Portal review.

Portal is a game where you shoot portals, go through them to another portal, and solve puzzles with this.

Story, not much I can say without spoiling stuff, but you're a test subject in Aperture science labs. Simple enough, not quite, but you will have to play the game to know the rest, and boy should you play this game.

Gameplay wise, its a breath of fresh air. Its a first person game..... but not a shooter. It's a puzzle game that makes use of the source engine. You can use portals to launch fling your self into high places. Throw boxes into portals to knock out turrets. And so on.

You could probably beat this game in about 2- 3 hours. Thats a good thing though. Its a great game, but too much would be bad, like too much cake. Speaking of cake........

This game is hilarious, which leads me to sound. GLaDOS, which will have almost every line in the whole game, is just great. GLaDOS is the computer that guides you through the game via intercom. GLaDOS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disc Operating System. You think it might get repetitive, but it never does. The other sounds are pretty generic, you might have heard them before if you played the Half Life 2 games.

Portal is included in The Orange Box or you can buy it separately from Steam for 20 dollars. Both are pretty good deals. Though the game is short, theres advanced levels and people will probably make custom levels.

Rent or buy? I would say buy, its witty, short but sweet, and just a generally good game.

Cheers,
Future42.