If you've already played this game in "The Orange Box", don't buy this game. It's the same game other than 14 easy challenge rooms. If you never bought "The Orange Box" and wondered about "Portal"... then buy "The Orange Box". You'll get 4 other amazing games for an extra $30. This is just a sad attempt to milk the money out of the "Portal" bandwagon. 1,200 Microsoft points for a game I already played, and some extra stuff that took me maybe 2 hours to complete. 1,200 Microsoft points for this is a joke. Go buy "Psyconaunts" or "San Andreas" they're much longer and funner games for the same price.… Expand

I'm mostly posting this to respond to Perse Pappa's comment. This game was originally released as part of The Orange Box, next to Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, although this is much added content that was not included with that release. It is a game deserving of a full release in and of itself. The game is innovative and invigorating. It is nothing like the majority of XBLA games out there. Production quality is that of a full release game. Furthermore, just because games on XBLA are normally "lousy" does not mean that there is not a minority worth purchasing (especially for the price). Braid is a shining example of this. N+ and World of Goo (available to Wii owners as WiiWare) are worthy purchases as well. Perse, you should play the game before you post.… Expand

To start off, and clear up some confusion surrounding Still Alive, I will state that the main game is exactly the same as the one included in The Orange Box. However, there are an additional 14 test chambers and new achievements that were not on the disc. Given the length of time that The Orange Box has been out, I will not cover the main story/game of Portal but will instead focus on the new challenges. All of the charisma of the old Portal is still there and the challenges really do make you start "thinking with portals" once again. The new game mechanics add to the feeling of impending doom you get when playing through the story version of Portal, and some of them really make you sit back and think "how the… do I do this?" The first new chamber sets things up nicely with a relatively simple 'get through the door' style challenge, so if your new to the world of Portal you have a nice stepping stone to get you underway, as well as helping you back in the saddle if you are a survivor of the original. From here on out the pace really begins to pick up, so consider yourself warned. Chamber 3 is where things get interesting with the first new game mechanic, which I won't spoil here - suffice it to say that you may need to break an emotional bond. Just the new chambers alone will give you an additional 10 hours of gaming (your mileage may vary, this figure is based on my experience) as you get the additional 14 chambers, each containing 3 types of challenges (fewest portals used, fastest time and fewest steps) so you will definitely have your work cut out. Given the additional gameplay hours and the fact it includes a game you may already own, the value for money may be different for different people. The new mechanics really do revitalise the game even though the main story is the same. Overall I will say that if you did not purchase The Orange Box then this is a must have game just for the story/gameplay alone and if you did buy The Orange Box then just ask yourself the question: "Do I want to be challenged by a good old game once again?" In my case the answer was yes. I just can't get enough of this game.… Expand

Perse Pappa, is it because PSN games are horrible? The fact that you say XBLA games aren't regular games means you shouldn't be PLAYING games.. Another fun thing to mention is that this was with The Orange Box, and I bet you praised it. Portal: Still Alive is a GREAT addition to your gaming library and adds more to what we already love.

You can tell Perse Pappa's nipples lactate...and he hasn't played the game. This is essentially a greatest hits edition of the game...similar to Midnight Club 3's, God of War 2's, or even Lost Planet's...Is it worth 15$...unequivocally 'Yes'! Also Perse Pappa there are a lot of XBLA games that are rated high ‘Rez, Geometry Wars 1&2, Braid, Castlevania’ and all of them are great games.… Expand

Portal is still fantastic and the new Still Alive rooms are nice as well. However, me being a huge Valve fan is why I purchased this. While the Still Alive rooms are very good, they aren't worth 1200 msp if you have The Orange Box, which EVERYONE should own. If you're a huge fan of Portal, pick this up. If you haven't played Portal, buy it now. If you didn't really care for Portal on The Orange Box, this won't change your mind.… Expand

Perse Pappa has absolutely no idea what he's talking about, so don't take anything he says seriously. Honestly, I love Portal, and I always will. But this game is basically just an expansion to the full game (with the full game included), made up of maps that can be downloaded for free on the PC version, which costs less. I'd say just go for the actual Orange Box itself, especially since it just got a price reduction.… Expand

This is simply an expansion onto my favorite game of last year, and i bought it because i adore portal. And dont listen to that idiot Perse Pappa. My guess is the only thing he plays are twitch shooters and Madden (not that thats a horrible thing or anything) but seriously, if you think size is what makes a game good, you need to open your f**kin eyes!

Portal rocks. anyone having problems with not being able to load your saved portal game from the Orange Box? I'm having to redo the original portal puzzles before getting to the new puzzles b/c of this problem. BUT, portal is such a cool game that I don't really mind.

This is one of the best games I ever played, regardless of genre. If you didn't buy the Orange Box then you should really take advantage of the opportunity to buy Portal separately - it's better than Half-Life 2 and both its episodes combined!

I think it messes the idea of whole Metacrtici that games like this are rated and ranked in the top list with regular games. It's ridiculous that this game gets over 90 points, come on guys, it's nothing but a lousy XBLA game. It's idiotic to say that XBLA games could be as good as normal games.

Perse Pappa - this is not a forum. It's idiotic to think that just because a game is on xbla that i tcannot be as good as a retail release. Such an absurd comment. AND this game in particular has had an individual retail release if you bothered to make an informed comment. Awesome game and well worth the small price to pay to have it on your xbox.

Don't listen to Perse Pappa's review; He sounds like someone who has no true knowledge or extensive experience in gaming, he probably has been gaming for like 3 years. I've been a gamer for over 20 years and let me tell you games CAN be of SMALL size and still be GREAT games, classics even. Many titles from the 80's and 90's still hold their own today, not because of size or graphics, but because of gameplay and innovation. Portal's gameplay is amazing and innovation is second to NONE. Granted, You could probably get the entire Orange Box used for $20 these days, and get the original Portal levels, but this also comes with 14 new (and even more difficult) levels, not to mention new achievements. For anyone who has NOT played Portal yet, this is a no-brainer. If you have played Portal and/or if you still own the Orange Box, then I only recommend this if you are a huge Portal fan, for the 14 new challenge levels -- which are excellent.… Expand

To Perse Pappa: Braid? Geometry Wars? Banjo-Kazooie (to some, but i am a fan)? Arcade game are certainly in the same league as normal games at least. Hense Microsofts huge dashboard change with prime time. For this game however, its basically just more of the same. Which is fine by me (as i loved the gameplay), but for those who didnt like portal, dont think you will find solitude in this game. just more portal.… Expand

I got this game with the Orange Box package but i highly recommend this to anybody who doesn't have it with the Orange Box yet. I'm not into many puzzlers, but this game changed my perspective. It's extremely fun all the way through, and challenging at the end. With its great humor and addictive gameplay, this game itself deserves a ten.

Portal was great with the Orange Box, yes. However, despite the extreme originality, the game is so old it's stale. Valve's re-release Portal for more profits is just a bad idea. At the end of the day, Portal was great as a change of pace from Half-Life and TF2. The only possible reason you'd want Still Alive is if you don't have the Orange Box, but you should probably just go out and buy the Orange Box instead.… Expand

Don't want to buy the Orange Box because you don't want/have Half Life and Team Fortress? Well this is for you. Portal is the best arcade puzzle game to hit the 360 this year. Get it.

Portal is meant to play only by genius people. People that complained about this is because they cannot handle the puzzles. Never in my entire life thought about some company to put the FPS genre and fuse it with( as already said) puzzle genre. The graphics looks good and bad, but thats not necessary. The controls are great and the puzzles itself are bizarre.

This is one of my all time favorite games, funny lines, puzzles that look hard until you remember you have a portal gun, greatist thing since sliced bread deserved a full release and a sequal

Portal is a great concept, brilliantly executed. Wonderful, intuitive puzzle design, a great visual aesthetic, and some of the funniest dark humor narration you could want. Short but there's not a bad moment to be found and this version of the game comes with a whole new challenge mode where you complete short puzzles under strict time limits to earn medals...this encourages some really creative portaling!… Expand