Portal (was Re: A videogame that will make William happy)

[Martin Lewis]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Jim Sharkey <templar569 at excite.com> wrote:

>>I just finished Portal with my son: it's a fun, short puzzle game,
>>kind of a first-person-shooter where you don't shoot anything
>>living. I'm sure that would ruin it for Call of Duty or GTA fans.
>
> The Orange Box was the best game purchase I have made in at least
> five years, and that's in large part due to the sheer awesome of
> Portal, which I consider to be easily the best game of 2007 (although
> to be fair, my graphics card is poo so I never got to play Bioshock).
> Excellent puzzles, just the right length, and a wonky, dark sense
> of humor made it a truly excellent experience.

 There is a Flash adaption:

 http://portal.wecreatestuff.com/

 Martin