 Portal 2 won the title of " Ultimate Game of the Year " at the 2011 Golden Joystick Awards , and ranked second place on Time 's " Top 10 Video Games of 2011 " . Gamasutra , IGN , Eurogamer , Kotaku , the Associated Press , and The Mirror listed Portal 2 as their top video game of 2011 . The game received twelve nominations including " Game of the Year " for the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards , where it was the most @-@ nominated title , and won for " Best PC Game " , " Best Male Performance " for Stephen Merchant , " Best Female Performance " for Ellen McLain , " Best Downloadable Content " , and " Best Multiplayer Game " . The title was nominated for five Game Developers Choice Awards for 2011 , including " Game of the Year " , and won in the " Best Narrative " , " Best Audio " and " Best Game Design " categories . It was nominated for ten Interactive Achievement Awards , including " Game of the Year " , from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , and won the awards for " Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity " , " Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition " , and " Outstanding Character Performance " for Wheatley . Portal 2 was nominated for six BAFTA video game award categories , and won in the " Best Game " , " Best Story " and " Best Design " categories . The Game Audio Network Guild awarded the game for " Best Dialog " , " Best Interactive Score " , and " Best Original Vocal – Pop " ( for " Want You Gone " ) . In the inaugural New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards , Portal 2 was given the top honors for best writing and best acting . The Perpetual Testing Initiative add @-@ on was awarded the 2012 Golden Joystick for " Best Use of DLC " . 
