Portal Runner
The characters from 3DO's popular ARMY MEN series have invaded the Game Boy Color! This time, you take control of Vikki Grimm as she battles the evil Brigitte Blue. Though you begin as a pint-sized plaything…
Portal Runner is a platform developed by Handheld Games, released 11 September 2001 on Game Boy Color.
What Portal Runner is
Portal Runner is a platform game developed by Handheld Games and released in 2001. It was published by The 3DO Company. It is available on Game Boy Color only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Vikki Grimm embarks on an adventure after receiving a mysterious package. Her quest takes her through various toy worlds, including a prehistoric jungle and a medieval castle. Along the way, she befriends a lion named Leo and rescues a wizard, Merlin. The villain, Brigitte Bleu, manipulates Vikki's boyfriend, Sarge, and plans to marry him using a love gun acquired from Martians in a Space World. Vikki and Leo thwart the wedding, stop an inter-dimensional attack, and return home. Brigitte ends up imprisoned, sharing a cell with General Plastro.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Army Men series
Portal Runner is the 11th of 12 entries we hold in the Army Men series. The next entry was 1993 Shenandoah in 2020.
What it launched against
Portal Runner launched on 11 September 2001, within three weeks of Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001), Ico and Advance Wars.
Released around the same time: Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001), Ico, Advance Wars.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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