Prototype (PC Games, 2009)

Prototype begins with Alex awaking at the morgue. As he makes his escape through the ensuing chaos, he learns that his resiliency is only the start. His physical abilities go well beyond an ordinary man's. He can leap stories into the air, run at great speed, vault and bound over any obstacle in his path, and even run right up the face of a building. He's also become a shapeshifter. These transformation powers pack a lethal side as well -- he can transform his body into a weapon, turning his hands into razor-sharp claws, for instance.
Unlocking & improving these traits gives Prototype the sort of character development system usually reserved for a RPG. Even with the generous rate at which the game doles out xp points to fund upgrades, it will take a while to amass enough to get everything. It's possible to go down a route that makes him a hulking power that wades into the thick of battle or a lithe hit-and-run specialist with equal success. Later, as you begin to accumulate a wider range of capabilities, the game changes to present situations better approached one way rather than another.
You get fuel for all of Alex's abilities by absorbing anything with genes. Absorbing people restores his health and gives him that person's memories, complete with any training they have. In the heat of battle this turns the citizenry of New York into health packs. It also provides the foundation for the clever way Prototype slowly reveals what's happening through the memories of key figures in what it calls the Web of Intrigue. Each person you absorb both fills in a blank and reveals another link in the web. To top it all off, by taking the right soldiers, Alex gains the ability to operate APCs, tanks, and helicopters. Ironically, making Alex such a badass also proves to be Prototype's undoing. It becomes a fight to follow and control Alex in the midst of the action. This problem mounts the further you get into the game, leading to more frustration than fun. It's an age-old issue exposed here by the sheer chaos of the battles. All the abilities in the world can't help deal with the hordes of viral mutants and soldiers and military hardware engaged in the fight. Too many times, you wind up at the restart screen feeling like you got there because Alex didn't do what you were trying to tell him to.
Running around New York City outside of the story missions provides some relief. Alex can essentially fly around the city. With his jump, air dash, and glide abilities fully powered up, and the basic ability to run on any surface, the buildings become like a giant jungle gym. And there's no lack of things to do. Playing through the story opens a number of side events that you can use to bank extra xp points -- which you can use to build up Alex. The best of the events involves absorbing members of the Web of Intrigue. Many of the missions, though, are mundane challenge-like races. The lack of a quick reset makes mastering these more annoying than it ought to be.
Throughout Prototype, this theme keeps coming back up of appreciating all the things it does, while wishing it did them individually a little better. On a theoretical level it achieves a significant design accomplishment in pulling everything together into a cohesive package. As the person controlling, though, it stumbles too often on its inability to turn its potential into a consistently fun game. The result leaves every "hell yeah!" it delivers costing a steep price in "oh hells" to get there.

this game is great. tons of killing in fact the killing never ends. tons of great abilities to learn and moves to master. the story line is not great but not bad either. the environment is NY city and is totally open to explore. the game makes you feel cool and bad a$$ from the very start. also a good value since you wont beat the game in one day and maybe not even a week. its like GTA meets good of war meets resident evil.

I just bought new laptop and wanted to test drive with some action game. I know this game has few drawbacks which you can see at any gaming review website. But I just play games as a recreational activity and I just love this game. It works great with my new laptop without any lag. Its fun running, jumping and flying around in city and climbing building vertically straight. I love killing zombies those are the most stupid creature. Also the dvd was in great condition. Overall it was a great experience and worth every penny.

You'll be eating, drinking and sleeping in front of your PC, this game just doesn't let you go! Tons of side missions, great story line, powers are insane, graphics are gruesome! Can't go wrong.

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I enjoyed the freedom of the game world to move around and the freedom to go about mission objectives in several different ways

The only negative thing is that the sound is quite glitchy during ingame cinematics

Pros:
-fast paced game play
-customizable powers and abilities
-easy to understand upgrade tree
-the story is pretty good

Cons:
-the game is still buggy, just wait a while before buying
-not original to me
-monotone voice acting

Conclusion:
The game is pretty cool to those who have not already invested money and time into Spider Man 2. This game seems to be an exact clone of that game, and you would think with all that power your character has you could easily dodge and take out the military, but the game is worth finishing once you get it. The vioce acting needs some improvement, but thanks to half.com I did not pay full price for the game. I got my monies worth out of it.

Prototype is probably the 2nd best game I've ever played (Age 41!). 1st was Bioshock. Prototype is quite different than most other games. You develop & can use different strengths and abilities- somewhat like Crysis. There are many side missions to explore. You can impact all of the environment. This is probably the only game I've played beside Bioshock that I actually cared to watch/listen to the storyline as it's truly an integral part of the game. Truly awesome!

When Alex Mercer wakes up in a morgue with no recollection of his past and unexplained shape-shifting powers, hell breaks loose in New York City as Mercer searches for answers.

Prototype is a sandbox-type game taking place in New York City. The player can free roam wrecking havoc, fighting zombies, hijacking military vehicles, and completing numerous challenges scattered across the map.

Prototype delivers an interesting take on storytelling with its "Web of Intrigue", in which the player "consumes" marked targets throughout the city to absorb their memories. These memories are then played as short video clips which gradually reveal aspects of the story. Prototype has an interesting, original story, with a few twists to keep you guessing.

For those of you who like gore, this game delivers. Dismemberment and blood splatter are only the tip of the iceberg. Though the gore graphics are good, the city lacks realism. There seem to be about 10 civilian character models, and less for zombies and military. The draw distance is also an issue, as well as the lack of destructible objects; only small things will break, and they break apart the same way regardless.

Though tearing through tanks and ripping apart zombies is fun, fights are often hard to manage. The camera remains fixed behind Mercer, and when multiple enemies are attacking from all directions, the sub-par targeting system makes it easy to loose track of where the attacks are coming from. The only other downfall of prototype is the occasional loading glitch after a cutscene, which I was able to fix by skipping the scene as soon as it started. There are also some issues with locked screen resolutions, no sound, etc, so you may want to wait for the game patch before buying.

Also, it is worth mentioning that the game does not come with an activation code, but instead needs the CD to run. So buying used copies should be fine.

Overall, Prototype is a very fun game, though its slight flaws put it short of a 5. Even so, its a great game to play while waiting for the big Christmas titles to be released. If you find a deal, definitely grab it.

its a great game! perfect playability, very easy controls.

the plot line was very easy to get hooked on.

great game overall.

i would defiantly recommend this game to anyone!!

Simply flawless. This game is one of the funnest free roam games I've ever played. It allows complete freedom, while still having some structure. Also, if you love blood and gore, this game is DEFINITELY for you.

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Like the game but with no sound it's a pain. Maybe when a patch comes out I'll be able to fully enjoy the game. I got it and beat the game Thursday and beat it by Sunday, so it's a little short. Maybe I'll play through again when tha patch comes, it'd be like getting a new game.

This game has great action sequences but is repetitive after a while. Still fun though. You may want to keep kids away from this game since it has tons and tons of gore. You will need a great graphic card as well. I have an 9800 ultra gt card and it is completely maxxed out by this game. if you have a better card then you should have no problem with this game. I decided to buy this game because the trailor was so awesome. The game plays like the trailor but like I said after a while it gets repetitive. All in all I would buy this game again if I didn't already own it.