Valve’s “Portal” has opened a whole new…..Portal….. into the world of gaming. What made the original Half-Life such a great game was that you had to use your head, it was not a button masher. The last versions (HL2, Episode 1&2) put their focus into visuals effect, lighting, physics. All of which create a great gaming environment, but the addition of the portal gun just makes things really fun.
The premise of the game is that you are a test subject evaluating the portal gun through 18 test chambers, all the while being promised cake at the end…. The idea is to shoot 2 portals, one to walk in, and one to walk out. Check out this video explaining the concept.
This new machanism creates a dynamic that makes game play very engrossing. Even though some levels left me wanting to tear my hair out, I really enjoyed the game. I would like to see this incorporated into the Half-life series. Some people have found a way to “hack” the gun into Half-life 2, but my attempt was unsuccessful.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
This is the awesomest game I have played in a long time. Cant wait for it to come out on the Wii.
August 24th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
wii and first person shooters don’t really go very well (yes i have a wii)
September 28th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Well, for 1. I think very highly of adding a Portal game for the Wii. The simplicity of Portal placing combined with the motion sensors will provide a flexible way to play Portal.