridges can be a tedious process that has limited fun factor, but when you throw Portals in there and faceless caricatures riding forklifts, things get a little more entertaining. While Bridge Constructor Portal is essentially a sequel in a long running series of increasingly silly bridge building games, it seems to mark the first really fundamental change in the design of those games.Bridge Constructor Portal isn't going to win any awards for “Most Creative Game Title,” but the name is perfect for explaining just how much of each game was used in the formula for creating this excellent exercise in engineering. It takes a heaping scoop if the original Bridge Constructor in that you're using a handful of types materials that are affected by the forces of the physics around them to get vehicles from one side of a map to another. Yet it also brings in a huge helping of the aesthetics and even gameplay mechanics of the Portal series. Not only will you be using portals in many of the same ways that you did in the original games, you’ll also be taking many of the other mechanics like power orbs, speed and bounce gels, deadly lasers, and of course the ever-marketed turrets that are synonymous with the series.As the Bridge Constructor eases you in to the gameplay, you learn the basics of putting together a physically functional bridge that can support itself and, at the very least, one fully accelerated forklift. However, unlike the original games in the bridge building collection, you’re not limited in the amount of money you can use for materials. You can essentially use as many materials as you see fit. The limitation often comes with what fits in the areas that you have available and actually get your lemming-esque forklifts going the right way at the right time and at the right speed. The most entertaining and challenging aspect to all of this is effectively using (or dodging) the Portal assets successfully. In some cases you may be required to use several portals to pick up speed and launch your vehicle(s) across a gap. Other times you may need to bounce on gels or knock down a turret that would otherwise be their demise. Every new feature creates another layer that can be used in future puzzles that give Bridge Constructor Portal increasingly dynamic gameplay.The nice thing about this game is that it has a large portion of content, sixty levels, split up in to six ten-level chapters. Each chapter is punctuated with a little cinematic of your blocky caricature’s life in Aperture’s… interesting job environment. On top of that, GLaDOS is back with all of her hostile commentary – though I have to say her writing is less entertaining that in the Portal games. Perhaps it’s too familiar at this point with it being used in so many places, but it becomes a bit predictable when she’s always uncaring or malicious. The broad collection of levels pan out to quite a bit of gameplay as puzzles get more complex and require more trial and error in your building process. That is always appealing for a game that has such a low base price point. Also, considering this developer’s history of DLC and expansions, a game like this may see even more content coming down the line.With a soundtrack that progressively grows in its appeal and gameplay that’s easy to pick up and put down at will, but that still keep you entertained for many hours, it’s hard to say this game isn’t worth it’s price up front. Fans of construction games will love this, of course, but I think even most Portal fans will find it equally entertaining since it makes the player use a lot of the same puzzle mechanics that made those games so fun. It’s easily one of the best crossover games I’ve played (though they're not too common), and certainly not as clunky as it had the potential to be. If only they had gotten some better writing for GLaDOS, I think Bridge Constructor Portal would be able to pull in a lot more Portal fans, but I suppose it’s not easy to put together quality comedy for a character so well established.If you'd like to see more of my reviews, check out my curator page here: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28346672-Endyo-Gaming/