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Prototype is an open-world action game from Radical Entertainment. You are Alex Mercer, a human transformed by a deadly virus into a virtually invincible killing machine.
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"The range of absurdly destructive combat powers stops just short of the kitchen sink in this wild open-world superhero game from Radical Entertainment."
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Prototype Rank 6th Best Free Roaming

Prototype is the best game around if you want to release stress! Game play If i have to say the gameplay itself is what draws you in the fact of free roam is the best part. Powers/Abilities Powers mak… Read more

Become the world's most selfish superhero

Prototype is a guilty pleasure game. The reason you’ll return isn’t due to the story or the characters but the gameplay and the fun that’s to be had from terrorising innocent civilians or annihilating… Read more

Prototype is an exciting and action-packed open-world experience.

For not finding its trappings in a comic book legacy, Prototype certaintly earns points for being an original title in which you don the hoodie of the amnesiac superhero/villain Alex Mercer . But Prot… Read more

gameplay

Alex's primary superpower is his ability to shapeshift, changing his form to suit his needs. Going hand in hand with this power is his ability to "consume" others, absorbing them entirely. This proces… Read more

What Crackdown 2 should have been

While some games like Just Cause 2 and Spiderman have gotten showered with praise, Prototype has gone on mostly unnoticed. The sheer fun to be had while playing this game is up there with the best 3rd… Read more

The Leamenator & [Prototype]

"Protype" is one of those games that is really hard to determine an opinion on, of whether or not it is good, great, superb, okay, etc. Here are the two things that make it so hard; the game has a rat… Read more

Prototype Review

What’s Hot: - Intense violence, providing a lot of satisfaction. - Huge arsenal of abilities and moves. - Lots of activities to do out with the main storyline. (i.e consume events) - Varied missions t… Read more

Prototype

To make this Review quick ima relate it to another game(I think prototype is a crazy version of grand theft auto) Yes you could roam around NYC with these crazy weapons you have on yourself all the we… Read more

A great sandbox experience, though a bit too gamey

Ah, sandboxes . Ever since I played Grand Theft Auto 3 I have been truly enamored with this genre. There are few gaming genres that have gracefully evolved over the years, and I'm happy to say that sa… Read more

This game really has it all.

I really enjoyed this game, far more than I expected. I have never seen a game that did so many different forms of combat so well. Melee combat, weapon combat, vehicle combat, stealth elements, upgrad… Read more

Meet Alex Mercer, the most destructive force in video games

Alex Mercer is having a bad day. After waking up on the wrong side of a morgue table, he can't remember who or even what he is and everyone wants him dead. It's a good thing that he has super-strength… Read more

How does it feel to be a god?

Prototype allows you to let loose your inner beast: you can do pretty much anything to anyone in an open world sandbox called Manhattan. Results are boring at the beginning, but in time it gets more a… Read more

Prototype lacks polish, but there's a ton of fun to be had here

Radical Entertainment's Prototype is bags of fun. The game clearly identifies itself as a Jack-of-all-Trades, which means that if you enjoy open-world games, you're almost guaranteed to find something… Read more

When will it be finished?

It seems that the open world superpowers sandbox game is starting to make a return. Since Spider Man 2 got it down back in 2004, games have tried to get a similar style. With Spider Man 3 and Infamous… Read more

Prototype Review

Prototype is a 3rd person action game based in Manhattan. You'll be playing the part of Alex Mercer, an individual that wakes up one morning and can't remember his past. To get to the bottom of it he'… Read more

Rampage your way across familiar gameplay.

Prototype came into the world alongside the PS3 exclusive InFamous, which, upon first impressions, looked like basically the same game, but better. I'm going to get out the way early that I have not p… Read more

Prototype vs Infamous= Infamous

There was a lot of talk of Infmous and Prototype in a fight for best game and my answer would be Infamous, but Im gonna talk about Prototype's ups and downs. The gameplay is great to work with if you… Read more

A Minor Experiment

It’s hard to find a fresh concept now a day’s in video games . True, you can rehash Halo until the Spartans come home, but every now and then there is a need for some degree of innovation to come our… Read more

proto-typical

Title: Prototype Release: June 9, 2009 Genre: 3 Person Action Developer: Radical Entertainment Publisher: Activision Platform: Xbox 360 Rating: M (Mature) Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/PROTOTYPE… Read more

Massively Fun !!!!!

look beyond the sometimes iffy visual quality (especially any cut-scenes with a certain sister; those eyes are so dead, she must be infected too), and you'll find a game that truly gives you the visce… Read more

It Isn't Cleaver, Witty But Damn is it Fun!

Before anybody object's 3 star's is by no means a bad score. This isn't an in-depth review, I simply don't have the time or probably the writing skill's to go into so much depth. Ok, Prototype was for… Read more

Flushed out of my system

I hate myself for finishing Prototype. I really do. Here was a game that was begging not to be played, in spite of the time (presumably) normal people spent designing the game’s dozens and dozens of i… Read more

Prototype the epic review!

Prototype is one of the most biggest things right now,it was absoloutely Activision's newest BREAKDOWN. STORY: The story is about Alex Mercer,an intemidate virus.The whole military in town are after M… Read more

Fun but what's with the side "missions"?

I can't state how much fun this game was. It was fun. Does that do it? Okay, assuming you don't just take my word for it, this is a game where you can hijack a helicopter mid air and use it to mow dow… Read more

[Prototype Review]

It’s summer time, that means the slew of annual block buster titles with high production values and even higher advertisement budgets are upon us. This year in particular has seen the return of the Op… Read more

Gory fun

This game does some interesting things, such as telling a story from over 150 different people, or giving you the ability to take anybodies form or turn yourself into the ultimate killing machine. It'… Read more

Of what i think of Prototype the game.

In Prototype you play as Alex Mercer, a dark shadowy figure with a hidden past. As you play through Prototype your goal is to discover who made you the powerful abomination that you are today and get… Read more

This Isn’t A Toy: Prototype Review

With more and more open world and sandbox games coming out, gamers know what works and does not work when using it. Prototype is the newest game using an open world setting and the formula it develope… Read more

Not quite what I expected in the end, a Spider-Hulk vampire game.

I was looking forward to this game and finally a copy for rent showed up in my local video store so I gave it a try. At first I really liked the game, the gore and endless killing was fun at first. Ta… Read more

Great Open World Action, Terrible Storytelling

Prototype is an excellent open-world action game weakened by terrible storytelling and shallow missions. Players step into the world of Alex Mercer, employee of the mysterious GENTEK corporation, as h… Read more

Complete and utter mayhem.

Imagine yourself waking up on top of an operating table in a morgue with no recollection of how you got there and the next thing you know, you possess some of the deadliest powers ever imagined. The g… Read more

Prototype of a great game.

Prototype is game some people will love and some people will hate it all depends on the reason you are playing the game. If your are playing Prototype for an orginal story and and ground breaking game… Read more

Fun, while it lasts

Enjoyed the article? Follow me on Twitter ! If you’re familiar with open-world games, then much of what you already expect is utilized in Prototype. However, the way Radical Entertainment has crafted… Read more

Part vampire, part hulk, all frantic

Since the character of Frankenstein, scientific tinkering unleashing a dangerous superhuman into the world has stirred a frightening idea. To amnesiac Alex Mercer, this doesn’t exactly frighten him, t… Read more

Consume To Find The Truth

Like many Videogame Characters, Alex Mercer has suffered memory loss. Bad-ass powers help that problem fortunately PROTOTYPE, after a few delays, has finally arrived this summer, and offers some open-… Read more

A Few Nicks in a Very Polished Game

Ever wanted to know what it was like to be public enemy number one? Except that the people don't really hate you, and you can kill whoever decides to stand up against you? Then I can safely say that P… Read more

Prototype unbias review

4 1/2 out of 5 stars Prototype gives you power like never before. Incredible amount of freedom, combos, and non-stop fun gameplay gives this summer action game a high recommendation. the good- *the nu… Read more

The story of a complete jerk

With all the free-roaming games that have been released in such a short period of time it seems like Prototype is the title with the least amount of hype between Infamous and Red Faction. At first gla… Read more

looks awsome

game looks really fun. shapeshifting, consuming, destroying stuff, and open world. everything a game can ask for. i really want to get this game. and infamous. i dont see what the big deal is about. p… Read more

This game probably consumed the other super-hero games

Anyone who played Marvel's several movie tie-ins (Spiderman 2 and Spiderman 3) and its comic based games (The Ultimate Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk and Spiderman Web of Shadows) will instantly see t… Read more

Have you ever crushed a man's head in your hand?

The first thing that came to my mind when I got past the intro level on [PROTOTYPE] was that it reminded me of Ultimate Spiderman on the PS2. The jumping over buildings, absorbing people, collecting l… Read more

Kicks all amounts of @$$

This game is completely insane. If you enjoy just making complete mayhem and killing everything in sight then this is the game for you. There are way too many powers for anyone to be able to use or re… Read more

Fun but Flawed

I had been anticipating this game’s release since I heard that it was made by Radical Entertainment, the minds behind Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. I remember playing Hulk and really enjoying the power… Read more

Prototype In every sense of the word.

Radical Entertainments last open world outing with The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was quite a fun deviation from your normal open world experiences. Prototype is no different. In fact it’s… Read more

Fun and frustration go hand in hand with Prototype.

Prototype was seen by many, as the 360's answer for inFAMOUS. With both released the similarities can be compared and the differences can certaintly be noticable. Prototype is a sandbox super-hero gam… Read more

Prototype is like Crackdown meets The Darkness meets Hulk: UD

Prototype mashes the exploring elements of Crackdown, the dark creepiness and overall graphical feel of The Darkness, and the chaotic over the top battles of Hulk: Ultimate Destruction together into a… Read more

Great Gameplay and Graphics make Prototype a great game!

Prototype is an Open-World game that has been developed by Radical Entertainment. You probably know Radical Entertainment from their other open world games, such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run and Scarf… Read more

Remember this game?

If Prototype seems familiar to you, don't be surprised. Anyone who played last generation's The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (also developed by Radical Entertainment) will immediately recogni… Read more

Prototype: Defying Physics Is Fun

"My name is Alex Mercer. They call me a monster, a terrorist, and a giant strain on military funding. I destroy city blocks and thousands of innocent lives but I'm really not that bad a guy. I love my… Read more

Fairness and a potential squandered

Alex Mercer wakes up in a morgue, not even able blink before men with automatic weapons begin shooting and hunting him. As far as I knows a virus have been released in New York, himself at the epicent… Read more

Prototype Review (my first review)

If your looking for a ultra-violent, bloody, and over all shape-shifting game help Alex J Murphy..... Excuse me Alex Mercer find out what has become of him, look no futher than Prototype. The Game sta… Read more

Oraganic Destruction

First things first: Prototype and InFamous are completely different games. On the surface they look similar, and sure they both came out around the same time leading to many, many arguments on forum b… Read more

The Type of Game that I Love to Borrow.

[Prototype] is the type of game that I love to borrow. There are moments when you are scaling sky-scrapers, destroying tanks, hijacking helicopters, and you feel like an elite, über antihero. And ther… Read more

Save your ass, save the world and eat your neighbour.

It can't be easy to be a chased superhero with no memory, in a New York ruined by a virus mutating people into monsters. Luckilly for Alex Mercer, he's a little bit more lucky. He might've lost his me… Read more

But what is the... prototype?

Prototype arrived ridding a wave of hype, but does it deliver its promises or does instead drown in them? The game tells the story of man, Alex Mercer, awaking in the morgue, with no memories, and a q… Read more

I am going to be honest

I hated this game. There. That's it. I said it. Let me elaborate on this. First, the good things about the game. The story is not bad. It is enjoyable, makes somewhat sense. It is interesting enough t… Read more

It's Definitely Worth A Rent

I beat Prototype yesterday on Normal difficulty. I ended up playing for another hour afterwards, and then started over in New Game +. As you can see, I really enjoy this game, but it's not for everyon… Read more

Excellent

I am loving it. My only complaint is the punishing difficulty. I had to restart my game a third of the way through so that I could change the difficultly to easy, but then again maybe I just suck. In… Read more

PC Review for Prototype Straight Up.

Gona be pretty straight forward about this review. PROS: - Alex Mercer is a total bamf who spares no one. - Shape-shifting powers are awesome to use, original, very destructive, and give you a great s… Read more

Unleash your wrath as the Prototype in this open world game-

Radical Entertainments last game was Hulk:Ultimate Destruction, it was a criminally underplayed game that had you playing the Incredible Hulk in a GTA style open world, the game gave you a dynamically… Read more

Shapeshifting, Consuming, And A Lot Of Gore....................OK

When Prototype was announced, it was about two years ago. Now, we gamers can finally play it. The first thing you will notice when you start the game is you're sense of speed. You can go so fast and t… Read more

A Fun Action Title That Will Keep You Entertained

Prototype is a solid game marred by a few flaws that could have been mostly avoided if Radical took a bit more time to polish the dull parts. Action heavy game play that rarely gives the player a brea… Read more

Solid

So... Prototype... Prototype is another open-world game where you play as a sadistic weaponized super-virus in a city during a vicious outbreak of some unknown contaminate(aka swine-flu) that consumes… Read more

Hard but fun

Prototype's controls kind of like assassins creed and has the difficulty and awesome combos of ninja giden on easy mode. It's nothing like infamous so comparing the two is stupid. Defintely not a kids… Read more

Nothing unexpected..

Well,I've played the game from 14:00 today and I've just stopped...It's very entertaining and very chaotic game. I didn't like the story, it's too lame and very slow...Sometimes it takes a lot to unlo… Read more

Worth playing.

It's worth a rent don't know if its worth buying though. I went though the main story in about 10h most of that time was spend traveling from one side of the city to the other since they seem to like… Read more

Arcade Fun, Arcade Depth

Prototype begins with an opening cutscene, then thrusts you headfirst into the world with all your powers. It seems like a transition from movie-to-game.. but it is a different time of day and differe… Read more

I'm impressed

I've waited for this game for a few years now, and I picked it up as soon as I could. I'm now 3 hours into it and I'm awestruck. While it's true that the graphics aren't top notch, the gameplay, comba… Read more

It's There just too much...

Its interesting when you can make a game like prototype, but it suffers from horrible lack of polish, and seems undone. The game was designed well, the story was there, gameplay, unfortunately the gra… Read more

This is a good rental.

Picked this game up yesterday on the way home from work. I haven't completed the game yet but intend to. From what i've played so far, I know what to expect from the rest of the game. The story is dec… Read more

Rent First!

I expected this game to be more polished. Did anyone else play The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction? Its close enough to just being a re-skin of that game. Even the button layout is similar and mo… Read more

One of the best games of the year

First of all let me just say this isn't your ordinary sandbox game. Many people probably will compare it to Infamous but to be honest this game is so much better in so many ways, from the graphics to… Read more

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