Prototype

[Harrison]

The problem with Prototype is that you have to work to really unlock and appreciate everything the game has to offer. It all starts off well with some great fast paced action and leads you though initial events well. However you are then dropped straight into the game world, a bit like GTA, and you have to wonder around trying to work out what to do next. If you head for any of the icons on the map you will soon find ways to progress the main story, or to unlock extras and try out mini quests to achieve things like the longest jump.

But if you don't have the patience to explore the game would get boring pretty fast. When I first fired it up and got to the free roaming part I spent some time just running around the game world trying things out. Throwing cars through crowds, taking on the identity of different people, building up points to buy additional abilities and then testing them all out, running up buildings... and then I got bored and closed the game down.

I'm glad I fired it back up a couple of days later though because I then headed for the closest icon on the map and started to play through the actual game story and this is where it starts to get good.

It's a evil super hero game meets a zombie kill fest. Great fun if you like arcade games.

[Teho]

If you think this game sounds interesting but are uncertain you should consider Infamous which is a PS3 exclusive. It is exactly the same type of game, a sandbox city with you controllling a guy with superpowers, deciding yourself if you want to use them for good or evil. Reviewers are consistently scoring it higher than Prototype too, saying that Infamous at least equals Protoypes good bits and has none of the bad ones. I haven't played Prototype myself so can't comment on the accuracy of that, but I recently played through Infamous twice just to get both endings, and I rarely bother to get to the end of a game even once these days.

[Submeg]

that sounds the better option, seeing as I have a PS3

[Submeg]

Went to the movies to see Transformers 2, I liked it. But during the previews, they showed Infamous cut scence. looks like fun! Will be getting it, will let you know when I do!

[Shoonay]

To Prototype players: Looksy what me has just found:
An Interactive Map of all the events/hints/collectibles/intrigues/etc.
Cool, ha?

[Harrison]

Nice find.