Next Wednesday: 'Portal: Still Alive' transports onto XBLA

by Alexander Sliwinski on Oct 16th 2008 2:00PM

(Note to self: Must avoid Portal clichés. Must avoid Portal clichés!)

Microsoft announced today that Portal: Still Alive will bend reality on XBLA beginning next Wednesday, October 22nd. The title includes the original Aperture Science adventure (Joystiq's GOTY 2007), along with 14 new "exclusive" challenge maps and six advanced maps, complete with new Achievements. So, you can have your cake and eat it, too. (Damn.) ~~We've contacted Microsoft about a price for the game~~. Major Nelson tells us the game will be 1200

($15).

This isn't to say Portal: Still Alive is the only title coming next week to XBLA. The previous two weeks have had additional games announced on Wednesday.

Source - Announcement [Gamerscore News]
Source - Portal: Still Alive Achievements [Gamerscore Blog]

Tags: achievements, breakingnews, portal, portal-still-alive, still-alive, xbla, xblawednesday, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (59)

I'm still confused on this. Does the whole game not have GlaDOS now or is it just the new maps that don't have GlaDOS? Portal is a fun game, but it loses a very large part of the appeal without GlaDOS and the closing song.

As far as I know, GLaDOS is still in the original levels - it's the add on levels that are lacking in her witty commentary. So you're not losing any GLaDOS goodness, just not gaining any either.

LMAO... so now I'm confusseldized.... .. . .

so this is the original Portal game that was included on Orange Box but they've added levels to it that do not have GlaDOS in them ?????

Is that correct... .. . . .. ?

Still ... no additional GlaDOS >> NO BUY (since I have O.Box)

For your $15, you get Portal, 6 advanced levels, and 14 challenge levels if I'm not mistaken. You also get a pile of new achievements. Now, if you already bought The Orange Box (either on the 360 or the PC) there isn't much reason to pick this up - unless you don't like money, and want to get it as far from you as quickly as possible. This is mainly intended for newcomers to portal - not portal veterans. The extra maps are more of a value add for newcomers rather than incentive for a second purchase of the game.

thanks Mike. . .. . .

"unless you don't like money, and want to get it as far from you as quickly as possible"

LMAO

Nah, it feels too much of a one-off, call me when they make a real sequel.

I dont think I can buy this game again...

I loved portal the first few times, but I dont want to buy the whole thing again.

Why can't it just be an expansion for 8$ to the original game?