Portal

Summary

Portal is a video game^[1]. Portal ranks in the top 0.87% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,665 views/month, #168 of 19,301).^[2]

Key Facts

• Portal authored Erik Wolpaw^[3].
• Portal authored Chet Faliszek^[4].
• Portal authored Kim Swift^[5].
• Portal is the creator of Valve Corporation^[6].
• Portal received the Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design^[7].
• Portal received the Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year^[8].
• Portal's instance of is recorded as video game^[9].
• Portal's composer is recorded as Kelly Bailey^[10].
• Portal's composer is recorded as Mike Morasky^[11].
• Portal was published by Valve Corporation^[12].
• Portal's genre is puzzle video game^[13].
• Portal's genre is first-person shooter^[14].
• Portal's genre is science fiction video game^[15].
• Portal's based on is recorded as Narbacular Drop^[16].
• Portal was followed by Portal 2^[17].
• A cast member of Portal was Alésia Glidewell^[18].
• A cast member of Portal was Ellen McLain^[19].
• Portal's developer is recorded as Valve Corporation^[20].
• Portal's part of the series is recorded as Portal^[21].
• Portal's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[22].
• Portal's inventory number is recorded as 934.2012^[23].
• Portal's designed by is recorded as Kim Swift^[24].
• Portal's Commons category is recorded as Portal (video game)^[25].
• Portal's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[26].
• Portal's platform is recorded as macOS^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Soundtrack^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8289af70-4b6f-45ec-8d0f-522120ae7cbd^[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Erik Wolpaw^[3], a video game writer^[30], b. 1967^[31], of United States^[32]; Chet Faliszek^[4], an engineer^[33], b. 1965^[34], of United States^[35]; and Kim Swift^[5], a video game designer^[36], b. 1983^[37], of United States^[38]. Portal was published by Valve Corporation^[12]. Cast members include Alésia Glidewell^[18] and Ellen McLain^[19]. Portal is the creator of Valve Corporation^[6].

Publication

Publication dates include October 10, 2007^[39], November 23, 2007^[40], November 22, 2007^[41], December 11, 2007^[42], May 12, 2010^[43], and May 2, 2013^[44]. Portal's language of work or name is recorded as English^[45]. Genres include puzzle video game^[13], first-person shooter^[14], and science fiction video game^[15]. Portal's part of the series is recorded as Portal^[21]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc^[46], digital distribution^[47], and digital download^[48].

Subject and Themes

Portal's main subject is rogue AI^[49]. Portal's part of the series is recorded as Portal^[21].

Reception

Awards received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design^[7] and Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year^[8], a Game Developers Choice Awards^[50]. Reviews include 9.1/10^[51], 90/100^[52], and 87/100^[53].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Portal was followed by Portal 2^[17].

Why It Matters

Portal ranks in the top 0.87% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,665 views/month, #168 of 19,301).^[2] Portal has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Portal is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

What awards did Portal receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design^[7] and Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year^[8].