Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Portal: A great PC game!

I just got a new PC game. It's been a long time since I've played a game this good. The game in question is Portal. Portal is a puzzle game with some excellent humor thrown about.

The main component of the game is the portal gun. You play a character that has to work her way through the level using this unique device. The gun can shoot two portal: an orange one and a blue one. Your character can then walk through one portal and pop out the other. This is the basis of the game. But, once you think about shooting portals on the ceiling and flying through the air to shoot another portal just before you hit the ground, it opens up a lot of possibilities. You will end up flying across the rooms to solve the puzzles. Great fun.

The comedy in the game is what makes this a fantastic game. The plot unveils itself as the game progresses, so I won't ruin it for you. But, trust me, this game is worth the money just to hear some of the quotes from the computer character. AND, it is only $20. Pretty good price. The main game is not very long, but there are a lot of advanced puzzles and extra goals. Plus, eventually, more levels will be available for purchase and user submitted levels will be available, too.

Check out the trailer for some gameplay footage and some of the humor.

Trailer: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1299927595688205543

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