Prototype (PS3)

Prototype is a thirdperson free roaming game where you play as the main character Alex Mercer, who has mysteriously lost his memory..but also gained superpowers. The game take place in Manhattan which is displayed very well in this game. A virus has been unleased onto the city, spreading a disease to citizens and making them mutate and become mindless, And although you are an effect of the disease, you are much different from the others victims. Gameplay: The gameplay of Prototype is the average superhero sandbox game type. You can free roam around the city and explore as you wish from the start of the game, which I thought was a good feature. Throughout the ...  Read the complete review

The definition for prototype is an original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard for later stages. I found this ironic considering the unfinished nature of this release. Prototype was released very close to Sucker Punch's InFamous which was its biggest competition. In terms of ratings and popularity, InFamous was more successful getting a 9.0 on IGN whereas this got a less impressive 7.5 as well as more criticism across the board. Their plots are also fairly similar but I preferred Prototype's concept more. You play as Alex Mercer, a man who is suffering from memory loss and has mysteriously obtained unknown powers. Manhattan is in ...  Read the complete review

In this game, the "hero," is Alex /mercer, a man that cannot remember anything about himself but finds himselfwith strange abilities. As the game progresses you find out his past and what happened to him to aquire these abilities. As you find out about these abilities the city of New York gets infected by a virus (that is very similar to the resident evil T virus). I will go no more into the plot and spoil it for those who have not yet played. The game itself is based in a representation of New York (never been so don't know how accurate it is) which is a free running paradise, lots of tall buildings and places to hide and "change" (shape ...  Read the complete review

I read about the making of this game way back in '08 and was intrigued by the concept of taking over the identities of other characters in the game. Nearly a year later I finally got my hands on the finished article. I had been expecting a more stealthy game where taking over other people would help me mislead and confuse the enemy. Alas, that isn't really the case. There is a nice touch in the game where you can accuse someone else of being you so they get attacked by the army but it doesn't delve into that area of the game as much as I would have liked. However, if you want a non stop action game then you could do a lot worse. The game world is ...  Read the complete review