Prototype (2009)

Radical Entertainment

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One

3.25 from 2199 ratings

4995 members have it in their collection · 65 playing now · 1080 backlogged · 423 wish listed

How long? Main story 14h · with extras 21h · 100% 20h (from 12 logged playthroughs)

Prototype is the first of two games, and lets the user take control of Alex Mercer as he fights to stop the viral outbreak known as BLACKLIGHT throughout Manhattan. Alex is himself infected by the virus, which has given him special, mutant, abilities that will evolve with time and aid him in stopping the virus.
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Release dates

  • Jun 09, 2009 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Jun 12, 2009 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Jul 14, 2015 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • Aug 12, 2015 (North_America) Xbox One

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God tier OST by Pinapplo · 62 games · 0
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Completed by OtakuGamer729 · 150 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
222
4 stars
602
3 stars
957
2 stars
348
1 star
70
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Barbarian

Review Barbarian 4/5 · Oct 14, 2022

An underrated gem that is definitely worth paying attention to. This game is one of the best representatives of this genre. Incredible superpowers, an open world, complete freedom of action, spectacular battles, and an interesting plot. The game has a wide upgrade tree and the choice of abilities is really impressive. The player can switch the set of mutations at …

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An underrated gem that is definitely worth paying attention to. This game is one of the best representatives of this genre. Incredible superpowers, an open world, complete freedom of action, spectacular battles, and an interesting plot. The game has a wide upgrade tree and the choice of abilities is really impressive. The player can switch the set of mutations at any time. Over time, the character evolves into a real killing machine that almost nothing can stop. Destroy the army with a direct attack, break helicopters in the air and crumple tanks like paper, or infiltrate the base unnoticed, disguise yourself as one of the military personnel and commit sabotage - the choice is yours. Graphically, the game looks pretty good for its time. The atmosphere of New York dynamically changes from calm to a complete apocalypse. To learn more about the story, Alex Mercer needs to absorb the DNA of people involved in the events that took place. Over time, the truth is revealed. In the end, the plot is capable of surprising. The biggest drawback of the game can be considered an overpowered final boss, which will force you to repeatedly start a difficult battle over and over again. Regardless, the game turned out to be great.

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Censer

Review Censer 5/5 · Mar 30, 2020

Fave

My fave game of all time. Im such a fanboy of this series as this was one of my notable and memorable foray into video gaming. I wish they didnt kill of radical entertainment sigh

QuilDewIvy

Review QuilDewIvy 2/5 · Jan 3, 2020

Prototype - Dropped

Edgy

That's all the game is really, edgy schlock draped over an uninteresting open world with uninteresting mashy combat and a very by the numbers bleh story that I honestly felt a huge drive to just not watch the cutscenes after a half hour in.

The movement's cool, that's the game's biggest saving grace and its only clear positive. Movement …

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Edgy

That's all the game is really, edgy schlock draped over an uninteresting open world with uninteresting mashy combat and a very by the numbers bleh story that I honestly felt a huge drive to just not watch the cutscenes after a half hour in.

The movement's cool, that's the game's biggest saving grace and its only clear positive. Movement is fluid and has mechanical depth to it, it's like Spiderman 2 but with more mechanics to it other than web slinging feeling good. If it wasn't for this movement I'd probably say the game is bad.

It's fundamentally average overall, and i'm not going to put my time in anymore than I have. (4.5/10)

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