Prototype (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Radical Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Lindsey Williamson-Christy |
| Producer(s) | Tim Bennison |
| Designer(s) | Eric Holmes |
| Programmer(s) | Neall Verheyde |
| Artist(s) | Martin Bae Maurice Kimball Chris Hassell |
| Writer(s) |
Dennis Detwiller Paul Jenkins |
| Composer(s) |
Cris Velasco Sascha Dikiciyan |
| Series | Prototype |
| Engine | Titanium |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One |
| Release date(s) |
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 PlayStation 4, Xbox One July 14, 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 82% (X360) 80% (PS3) 80% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 79/100 (PS3) 79/100 (X360) 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B- |
| Game Informer | 7.25/10 |
| Game Revolution | C+ |
| GameSpot | 8.5/10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.6/10 |
| IGN | 7.5/10 |
| VideoGamer.com | 7/10 |
Prototype (stylized as [PROTOTYPE]) is a 2009 open world action-adventure video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. The game was released in North America on June 9, 2009, and in southwestern parts of North America as well as Oceania on June 10, and was released in Europe on June 12. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were released on July 14, 2015 alongside the sequel as Prototype Biohazard Bundle. Separate versions of the games became available on August 12, 2015.
Set in Manhattan, the game follows a powerful yet amnesiac shapeshifter named Alex Mercer who must stop an outbreak of Blacklight, a plague that mutates individuals into hideous violent monsters. During his quest, Alex tries to uncover his past while also coming into conflict with both the US military and a black operations force called Blackwatch. Parallel to the game's storyline is the ability to play the game as a sandbox-style video game giving the player freedom to roam Manhattan.
The game was a critical and commercial success, with critics praising the game for its originality and engaging gameplay. Many reviewers compared and contrasted it with Infamous, another open world action-adventure game released one month prior to Prototype, by Sucker Punch Productions which features a superpowered protagonist with developing powers in an urban world. However, the gameplay and animations of Prototype are very similar to The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, also by Radical Entertainment.
Alex's primary superpower is his ability to shapeshift, changing his body into anyone. Going hand-in-hand with this power is his ability to "consume" others, absorbing them entirely. This process allows Alex to quickly regain health by absorbing the biomass of his enemies. This also allows him to take on the forms of the human enemies he absorbs, thereby allowing the player to move about the enemy as one of them. The disguise will only last as long as Alex remains inconspicuous. Alex has incredible physical strength, and will kill most humans in a single punch. He can perform various melee attacks without shapeshifting, as well as more gymnastic moves such as air combos, sliding along the ground using any humanoid enemy's body, and a high-speed rolling cannonball attack.
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