1. JoshM

   10

   This game is fantastic. However, definitely for the hardcore gamer. There is so much to do control wise, chaining everything together, that when you really have it down and the combat flows...wow, just amazing. So Much Fun. But, if you are not "good at gaming" you will likely become frustrated.… Expand

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2. IGF-Pixelspeech

   6

   Prototype tells the story of Mercer, a normal guy that was infected with some kind of strain that allows him to shift his body in many different forms, one can't help but wonder how you could take such an idea and still manage get a 6/10 from me. Well, let me explain: Mercer is a pretty interesting guy and I simply love to make him run on walls and jumps down sky-scrapers, the way you move in this game is just so fast and amazing that it looks like a Triple A movie from Hollywood. I also don't have any problems with the story that is told completely through eating people (thus also consuming their memories), it's a very clever way to tell a story that is so complex and full of conspiracy in a way that makes it easier for the audience to follow. What does annoy me is the complete lack of variation in pretty much everything else, especially the combat is just the same mindless button-mashing over and over again. You got a huge arsenal of weapons, but there is no point in being creative and switching between powers was just an ass to do, so I ended up relying on a weapon that was both efficient against infantry as well as vehicles and never had to switch again. Every once in a while the game tries to be interesting by introducing a new mechanic such as controlling helicopters or tanks, but you never really need those outside of **** missions because Mercer can take multiples torpedoes to the face without showing any signs of pain and running is always faster than vehicles. Other sandbox that take place in big cities like Grand Theft Auto and Saint's Row know that if you want to have a bit city you should have locations that the players will remember, these serve as way-points and give the town a little identity (for example the big mansion in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City). Everything in Prototype is just a load of generic skyscrapers and smaller buildings with nothing really interesting, it's even less interesting since you're always above the buildings instead of looking up to them. This leaves us with the question: "Did I have fun?" and yes I did, I had fun for a few hours before the game got boring and repetitive, it's the same "fun" I have when I play games on the Atari 2600, you do the same thing again until you are bored after which you just shut it down. You could rent this game for a while, but buying it and going for a full play through is not recommended.… Expand

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3. VikP

   2

   1) Graphics - This has been a pretty big annoyance for me so far. They're a bit too washed out, I'm not sure if this is because they may have just built on the engine they used for Incredible Hulk. The cityscape is pretty bland and there's also texture pop-ins. When I'm standing on top of the empire state building and look below, the city completely greys out and all I can see is silhouettes. 2) Controls - Super janky. It's difficult to keep the character going in the direction I want, especially when I'm running around city streets and on top of buildings. You have the ability to run up any building you want, you can also climb but that function is so busted I don't even know why Radical even added that in. They make no mention of the fact that you can climb and I think it's because they knew it was a useless function. A tell-tale sign that this game was rushed out the door. They've got time trials similar to rootop races in Crackdown but I found it next to impossible to finish them in time because the chracter is jumping all over the place. 3) Powers - You're able to purchase different powers whenever you want using experience points you gain by killing enimies, collecting XP orbs scattered throughout the city. I managed to get a crapload of them after just 2 hours which for me, leaves little incentive to continue playing if my character is completely maxed before I've completed 25%. Well that's impression anyways, there may be cooler powers to have down the line but it doesn't seem that it would be too difficult to get them. inFamous' method was way better where you actually had to complete missions in order to achieve powerups. There isn't a lack of powers in Prototype, which is cool but you're gonna have to learn button combos to use them effectively. Situations like that I tend to forget which powers I have and never end up using 4) Story - I really could give a crap about whats happening when I'm playing a sandbox game like Prototype. Crackdown did a great job of giving a basic premise without forcing you to pay attention to whats going on. In Prototype you actually have to collect clues about how you became infected by tracking down key NPC's and putting the story together using the 'web of intrigue' feature, which is just stupid.… Expand

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