I absolutely loved Portal when I started up on The Orange Box and once I finished the game I wanted a lot more of where that came from. So when Still Alive was announced it wasn't a tough choice to buy it from XBL. It was a welcome home feeling to finish off the original missions again. The challenge maps gave me the extra levels I always yearned for and once you're done they unlock advanced levels from the original story missions. Sure you'll miss the monologue provided by the AI GLaDOS in the challenge map section but if your reason for enjoying Portal was pure gameplay then don't miss out on this one. Minor irritants are there like load times and when you die it doesn't load the last checkpoint right away (may need a button press to initiate it).
To be clear I am not reviewing Portal, which stands as one of the greatest and most innovative games of all time. Portal is a short, sublime classic and if you don't already own it as part of the superb Orange Box compi... Read Full Review
I never owned The Orange Box and I only have a Mac so I never played Portal until this release. This just further exemplifies what's so great about XBLA, WiiWare, and PSN. Short games that never have a dead moment and do... Read Full Review
