Game Review – [Prototype]

Where do I start with this game. In a simple word it Rocks. The missions are very fast paced. If you linger too long in an area, you could get swarmed. Not that being swarmed is bad, it just takes longer to get things killed when you are getting the shit beat out of you.

I have not beat the game yet though. I think that I’m on day 6, of what I can best tell there are 18 days, and maybe more. Each mission gets harder and harder as it should. You really have to work to get things killed.

The upgrades are nice. You don’t get everything at once, like in the opening scene and play. You will really need to learn how to move in your environment very well. I have a problem of holding down LT, which is used to target, way to much. It doesn’t help me move where I want to at times, but it is my own fault.

There is one thing that I do not like about the game play though. When in the middle of a heavy battle, it is hard at time to pick up some of the ground weapons. I remember telling my wife before dinner that I didn’t think that I would need such weapons. They are there for a reason, but I had trouble picking them up at time. So you might find yourself thinning out the crowd before being able to pick up a weapon and use it.

Prototype is a mix of CrackDown, Ninja Gaiden, and Assassin’s Creed. The gore in the game is good as well. The graphics are really a mix of all 3 games as well. the building remind me of Crackdown, the animation of the NPCs and of the main character that of Ninja Gaiden, while the shading of almost everything relates me back to Assassin’s Creed.

I’m happy with buying it, after only seeing an ad for it on YouTube (see ads do work). I checked out a few videos, saw a few friends playing it, and talked with the people at Game Stop. After all of that I bought the game. I even went into GameStop and walked out the first time. I just really have to want to buy a game to get it at the $60 price tag.

With all of that said I would give Prototype a 4.5 out of 5 right now. There is still a lot for me to discover about the game and I might even change my mind, but for right now the 4.5 sticks solid. If you are still wondering about the game, go rent it. I don’t think that it is a renter, but if you need to try before you buy, then go and rent the game and let me know what you think.