Portal (Game)

For other uses, see Portal.

Portal is a single-player first-person shooter action game / video puzzle game developed by Valve. The game was released in a bundle package known as The Orange Box for PC and Xbox 360 on 10th October, 2007, and for the PlayStation 3 on 3rd December, 2007. The Microsoft Windows version of the game is also available for download separately through Steam. The game consists of a series of puzzles which must be solved by teleporting the player's character and other simple objects using the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. The goal of each puzzle is to reach an exit point, represented by an elevator. The "portal gun" and the unusual physics it creates are the emphasis of this game.

Mapping and modding
Portal's success has spawned a huge amount of maps and mods, including Portal:Access All Areas.

The mapping and modding community has split into two: ThinkingWithPortals and myApertureLabs. P:AAA was formerly being developed on mAL but during March 2010 it separated from the community and now relies on alternate, not-only-Portal communities such as ModDB and Steam.

Portal 2
Main article: Portal 2

On 5th March, 2010, Valve officially announced that there will be a sequel, Portal 2. The sequel is set a hundred years after Portal.

The sequel's story ruined many mods' (including Portal:AAA) stories. However, the stories were recreated.