They had me at 'Portal'. Well, kind of. I had to overcome a couple of prejudices first:
- A Portal game, not developed by Valve? That can't be any good.
- This must be a crappy game if they need the Portal association to sell it, right?

I've had this game on my wish list for over two years and I finally got it during the latest summer sales. Now I'm wondering why I've waited this long.
Is it a good game? Yes. Is it as good as Valve's Portal games? No. Well, not in my opinion anyway.
Ellen McLain returns to voice GLaDOS, so that's a big plus in my book. Just like in the original Portal game, GLaDOS guides you through a number of levels. Where Portal's main focus was finding surfaces to place your portals on, Bridge Constructor lets you build bridges (really, surprising, I know) to guide small forklift trucks safely to the exit. In true Portal style, the lives of the passengers aren't very important. As long as the forklift trucks get to the exit.
The levels start out pretty simple and build up to more complex constructions later on in the game. A number of Portal favorites return to either help or annoy you: blue Repulsion Gel, orange Propulsion Gel, Turrets and Weighted Companion Cubes.

About halfway through, I found that building bridges became a bit tedious. This is especially the case in some later levels where moving certain parts of your bridge a couple of pixels creates an entirely different outcome. I found this to be very annoying and gave up a couple of times because of this....
... only to return two days later. Luckily, this 'pixel hunting' business only applies to a handful of levels and overall I find this game very enjoyable.

If you liked the original Portal games and GLaDOS was one of the reasons for that, then I can recommend Bridge Constructor Portal, especially if you can pick it up during a sale. The game will keep you solving puzzles for quite some time while the typical GLaDOS humor makes it even more enjoyable.

They had me at 'Portal'. Well, kind of. I had to overcome a couple of prejudices first: - A Portal game, not developed by Valve? That can't be any good. - This must be a crappy game if they need the Portal association to sell it, right? I've had this game on my wish list for over two years and I finally got it during the latest summer sales. Now I'm wondering why I've waited this long. Is it a good game? Yes. Is it as good as Valve's Portal games? No. Well, not in my opinion anyway. Ellen McLain returns to voice GLaDOS, so that's a big plus in my book. Just like in the original Portal game, GLaDOS guides you through a number of levels. Where Portal's main focus was finding surfaces to place your portals on, Bridge Constructor lets you build bridges (really, surprising, I know) to guide small forklift trucks safely to the exit. In true Portal style, the lives of the passengers aren't very important. As long as the forklift trucks get to the exit. The levels start out pretty simple and build up to more complex constructions later on in the game. A number of Portal favorites return to either help or annoy you: blue Repulsion Gel, orange Propulsion Gel, Turrets and Weighted Companion Cubes. About halfway through, I found that building bridges became a bit tedious. This is especially the case in some later levels where moving certain parts of your bridge a couple of pixels creates an entirely different outcome. I found this to be very annoying and gave up a couple of times because of this.... ... only to return two days later. Luckily, this 'pixel hunting' business only applies to a handful of levels and overall I find this game very enjoyable. If you liked the original Portal games and GLaDOS was one of the reasons for that, then I can recommend Bridge Constructor Portal, especially if you can pick it up during a sale. The game will keep you solving puzzles for quite some time while the typical GLaDOS humor makes it even more enjoyable.