Portal (Video Game 2007)

Chell, a test subject at the Aperture Science Enrichment Center, awakens from a relaxation vault and begins her computer-aided portal training session.

Writers:

Chet Faliszek, Marc Laidlaw,

Stars:

Alesia Glidewell, Ellen McLain, Mike Patton

Cast

Credited cast:
Alesia Glidewell	...	Chell (as Alésia Glidewell)
Ellen McLain	...	GLaDOS / Turrets / Curiosity Core / Intelligence Core (voice)
Mike Patton	...	Anger Core (voice)

Storyline

You wake to find yourself in a small, square, glass room containing a futuristic-looking tube-like bed, a toilet, and a table with a radio playing a tune on it alongside a mug and a clipboard with data on it. A timer is counting down from a minute just above the closed door leading out of the small room. A voice sounds from a speaker in the ceiling of the room. After some things are said, the voice becomes distorted for a second, sparks come out of the speaker, and the voice returns to normal. It counts down from five, synchronized with the timer above the door. At 0, the door opens, and you are released from your cell...

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Plot Keywords:

portal | aperture | science | test chamber | cube | 

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Taglines:

The cake is a lie.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

T

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Valve

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

GLADoS' voice has the same tonality as the voice of the computer system in the science fiction cult film The Thirteenth Floor, a film about alternate realities.

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Goofs

At the end of the testing chambers, GLaDOS states that the equipment "can withstand temperatures of over 4000 degrees Kelvin," however, Kelvin is not measured in degrees, it's measured in Kelvins.

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Quotes

GLaDOS: Do you think I'm trying to trick you with reverse psychology? I mean, seriously, now.

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Connections

Spun-off from Half-Life 2 (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Still Alive"
Written by Jonathan Coulton
Performed by Ellen McLain

User Reviews

Amazing game!

This game is awesome; on the short side, but still amazing. It's basically a puzzle game with state of the art graphics and physics. You're a test subject in an "Enrichment Center" and you're using this "Portal Gun" to clear various obstacle courses; for example if you're standing in front of a pit of acid, you can shoot a portal on the wall on your side, then shoot the connecting portal on the wall on the other side, and simply walk through your portal to get to your goal. It gets much more complex as the game progresses; it's a first person game, but really tests your intelligence and reasoning abilities. It also has a simple but excellent plot, and great characters which you may find cute, creepy, funny, or all of the above. Totally original, and exceptionally fun, you have to play it!