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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Action/Third-person 3D Action
RELEASE DATE
09/JUN/09
ESRB RATING
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DESCRIPTION
Prototype is an open-ended action adventure game that puts players in the role of a smart young scientist named Alex Mercer — in a sense, the title role. Alex has been infected with a virus that gives him amazing powers of genetic manipulation, allowing him to alter his physical form. By adjusting his biomass at will, he can leap and safely fall from great heights. He can detect smoke-screened enemies or other infected beings with enhanced vision. He can transform his arms into cutting blades or heavy sledgehammers. He also can take the shape, and even the memories, of opponents he defeats and "consumes." Alex once worked for an innovative and influential genetics research firm, but his memories have been taken from him. He is now alone, in an evacuated New York City. To survive, he must hunt.
What Alex hunts is left largely to the player. Is the true enemy Blackwatch, the Army's special force dedicated to eliminating the virus in every form, including Alex? Or is the ultimate threat the virus itself, which threatens to consume all life on the planet, including humankind? The adventure uses non-linear mission structures and an expansive, open sandbox setting to push players to their own answers. Alex gets around by leap and bounds, and he can make parkour-style runs up the sides of buildings. In combat, His ability to shift his physical structure puts deadly melee weapons and bulletproof shields at his immediate disposal. Often, even greater damage is done through subterfuge, as the ability to assume another's persona allows for deep and deadly infiltration. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“The creators of this game should of stopped at Spiderman 2, that was their pinnacle, this game proves they are a one trick pony.”
“The creators of this game should of stopped at Spiderman 2, that was their pinnacle, this game proves they are a one trick pony.”
created 14/NOV/2009
“Great game! storyline is really confusing, alot of special powers to unlock til the end of the game, cool antihero character. I recommend this game.”
“Great game! storyline is really confusing, alot of special powers to unlock til the end of the game, cool antihero character. I recommend this game.”
created 25/OCT/2009
“Trying to get all the Prototype Trophies, currently working on the Landmarks. It takes lots of time to find them all...”
created 24/OCT/2009
“When I bought this game I thought it was going to be a really amazing game, But it has'nt lived up to its expectation, However this game is still a good one but you will get bored of it within a...”
created 20/OCT/2009
EarthboundX was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...
“Got this game when it launced, but was so into inFamous I never put it in the system. So far, I'm not digging it too much. Figure I'll give it another few hours before I make up my mind.”
created 30/SEP/2009
“I'm kind of in the middle with this game, and not because I'm a big inFAMOUS fan (though to be honest I never really got why people compared them. Only similiarities I saw was sandbox-ing and superpowers. At least we got a silly lingerie contest...”
“I'm kind of in the middle with this game, and not because I'm a big inFAMOUS fan (though to be honest I never really got why people compared them. Only similiarities I saw was sandbox-ing and superpowers. At least we got a silly lingerie contest out of it). I liked the gameplay, that's for sure. Fast-paced body-morphing hack-and-slash tank-exploding helicopter-karate-ing is insanely fun. And even if some Web of Intrigue images are gonna give me nightmares (faceless babies, I swear to GOD), it was still interesting.
But... save for the concept of who Alex Mercer really was (or wasn't) and Elizabeth Greene's story, I didn't care all that much for the plot. It felt kind of half-assed and a little corny at times. Some bits of the game were also pretty frustrating, and Elizabeth Greene's battle was more interesting than the actual final boss (despite that the Supreme Hunter is still kind of a pain).
Despite the plot, if you want something pretty fast-paced and adrenaline-pumping, there's your game. I turned it back into Blockbuster (rented) and don't really plan on actually purchasing it.”
created 22/SEP/2009
“very nice game, love the movment, the story was good, and it was fun, but basically - just feels like killing all the time. I felt that infamous had more dept. Still - much better than I expected 85”
“very nice game, love the movment, the story was good, and it was fun, but basically - just feels like killing all the time. I felt that infamous had more dept. Still - much better than I expected
85”
created 13/SEP/2009
“Thats my xbox 360, my ps3, my Nintendo DS and my PSP..”
created 09/SEP/2009
“I finished the Stoy Mdoe in Prototype. 45% of the trophies. 5 Silvers and 22 Bronze.”
created 31/AUG/2009
“Similar to inFamous in the city sandbox approach, Prototype differs in almost all other elements. Actions such as climbing buildings, jumping off rooftops, and gliding above the city have all been overly dramatized to great effect. There's...”
“Similar to inFamous in the city sandbox approach, Prototype differs in almost all other elements. Actions such as climbing buildings, jumping off rooftops, and gliding above the city have all been overly dramatized to great effect. There's nothing like sneaking up behind someone, turning into them, and then running up a building wall to ambush and steal a roving helicopter. ”
created 31/AUG/2009
“Working my way through the storyline missions. I feel like I'm close to finishing the story.”
created 30/AUG/2009
“I earned 8-9 trophies in Prototype last night and now I'm up to 16 trophies. As the story has progressed the enemies have gotten much harder which is good because they now present a little bit of...”
created 29/AUG/2009
“Ok I'm borrowing a friends copy asnd playing it on easy just for the hell of it. I really enjoy the game mechanics. Nothing like throwing a bad at another one to take them both out. Alex is my kinda...”
created 27/AUG/2009
“A good game if you want to kill everything in several ways. And the controller works fine, the story works to its intriguing.”
“A good game if you want to kill everything in several ways. And the controller works fine, the story works to its intriguing.”
created 24/AUG/2009
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