Matt recently bought The Orange Box so that he could play Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Team Fortress 2. Included in this was a game that sparked my interest: Portal.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

The game is designed to change the way players approach, manipulate, and surmise the possibilities in a given environment; similar to how Half-Life® 2’s Gravity Gun innovated new ways to leverage an object in any given situation.

Players must solve physical puzzles and challenges by opening portals to maneuvering objects, and themselves, through space.

Absolutely awesome game. I beat it the other night, and started working on some of the advanced levels. They’re difficult, but still fun. I like that you have to think to do it, instead of mindlessly wandering around killing things. Don’t get me wrong, I like that stuff as well, but once in a while brain power is so much more fun to use!