Portal: Prelude

Portal: Prelude

Basic Information

Developer:	Nicolas "NykO18" Grevet Jérémy "Capitaine Mousse" Barbe Marc "Moroes" Bidoul
Engine:	Source engine
Released:	Microsoft Windows (Steam) International: October 9, 2009
Modes:	Singleplayer
Genre:	First-person puzzle/platformer
Ratings:	N/A
Requirements:	Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3000 MHz Display Card: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card Memory: 1024 MB Free Disk Space: 1.5 GB Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Portal: Prelude is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal, developed by an independant team of three. The game features a brand new storyline focussing on the pre-GLaDOS era of Aperture Science where test subjects are monitored by employees of the facility. The game spans across 8 chapters covering 19 test chambers which follow a gradual learning curve similar to that of Portal. In addition, 48 challenge maps and 8 advanced test chambers are included with the mod.

Many gameplay elements from Portal make a return in Prelude, while entirely new gameplay devices were created exclusively for the mod, such as localised graviational fields. Portal: Prelude also features over 400 lines of voice acting, with English and French subtitles.

Awards

• Portal: Prelude won third place in ModDB's Mod of the Year 2008