Portal Runner
| Portal Runner | |
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North American PlayStation 2 cover art
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| Developer(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Publisher(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Director(s) | John Salera |
| Designer(s) | Michael S. Maza |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2 |
| Release |
Game Boy Color
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Review scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| Publication | Score | |
| GBC | PS2 | |
| AllGame | N/A |    |
| EGM | N/A | 3.83/10 |
| Game Informer | N/A | 4/10 |
| GamePro | N/A | 2.3/5 |
| Game Revolution | N/A | D |
| GameSpot | N/A | 6.7/10 |
| GameSpy | N/A | 66% |
| GameZone | N/A | 7.5/10 |
| IGN | N/A | 5.4/10 |
| Nintendo Power | |
N/A |
| OPM (US) | N/A | |
| X-Play | N/A | |
| Aggregate scores | ||
| GameRankings | 50% | 57% |
| Metacritic | N/A | 53/100 |
Portal Runner is a platform video game produced by The 3DO Company for the PlayStation 2 game console and Game Boy Color handheld on September 10, 2001 in North America and one month later on October 19 in the UK.
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