Portal: Still Alive Achievements outed

By Robert Purchese Published 16 October, 2008

What about a date? Ha ha, fat chance.

Microsoft has listed the Achievements on offer in Portal: Still Alive, the Xbox Live Arcade version of the popular puzzler.

There are 12 to unlock and 200 Gamerpoints for doing so. It's not clear whether this will be the full amount, although it sounds about right to us.

Most of the Achievements try to be a little different; we like the sound of only using the orange portal, or trapping ourselves in a test chamber so GLaDOS has to help us out.

There's still no date for Portal: Still Alive, although we were told 2008 back when the game was unveiled at E3.

As well as new Achievements, the XBLA version will offer new maps converted from the Flash version of the PC game.

The Achievements are as follows:

  • Go for the Gold (15G) - Win a gold medal on a challenge map.
  • Out of the Blue (25G) - Once you have control of both portals, only enter the orange portal.
  • Rat's Tale (15G) - Find all the Rat Man Dens.
  • Is Anyone There? (20G) - Complete the game without ever taking a bullet.
  • Saw that one coming (5G) - Cause a rocket sentry to destroy its own rocket when the rocket has been redirected back towards it.
  • The Camera Adds 10 Pounds (10G) - Knock a turret over with a security camera.
  • Like a Rat (20G) - Trap yourself in a test chamber so that GLaDOS has to help you continue.
  • Feeling like Floating (5G) - Dissolve a turret.
  • Tests like Chicken (15G) - Find the chicken’s test results.
  • Cupcake (10G) - Beat 5 advanced chambers.
  • Fruitcake (25G) - Beat 10 advanced chambers.
  • Vanilla Crazy Cake (35G) - Beat all advanced chambers.
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Comments (29) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • syphaa #1 3 years ago

    Amazing amazing game.

    Easily in my top 10.
    Edited by 1 at 16/10/08 @ 10:02

  • Psiloc #2 3 years ago

    "What about a date? Ha ha, fat chance."

    You git, you've made me run to YouTube to listen to the song again.

  • HarryPalmer #3 3 years ago

    "Like a Rat (20G) - Trap yourself in a test chamber so that GLaDOS has to help you continue."

    Sounds a bit shit.

  • JayScott #4 3 years ago

    Yes, terrible that ONE of the achievements should actually be quirky and creative, and a little left of centre. Because, you know, so many games get THAT right.
    Edited by 1 at 16/10/08 @ 10:12

  • Ninja_Tino #5 3 years ago

    I wasn't a huge fan of the Portal Flash Pack. Too many of the puzzles required 'twitch gameplay' if you will, rather than working out the puzzle. You'd know exactly what to do but keep messing up because you didn't turn and fire the portal quickly enough!

  • Lexx87 #6 3 years ago

    +1 fucking one Jay

    Sad thing is i'll probably buy this again even though I had it on Orange Box

  • FreakyZoid #7 3 years ago

    Quite a few of the achievements are creative (in this and many other games). But that one seems to be "break the game". Like having an achievement for standing in a place that hasn't loaded in yet in Mercenaries 2.

    PS, sorry about the sand in your vagina.
    Edited by 1 at 16/10/08 @ 10:27

  • Zomoniac #8 3 years ago

    Not wishing to be one of those annoying people who just whine about how slow EG are, but this has been public knowledge for a month.

  • Triggerhappytel #9 3 years ago

    "Portal: Still Alive Achievements outed"

    That made it sound like the game wasn't going to feature Achievements.

  • t8yman #10 3 years ago

    is this different from the original, or just a xbl launch of the OB game?
    excuse my ignorance

  • JayScott #11 3 years ago

    As I was sorry about the sand in his. :)

    Relaunch of the original afaik.
    Edited by 2 at 16/10/08 @ 10:25

  • HarryPalmer #12 3 years ago

    It's the same game I think - probably one of my favourite games ever actually.

    @Jay - my gripe with that achievement is that it sounds a bit like there is a glitch in the game, and that they are covering this up by giving you an achievement for 'discovering it'. I could be wrong.

  • Lexx87 #13 3 years ago

    A glitch where the pretend AI computer helps you out and gets you out of the glitch? What?
    Edited by 1 at 16/10/08 @ 10:33

  • Ninja_Tino #14 3 years ago

    It's not the same game! I THINK it's mostly levels from the Portal Flash Pack and maybe the odd official level. I think anyway but it definitely isn't the same game!

  • JayScott #15 3 years ago

    It's not that user created mod then is it?

    @ HarryPalmer

    Yeah, it does sound like a weird achievement. I'm interested to see what it actually is - not sure i'd trust GLaDOs enough to accept her freakin' help...

  • DFawkes #16 3 years ago

    What does "Out of the Blue" actaully mean? Is it just for that chamber? I don't think the whole game is possible without ever coming out the Orange one.

    And how do you even trap yourself? I've played through it many times trying to break things, I can't think of where or how you could trap yourself.

    EDIT: Didn't realise it was new stuff. That'll explain it.
    Edited by 1 at 16/10/08 @ 10:41

  • udat #17 3 years ago

    There was a way to trap yourself in Portal in one of the levels. You could get yourself stuck in a bit of a room that you couldn't escape from because of the action of doors or something (i forget) but they clearly found it in testing because when you were stuck, GlaDOS would say something snide about it, then open a section of floor to let you out.

    I assume it's that, or something like it, that gets you the achievement. No glitch.

  • Xerx3s #18 3 years ago

    Better than wipeout?

    /runs for the hills

  • bitesize #19 3 years ago

    Sad thing is i'll probably buy this again even though I had it on Orange Box

    me too. i can't see any way to stop myself...

  • Xerx3s #20 3 years ago

    This is NOT the game from the OB.

  • HarryPalmer #21 3 years ago

    OK, my bad

  • bitesize #22 3 years ago

    This is NOT the game from the OB.

    really? last news item about this said it was the same game but with extra maps from the flash version... has there been any kind of official announcement about what's in the game yet?


  • metalangel #23 3 years ago

    Oh man, this is going to unleash another horde of tedious jokes about companion cubes and cakes and that bastard song.

  • DFawkes #24 3 years ago

    Wouldn't worry about cake jokes. You see, the cake is a lie.

  • Xerx3s #25 3 years ago

    Iirc, the E3 guy say a whole new instalment.

  • Rancohn #26 3 years ago

    See, I knew my reading these comments was risky, having not finished Portal on the PC. Too late for a cake spoiler alert.

  • Feanor #27 3 years ago

    This is NOT the game from the OB.

    Except that it is, just with extra bits and bobs.

    Portal 2 will be released on the 360 and PC next year (or 2010 if Valve are really slow). Possibly also on the PS3.
    Edited by 1 at 16/10/08 @ 16:09

  • bitesize #28 3 years ago


    ^ yeah that's what i thought, but i was told off by xerxes. in boldface no less!

  • kinky_mong #29 3 years ago

    I'll be buying this even if it is just the original with a few extra levels. Loved the game and want to play even more of it. An extra 200 achievements points can't hurt either.