Prototype

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  • ESRB Rating: Mature
  • Blood and Gore
    Intense Violence
    Strong Language
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Pros Cons
Just plain fun [11] Not enough content [4]
Addictive gameplay [9] Poor storytelling [3]
Intense action [8] Braindead computer AI [3]
Amazing visuals [6] Doesn't live up to expectations [3]
Innovative concepts [3] Repetitive gameplay [2]
Loads of content [3] Ugly visuals [2]
Engaging story [3] Unresponsive controls [1]
Tight controls [3] Terrible multiplayer [1]
Awesome audio [2] Annoying audio [1]
Fantastic multiplayer [1]
Epic boss fights [1]
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Prototype - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Poor storytelling
Awesome audio Repetitive gameplay
Intense action Terrible multiplayer
Just plain fun Braindead computer AI
Prototype. Is it worth buying??

Prototype - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Doesn't live up to expectations
Just plain fun  
hmm

there's one thing i didn't mention there are a few etchy missions that can get pretty tough. such as the "open conspiracy" mission.

Prototype - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Poor storytelling
Addictive gameplay Repetitive gameplay
Just plain fun  
Blood, Gore, Violence, What More Could You Want?

Prototype is an "ok" game the story is terrible with huge gaps and holes that connect the whole story line the graphics are pretty cool. the gliding and flying is pretty hard to control other than that its a great game.

Prototype - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Not enough content
Intense action Braindead computer AI
Addictive gameplay  
Innovative concepts  
Just plain fun  
Prototype

For some reason, he goverment doesn't suspect that a superhuman that they tortured won't come back and bite them in the butt.

Prototype was a game I had my eyes on since the very beginning. I had marked a different date each time the game was put back. What I loved about the game was the engaging gameplay and a variety of powers. I couldn't stop playing once I had started. The parkour was an amazing asset to the experience. All the powers were fantastic, exept the whipfist is way overpowered and turned each boss battle of sprint in a circle, jump, whipfist. Repeat, repeat, repeat, etc etc etc.

In the end, about 3/4 of the wait was worth it. The game was far to short, the side missions were absolutely pointless, the boss battles were mediocre, hijacking a tank has no purpose, characters aside from Alex weren't really that important (Where the hell did Dana go?), and the hints were boring to find.

I'm not saying I didn't like prototype. The gore was fantastic. Most of the powers were useful, parkour is great, open world free running never get's boring, and Alex Mercer is very very cool.

Spoiler alert: This is a note to Radical
Please make a sequel or DLC. This game was so much fun, and I'm hungry for some more crazy super power action. Or a prequel. Ohhh. Play as Elizebeth Greene in Hope. Or maybe as a hunter. Or a new character. I loved virtual Manhattan, but is it possible to make the next one in San Francisco or L.A.? Also, if you do make a sequal, could you include more powers? And make it so we can have to offensive powers at once (Blade and claws would be so awesome).

Prototype - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Engaging story Ugly visuals
Loads of content  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  
Innovative concepts  
Just plain fun  
PROTOTYPE

I think it's an incredible game, and totally lived up to my expectations. My only complaints would be that the graphics are sub-par, and the in-game type (hints, objectives, subtitles) is so small it's almost unreadable.

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  • Jun. 9, 2009 Review: Prototype

    For most of us, walking around a crowded metropolis is a hellish experience. Being surrounded on all sides by jostling people, honking cars and immense buildings can make you feel powerless and trapped. Prototype's virtual Manhattan also seethes with a veritable wall of humanity -- along with soldiers, infected creeps, and other menaces -- but Alex Mercer is anything but an ordinary pedestrian. For him, the madding crowd isn't an annoying fact of life: it's an all-you-can-eat buffet.

  • May. 5, 2009 Preview: Prototype Hands-on Preview - Xbox 360

    Ordinary action game heroes kill enemies. This dude consumes them.

  • Apr. 8, 2009 News: Prototype gets June 9th release date

    Activision's open-world adventure is slated to hit shelves early this summer, and the updated site includes the intro cinematic.