What Gamespot Users have to say about Portal

  • Rating:9

    A Must Play

    By Rosaflame | Review Date: Jun 09, 2011 | PC

    Puzzles? Check. Physics? Check. Witty and cruel robot? Check. Portal is quite the unique game. Story: You are the test subject for a science organization called Aperture Science. You awake in a testing chamber to a... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    This was a triumph...I'm making a note here... "HUGE SUCCESS"

    By kairikh | Review Date: May 30, 2011 | PC

    ~Portal, a game that has to be the most original and innovative of any puzzle/strategy game ive ever laid hands on. First tried the game from the Orange Box on 360 and absolutely despised it because i became, beyond l... Read Full Review

    5 of 7 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    Lateral thinking...?

    By Sta1k4r | Review Date: May 28, 2011 | PC

    Portal is a classic example of a game, with an interesting mechanic, picked up by the right studio. Portal's portals mechanic could have come off as original, but implemented into a junk game. Luckily for everyone, Valve... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    I like to thing hard while playing.

    By enzo2606 | Review Date: May 21, 2011 | PC

    First of beating Portal I beat Portal 2 in PS3. I liked so much that game that I decided to buy it. I do not know if Portal (stand-alone) was availabe in Playstation Store. However, I decided to play it through steam in ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Portal is a simple yet very engaging game worth playing for its unique gameplay, funny writing and clever puzzles

    By smchacko | Review Date: May 20, 2011 | PC

    I finally played through this game and I was pleasantly surprised. Portal is a fun puzzle challenge that kept me entertained until the end. The Good =============================================== - amazing physics.... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Its simply a puzzle throughout the game and brush up your brain to play it

    By gamerlounge3 | Review Date: May 18, 2011 | PC

    Portal is the different type of game i have play and not so boring.its all about the puzzle in the game. the character have the power to teleport any where.By the special kind of weapon the character place a illusion hol... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    They say the cake is a lie; I argue otherwise.

    By c_rakestraw | Review Date: May 16, 2011 | PC

    I'm gonna go ahead and make a harebrained statement: The cake referenced in the popular Internet meme, and line from Portal, "the cake is a lie," isn't actually a lie; rather, that cake is Portal itself. My basis? Like c... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    I'm not sure why everyone likes this game, but I don't.

    By CKeen666 | Review Date: May 12, 2011 | PC

    There is just so much hype about Portal, about Half life, about Valve in general... Honestly, I never understood what's so special about them. I'll admit I've never played half life 2, I've only played the first one, so ... Read Full Review

    5 of 11 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Innovative gameplay dynamics make this game an unforgettable experience.

    By kwinsi | Review Date: May 10, 2011 | PC

    I have heard about Portal before, but never had the chance to play it until everything was buzzing about Portal 2. And I was like, "Oh crap. Now I HAVE to play Portal." Believe me when I say that that single momentary ex... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Outstanding game

    By chrissie69 | Review Date: May 08, 2011 | PC

    I am pretty new to gaming and a friend gave me Portal a fair few months back now, raving about how great it was and if im honest i thought meh and never played it OMG i cant believe i left it sat there untouched. I st... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful