PS3 Informer: Prototype Review

PS3 Informer writes: "The world can definitely be a scary place, but especially for someone who just awoke inside a morgue with no memories. What if this scenario happened to you? For Alex Mercer, it has become apparent that he was different and people wanted him dead...now he just needs to find out why. Welcome to our review of Prototype."

[The Captain]

Many gaming sources say the graphics are amazing. We must of seen old footage.

I am pumped!

[Christopher]

The cut scenes, which are cgi (not a bad thing!), look beautiful and really do a good job of putting a bit more life into the game in between destroying tanks and throwing cars.

[StanLee]

Looking forward to this game. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

[Beast_Master]

I was worried this game would suck. Usually when a review isn't posted until the release day it means the studio has no faith in the game, and they are hoping to sell a few copies before gamers find out it is a turd. SO cool once I finsh beating Infamous on Hard I will pick this up with Ghostbusters next week.

[Syronicus]

If you can, there is no excuse as to why you would not want to try this game out. It looks good and seems to be favored thus far. I don't purchase open world games so rental is the next best thing for me.

[Montrealien]

Beast master said..

"Usually when a review isn't posted until the release day it means the studio has no faith in the game"

That may be true, but I think its because they have no faith in the gaming press. witch would be fair imho.

[WhittO]

hhmmm, this or Infamous ? think ill wait for more reviews..

[solidjun5]

...you'll probably enjoy. I can only vouch for InFamous and tell you my experiences from that. As for prototype, it looks fun and funds right now are sorta lacking for me, but hopefully, I can scrounge up and get it.

[Beast_Master]

I will own both, but I just beat infamous as a hero last night and I really loved the ending, and parts of the game really test weather you are a true hero. I can't wait to play through again as Infamous and see where the story goes. My advice is get Infamous because you will want to play through at least 2 times and if Prototype gets high grades pick that up too.

[50CALheadshot]

i already beat infamous, im hooked on uncharted beta right now....

but target has a sale today i believe buy 2 get 1 free!!! for those of you wondering what to by between a couple of games, now you have a even better option.

[Why dis]

Good this means Prototype will get 9's and 10's from most non pro PS3 sites.

[aksmashh]

I was surprised that inFamous didn't get as high reviews as Prototype because for me it looked better from the trailers but it proves trailers don't mean sh*t but also believe alot reviewers are bias (harsh) to PS3 exclusives

[kevnb]

e3 is more important than a review, reviews arent really all that important and dont bring in as many hits as something like e3 coverage.

[PtRoLLFacE]

i dont care much about the graphics but the gameplay is sick

[Jaces]

Awesome.

This means I get two great games within a couple weeks of each other, couldn't have asked for a better summer.

[LastDance]

I played this yesterday at work and the graphics look like ps2 era.

Gameplay got old in about 40 seconds.

[sirbigam]

Hopefully a demo soon

[deadreckoning666]

I'll hopefully get it today!!!

[qface64]

man for a sec i thought it was 4/10
i was about to say lol

[Venomish]

lol, that actually is the score it deserves , jk
i give it 6 or 7 out of 10 myself
the game is full of advertisement boards, it has tons of gamestop advertisements ,so it shouldnt be farfetched that gameinformer would give it a high score.

[Pistolero]

I've seen it in person and it does look very good for an open world game. Nice review.

[cody2oo]

theres ben to many rants about this game being not good an now it gets a few good reviews and they said ti looks awesome ye tthat video we saw did not impress. its out today right?

[Dude420]

The reason you've heard so many rants about this game is because fanboys were always comparing this to Infamous. The Xbox fanboys wanted Prototype to murder Infamous because of "t3h phun f4cterZ" and the Sony fanboys wanted Prototype to fail so hard because of "t3h gr4fix".

All you've been listening to was fanboy BS and this game apparently turned out to be great, I'll just never understand why these people can't enjoy a damn game. Btw, that video you saw had a crappy video quality and plus it was a tutorial, so of course it's going to look boring.

[kevnb]

the home of playstation fanboys who only like ps3 exclusives and games announced ps3 as lead platform.

[nnotdead]

funny i agreed with your E3/review comment up above. then i scroll down and i see the anti Sony comment. to be fair you are half right, but you just ignore the 360 fanboys who wanted Infamous to fail, and went on screaming how great Prototype is/will be. which is funny, because Prototype is multiplat. why the hell would Sony fans want it to fail, and why would 360 fans act as though it is an exclusive?

[kevnb]

no idea, by the way im in no way anti-sony. I just find the sony fanboys extremely anoying, they dont even make any sense... the 360 fanboys I can see where they are coming from biased or not. When a sony fanboy says halo sucks, its not that annoying its to be expected, but when they go on with conspiracy theories and basically state that any game not developed ps3 lead platform sucks it gets annoying. Stick to facts and/or opinions, dont just pull facts out of thin air. We all know if prototype was announced as ps3 lead platform those same fanboys would say it rocks.

[Dude420]

I know your comment wasn't directed at me, but just to be safe, if you look at my comment above you'll see I'm on neither side (I have both consoles).

Now to answer your question as to why ps3 fanboys want prototype to fail. It's because it's a sandbox game like Infamous, so when these fanboys look at it, they start bashing it because it doesn't look as good as Infamous so right away they think "OMGZ LULZ PROTOTYPE IS T3H FLOPZ".

Prototype being multiplat doesn't help its case either so Xbox fanboys charge in and say "OMG Prototype is t3h winnurz! Moar funz than t3h sh!t Infamous lulz!" When this happens, PS3 fanboys will want Prototype to fail, start bashing the graphics, judge the game from low quality videos etc...

[DevilishSix]

The 360 version is for my son cause he had all A & B's on his report (see kiddies you do get rewarded by cool parents). Anyways the games arrive tomorrow by noon at my Gamestop, however, I could not resist and got the game guide. I have been staying away from the spoiler sections but I noticed a few things:

1. The game is massive with all of New York city to explore and its to scale.
2. There are over 90 missions in the game.
3. The power upgrades are tree based and take up 35 pages of the game guide...holy crap maybe to many upgrades, even ones for guns and vehicles?
4. There is a collectible system with 250 items to find thruout Manhatten Island.
5. The web of intrigue is large in size, it looks to be around 150 memories to absorb.

Yeah its looking tight, one more day

[Reshun]

And by the way, cool dad lol

[DevilishSix]

Yeah I would say we are cool, because he is getting Prototype and $50.

Anyways to answer your question about the missions, I really have been trying not to spoil the experience by reading details on Missions, but lookin at the guide it looks like 90 missions in total, which is a lot, because if you look at InFamous it has about 25 story missions, around 20 - 30 side missions, and around 20 - 25 Good/Bad Karma based missions, so in total Prototype still has more.

The Guide shows a mission and a map locator of the mission and the area the entire mission plays thru. So for instance a mission my start at one end of the island and end at the other end.

[Grown Folks Talk]

Gamestop should have it already. It should be there as soon as they open the door.

[Jamegohanssj5]

My parents don't reward me for B's. Only the A's and I always have 3 A's and 1 B on my report card. Now can you adopt me for 3 days, so we can hit up that buy 2 get one free sale? My parents won't buy me any new games until next week.

TGSI

[joydestroy]

correction, inFAMOUS has 15 good karma missions and then 15 bad karma missions. not sure on story and side missions though. took me about 20hrs to go through it on good, but is taking longer on evil as i'm actually making sure to collect all of the blast shards.

looking forward to reading more reviews of Prototype and possibly checking it out. hope it doesn't disappoint. i'm looking to wreak havoc in NY!

[Grown Folks Talk]

Not street dated. It ships today. Will be in 11:30-12:30 depending on your local UPSa/FedEx. My bad.

[AssassinHD]

inFamous actually has 40 primary missions and 84 side missions (1 per territory).

[t_tocs]

Someone said that gamespot should have it today...that's not true. The game ships today, comes out tomorrow. Some stores might have it early if they decide to unpack and put it out but primarily, you won't be playing until tomorrow.

[r2kcipher]

I already plan on getting Infamous but I still cant decide between this and Red Faction. Hopefully we see more reviews come along soon.

[DARK WITNESS]

oh you need to give RF a try... i am actually getting both games.

Red faction is a blast, one of the most enjoyable games i have played in a while. its in my collection for keeps. i just have to try and finish it before this is out.

I highly recommend it, it gets quite tuff as well and destroying the buildings just never gets old in my book. its also amazing how smooth it runs.

the story, ok maybe could have been better and some of the character development, but it really is good fun.

[joydestroy]

i completely forgot about RFG! geez. too many games man, for serial.
inFAMOUS, RFG, Prototype, Ghostbusters...looks like i'll be trading in like a mad man.

[DaTruth]

Ya, I'm wondering whether to get Red Fac too. You pushed me a little more towards it. I really loved the first one.

If Red Faction Guerrilla had a Muslim protagonist, it would be Red Faction Terrorist! Notice the similar methods of change!

[Cajun Chicken]

Get Red Faction Guerilla if you can too, it's totally awesome. The multiplayer is also pretty tight and a blast, get it, a blast...a blast, you blow things up in...never mind, I'll get me coat.

Anyway, you need to play Red Faction, its pretty good fun.

[r2kcipher]

Thanks for making my decision easier guys. I plan on ordering RFG tomorrow. And will wait a couple on Prototype just in case.

[Gun_Senshi]

Warez, Prototype is just an average game. They said first 10 minutes is fun, then it goes downhill and repetitive alot. The X360 Version leaked since 3rd June.

I did not try it, so I will hold judgment until I try. I'm just saying what most people said who played it.

Update: According to Gamefaqs forums game is average and only a rental

Edit: Dude WTF are you on? I don't even post news so I canot post news with flamebait title. I don't even go to Gamefaq forums, its a friend who linked me to there.

[Montrealien]

^^^^^^^

You mean the forums that have 60 PS3 user ratings at an average of 8.9 and 105 360 user ratings at 9.4? yeah, it is looking average alright. You know, you should not just read the flamebait titles on threads on gamefaqs, its just to get a rise out of people, you know, much like what you do here on N4G with comments.

/on topic

You know, I just finished Infamous on hard, and the story and the fun game play is what kept me going, although it got repetitive at times especially if you want to clean up the whole city. I am expecting Prototype to be the same kind of fun and have a cool story. I absolutely loved Infamous, and Prototype is looking just as promising. I know many N4G users have a knee jerk "enthusiast" reaction to write this one off since they automatically think Infamous is where its at, however if you think that, I ask you a question, what would make Infamous better then Prototype, and vise versa?

From what I am hearing from most people who have played it is that this game is fun and has a cool story. I did not try it so I will hold judgment until then, I'm just saying what most people said who played it.

[locos85]

I just beat inFAMOUS on hard last night. I loved that game. I am replaying it now to get the other half of the trophies. I loved the ending and with the way they did I presume there will be an inFamous 2. I can't wait.

[Montrealien]

yeah, there will definitely have a sequel to infamous, and I can't wait, that game was so fun. It was very easy though, not as much as the game it self being easy because it would knock you silly now and then, but it was very forgiving. Which was cool I guess. It is one of the first times that after I died on a final boss, if I had him at a quarter health when I died, I would come back, and his life was at a quarter still.

[joydestroy]

if Prototype wants to beat inFAMOUS, i hope for a better selection of powers. there were only a few in inFAMOUS that i really really loved. the grenades are awesome, and shooting a straight ball of energy was awesome too. the others, like thunderdrop or just shooting straight electricity, was kinda lame. would've also been nice if the devs had made you able to use weapons as well.

EDIT: being able to "frog leap" is going to be bad @ss i can tell you now.

EDIT: and i'm waiting for IGN and gametrailers review to get a good look and better impressions.

[Arnon]

I agree. That was one of the only complaints that I had. It was the fact that the powers, while cool, were still extremely basic. Also I didn't like how you were a magnet to every climbable surface. One more thing, is that the missions had the Assassin's Creed effect a lot of the time.

Other than that? good game. I'd give it about a 8.5 to 9.

[mastiffchild]

IDK, one of the better things about inFAMOUS was that your powers weren't that over the top and not letting you use weapons on top was both logical(for a human conduit)and appreciated as it kept you unique.

In fact SP got the way you fit into the world just right and, for me, inFAMOUS was an unexpected treat. Both it and P'type looked like ass about a year back and the progress that they have made is, imo, incredible and though I don't see them as that similar it does mean everyone gets at least one great sandbox superpower game this summer which can't be bad.

My only real issue with inFAMOUS was , and it's true of every sandboxgame I've ever played, is the slight repetition in mission type(nowhere near as bad as GTA for that but, y'know)but the story was great and I really want to know where they go with the next game.

Prototype is really interesting and I'll be getting it with only one reservation atm: I played Madworl again the other day and I do find it hard to see exactly what's happening due to the artstyle and on the vids I've seen of P'type that's sometimes been an issue. I can't put my finger on why it's hard for me to follow but the screen does look a bit confusing to me when there's loads going on. Ah well, prolly just my aging and abused eyesight as nobody else seems to have an issue! Anyway, looks like another great game.

[caseh]

on steroids!!!

Once i'm done with inFamous ill have to give it a look! :D

[Nikkelz]

devilish i didnt know the game was that damn large,35 pages just for upgrades?!
150 memories to absorb?
thats fly,but i wish there were more memories to absorb....like a 1 to 2 ratio based on the amount of characters(yes even monsterized humans)just to maybe add a lil extra to the game...but 150 is damn good.

the game looks like its gonna be sick....im just glad no one is making any comparisons between this and infamous anymore....AMEN.

edit:spoke too soon on the infamous thing....thank the guys above me for mentioning it:(

peace and game on

[DevilishSix]

The game guide actually has a big fold out poster and one side shows all these web of intrigue locations linking together to create this ATOM looking structure. Its pretty cool.

[Mikelarry]

reviews come in. although i wasnt gonna go by reviews i was gonna actually play it then make up my mind. the concept of the game is what i like. all that mayhem the main character can cause WHAT BEAUTY!!!

[gamingisnotacrime]

i see Prototype
i will likely buy it for the 360, i hate to see my equipment go on unused. No bash intended, is just my situation

[Hiruma Youchi]

Looks Better than Spider-Man Web of shadows .

[DaPS3Duke]

this game will do well.

[ptotoy]

reviews from high profile site.. this doesn't look well.. companies usually end the embargo for reviews with good scores

[The Captain]

:)

[marcindpol]

i really hope its not as shallow and boring as inFamous

after completing only 18 missions i traded inFamous in..

[Gun_Senshi]

yes and I am bill gates.

Let me ask you, what are thsoe 5 missions?

[gamingisnotacrime]

but it does not mean is a bad game, just not my taste

[Montrealien]

If you get into the trophy hunting and try to clean the whole city in Infamous its gets as repetitive as any open world game, it comes with the territory, prototype will be the same. But Shallow? You are wrong man, Infamous is far from shallow.

Once I completed the Neon district and started to clean up all of Warren I got bored and just pushed the story wich I loved. For fun I could call out 5 missions that get boring in Infamous though Gun..

1- Those f*cking beacons on the building...ugh
2- Find the hidden packadge...ugh
3- Save My clinic gd!
4- Satellite relays, fun for the first 2, then ugh...
5- Prisoner Escorts...ugh

There are more that get repetitive but whats important is that the story missions are fresh and fun, and Infamous had amazing story mission, Prototype will suffer from the same flaws, but both games look very solid, I can't wait to play Protype!

[Nergardless]

you was bored very fast , didn't u play the demo or wasn't u hooked on gettin all the moves i asume u wasn't gliding nor grinding anyway at least u tried it i can understand why people might don't like though i gotta say i love it

[no_more_trolling]

i got my copy since last week. its all that. i give it 9/10

[marcindpol]

the gameplay is shallow and repetitive, also every street corner looks the same!

yes i am ps3 fanboy!

[Dazel]

... After two hours. Was hoping for Crackdown but ended up being very bored very quickly.

i'm hoping for better things with Prototype.

[VanHalen]

Are you serious? You thought crackdown was better than Infamous? Amazing, i hated crackdown, i thought that game was absolute crap! Infamous is a solid 9/10. You guys that dont know how to play infamous are blowing it man. Must really suck at this sort of game or something to not like it. Its the most fun ive had in a game in a long time and critics are already calling it game of the year. Im sorry, but Infamous just blows away Crackdown in every way possible.

[kevnb]

infamous is easier to get into though, but I really loved both games. Id say infamous is better, only because it had more variety in gameplay.

[LevDog]

Im confused.. Theres more infamous reviews that came out today than prototype.. Infamous has been out almost a month now.. Im still playing infamous by the way.. Did evil first, now doing hero.. But Im the type of person that has to read alot of reviews and watch alot of trailers to get a feel for the game to buy it or not.. and The fact there is one review out on its release.. Is scary.. the vids havent impressed me nor the graphics.. So I mite pass

Edit: At Below.. Well thats good.. Just weird not to see a flurry of reviews..

[Arnon]

PSW Magazine UK - 90/100
GamingFront - 90/100
PS3 Informer - 4/5 (which is a 80-99/100)

[NNNW]

how on earth does 4/5 translate to 80-99/100?????

[Arnon]

0/5 = 0
1/5 = 1-39
2/5 = 40-59
3/5 = 60-79
4/5 = 80-99
5/5 = 100

Yay fractions. Obviously it's not less than an 80%. But also it's not a perfect 100%. So it's either 80%-99%.

[NNNW]

sry dude i received your Mail and i REALLY disagree with your quantum mathematics lol

edit: lol your "chart" is different from what you sent me.. anyways yeah n4g isn't the place to discuss math.. believe what you may =)

[PS360PCROCKS]

Good review! I gotta check my gamefly list, I think this is my next rental.

[MajesticBeast]

where are the bigsites like 1up gs ign gametrailers with the reviews? Still on the fence and i just find it weird that there have been absolutely no reviews im holding off till more reviews come.

[DevilDante]

IGN, 'bigsite' , given 3 at God Hand. Yes, bigsite

[kevnb]

have you read some of them, especially for a new ip? They can be downright terrible and make no sense. The ign review bashes the game for the stupidest reasons.

[HuGi]

Just to they can say that infamous is better...lool

[WindSlayer]

I got the game on the 5th, and I have to say I personally find the game great....shouldve rented it from the start tho

[MajesticBeast]

well they are bigger then this site. hugi why did you have to be a insecure fanboy.

[devilhunterx]

HULK UD 2.0 FTW!

[CobraKai]

Why does every game need to have multiplayer? He better have not knocked off a point for something this game doesn't have as opposed to what it does. It sounds like the controls is what knocked that point off tho.

[LONEWOLF231]

Man i cant wait to get my hands on this, i got the Critical map and Action Figure yesterday now all i need is the game.

[Pika-pie]

The game is out!!! Will someone please tell me where in the hell are IGNs and Gamespots reviews????

Are they too busy recovering from E3 after posting tonnes of articles that no one reads??

[dogmeat eater]

I want a real review. Say from gametrailers perhaps. I'm not getting this game either way. I'm saving my money for ghostbusters. Since it comes with ghostbusters on blu-ray.

[-EvoAnubis-]

I'll rent it. This game lost my interest a long time ago, and has yet to regain it.

[dogmeat eater]

true dat

[deadreckoning666]

u guys seriously NEED a review to validate how fun a game is gunna be?? I know Im gunna get flamed for this but I dont give a sht im too bored at home calling gamespot every half hour to see if the shipment came in so I got nuthin else ta do :)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Gamepro gave it 4.5 outta 5!! lol

[Cajun Chicken]

Yeeeaaah! I knew I was right to have faith in this one!

[artsaber]

In Infamous you seem to get around the city better than Spidey does, and looking at Prototype footage, looks like a ditto there.

[JFX78]

Do someone know wich Version are looking better?

360er or PS3?

[kevnb]

:)

[SplatterU]

I went to GameCrazy for lunch today to check out what was new and play some games :P . It was pretty cool, Prototype came out today so they had that running on the 360 and Infamous running on the PS3. I was able to play both games and get a feel for differences and which one fits me best. Below is what I came back with after playing about 20mins of each game. BTW I purchased Infamous, may still check out Prototype later if I can find a used copy for a decent price.

Infamous

1. The graphics are better than Prototypes.
2. I am an electrical designer, and Coles powers are electricity based.
3. Being able to play as good or evil offers more re playability.
4. Infamous seems to stay true to the 'super hero' aspect down to the comic book style cutsceens.
5. I like the leveling up and unlocking new abilities (Prototype may do this too though, not sure didnt see that while playing. No exp atleast).

Prototype

1. Although the graphics arent as crisp as Infamous, they seem grittier and dirtier (a good thing).
2. Being able to throw vehicles, drive tanks and fly helicopters was very cool. Although feels to much like GTA to me....your super human! You dont need a stinkin tank.
3. There seems to be more vertical play to this game than Infamous, buildings scale much taller for example.
4. Definitely more blood in this game.
5. You definantly feel alot more powerful in this than Infamous, almost untouchable. Which is a bit much for me, i know your super human but I need a challenge.

[Eiffel]

Look up the Blackwatch Super Soldiers. They prove you're not as strong as you appear in that game. Those guys are like straight from Crackdown and will take your ass down with ease.

[The Mikester]

sweet, i like the review for the game but i think it deserves a 5/5 and i can't wait for the game to come out so i can buy it.

[kevnb]

how can you think it deserves a 5?

[Munky_Mafoo]

@ LastDance
Im gonna have to agree with you on the gameplay. It feels like they have used a rehash of the Spiderman engine, especially when the animations for jump and running up building. Probably not a bad think if you like Spiderman.

[n4gno]

"but when they go on with conspiracy theories "

some people here are living in disneydreamworld.

fox news = edge or others, ms can put big $$ for new marketing, the neo cons way (buy medias, lie when you have too, and more than 50% of the population 'll believe you..whatever you do)

[skatezero246]

looks good seems like the fighting over infamous and prototype was pointless because both turned out to be solid games

[clinker]

I just picked up this game and it is totally sick! highly recommended.

[kevnb]

got me even more excited, almost everything they complained about sounded like something that would make me like the game. that review was of surprisingly low quality for an ign review. They seemed to just go on about how it was too hard and choatic for them. Ill pick it up after im done with infamous.

[mochi]

How much money sony paid to this writer