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Portal: Still Alive, a mandatory re-evaluation protocol, to hit XBLA next week photo

If you're one of the four people who hasn't played Portal yet (and you own an Xbox 360), next week you'll have your chance. Microsoft has revealed that the standalone Xbox LIVE Arcade title Portal: Still Alive will be hitting the marketplace next Wednesday. 

No price has been officially announced, but we'd suggest that you have 1200 MS Points in your account if plan on picking it up. Hint, hint. Also, we'd recommend you have a fair amount of space on your hard drive, say, 629 megs. 

Portal: Still Alive will contain all of the levels in the original game, in addition to 14 new challenge maps, and six advanced maps. 

[Via Gamerscore Blog]

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moocow21's Avatar
moocow21 at 10/16/2008 12:22
Ahh, this just reminded me that Portal Prelude (a free prequel mod) was released. I'll have to go download that right now. Obviously won't be getting the one on XBLA since I have it on PC.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 10/16/2008 12:24
@moocow

But the levels added here are free on the PC.
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entrager at 10/16/2008 12:25
I seem to recall reading that the new maps were just taken from the Flash version map pack, anyone know if that's true? I already have Portal on the PC, with that map pack, so I'd certainly like to save my $15 if I can.
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brainderailment at 10/16/2008 12:29
@entrager, I have heard that some of them are, but I don't know if that's true.

Either way, I'll have to watch and see if this is worth it.
ShinAmano's Avatar
ShinAmano at 10/16/2008 12:32
Will buy!
Jon2309's Avatar
Jon2309 at 10/16/2008 12:34
Sold Orange Box, since this was all I wanted.

So I guess I'll be picking this one up.
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ParaParaKing at 10/16/2008 12:35
Paying 1200 points for 14 challenge maps sounds crazy, but if you haven't played the game, it sounds like an OK deal.
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falinter at 10/16/2008 12:44
I am sooooooo tempted. Anyone know of anything worth my points more than this that isn't CC and Braid?
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 10/16/2008 12:51
Don't waste your points!
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Holyetheline at 10/16/2008 12:56
wtf... challenge maps are lame. I love advanced maps but I think there were only 6 in the original portal and I beat them all and got all the achievements for them on the orange box.
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Brilliam at 10/16/2008 13:15
@BlindsideDork

But to those who didn't buy portal or the orange box, DO waste your points, it's vital!
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casualweaponry at 10/16/2008 13:35
I love Steam and Valve, but I will never, EVER buy any of their products on a console.
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xe-cute at 10/16/2008 13:36
Portal is a brilliant game, however on the PC I completed the story within a few hours and the extra levels before I went to bed.

It did leave me wanting more....still waiting (for official content, not modders content bundled thats free on PC).
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 10/16/2008 13:40
I just played through Portal Again. I love that game, now if I could just get some cake
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king3vbo at 10/16/2008 13:50
I might buy it just for the extra maps
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 10/16/2008 13:51
I'd rather take the prologue that's free on Steam.
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Dan CiTi at 10/16/2008 14:31
No Glados = pointless

You're paying for something you could get for free.
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SLiFE at 10/16/2008 14:50
I wish they would release the extra maps as DLC for us Orange Box owners.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 10/16/2008 16:10
What SLiFE said.
ShadokatRegn's Avatar
ShadokatRegn at 10/16/2008 17:07
Well - I guess that makes me a little sad, since I already own it! I can haz DLC nao, plz?
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 10/16/2008 19:33
I should buy Orange Box. Probably same price as this
nik the anrkist's Avatar
nik the anrkist at 10/21/2008 09:44
You can get the Orange box for about £12 from play or Amazon now.

Sorta makes downloading a fifth of that ace package slightly redundant I reckon.
CrocBox's Avatar
CrocBox at 10/21/2008 13:25
@king3vbo

Yeah, my pc sucks and I'm a whore so I might end up getting it <.<
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