Prototype 2

by Activision

• New York Zero An All New Open-World Hunting Ground
• Hunt Kill Become
• The Power of Tendrils
• Customize Your Killer

Product Details

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• ASIN: B004FUGKSW
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,173 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Standard

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New York Zero is a post-viral wasteland broken up into three distinct districts. The Green Zone is heavily militarized. The Yellow Zone is an overcrowded refugee camp, nothing more than a quarantined shanty town. The war-ravaged nightmare known as the Red Zone is where the Blacklight virus has completely overrun the once-great city's skyscrapers and population.

Play as Sgt.James Heller

Visually stunning graphics

Create your own mutation perks

Synopsis

You are Sgt. James Heller, a soldier left to die, distraught husband to a deceased wife and father to a dead son. You are infected. There is one thing left to do — hunt down and kill Alex Mercer.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon in Prototype 2. Cut through the wastelands of post-viral New York Zero and build a genetic arsenal of all-new biological weapons and abilities on your quest to murder your maker and the devil himself, Alex Mercer. Witness building-size infected beasts ambush entire city streets. Glide and parkour across the cityscape. Take on swarms of highly trained Blackwatch soldiers. Step into the role of Sgt. James Heller, and hunt, kill and become anybody who stands in your way to absorb memories and gain new abilities. Wield the unbelievable Tendril power that allows you to lift and tear apart cars and military vehicles, ensnare powerful infected beasts and shred groups of enemies to pieces. Track down your enemies by emitting sonar pulses from your body. Choose from a wide variety of new Mutation perks, including better locomotion abilities, sharper claws and enhanced disguise abilities, to build and customize the ultimate Prototype. The virus has left the city in ruins, but it's not going to stop you from achieving your goal. Unleash the true power of infection raging within you and kill Alex Mercer.

Key Features:

• Play as the all-new infected protagonist, Sgt. James Heller, soldier and husband to a deceased wife and child, in this sequel to the popular open-world game, Prototype
• Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon as you cut through the wastelands of post-viral New York Zero and build a vast genetic arsenal of deadly new biological weapons and abilities on your quest to kill Alex Mercer
• Take down the devil himself, Alex Mercer, against the explosive backdrop of New York Zero and its warring factions fighting for control over the infection
• Explore New York Zero's three distinct zones, including the heavily militarized Green Zone, the overcrowded refugee camps of the quarantined Yellow Zone and the war-ravaged home of Alex Mercer, the Red Zone
• Unleash the ultimate form of shape-shifting devastation and take advantage of the unbelievable Tendril power that lets you lift and tear apart cars and military vehicles, ensnare powerful infected beasts and shred large groups of enemies to pieces
• Mix and match an impressive range of new Mutation perks, including bigger and faster locomotion abilities, sharper claws and enhanced disguise abilities, to create your own ultimate Prototype
• Disguise yourself as soldiers, scientists and more to absorb their memories and acquire new abilities
• Emit a powerful sonar pulse from your body to track down enemies
• Experience the unparalleled technology of the Titanium 2.0 engine

Product Description

Prototype 2 takes the unsurpassed carnage of Radical Entertainment's original best-selling open-world game of 2009 - Prototype - and delivers the most over-the-top action game of 2012. Cut your way through the viral wastelands of NYZ and build up a vast genetic arsenal as you hunt, kill and consume your way toward the ultimate goal, destroying Alex Mercer! Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon in Prototype 2. Cut through the wastelands of post-viral New York Zero and build a genetic arsenal of all-new biological weapons and abilities on your quest to murder your maker and the devil himself, Alex Mercer. Witness building-size infected beasts ambush entire city streets. Glide and park our across the cityscape. Take on swarms of highly trained Black watch soldiers. Step into the role of Sgt. James Heller, and hunt, kill and become anybody who stands in your way to absorb memories and gain new abilities. Wield the unbelievable Tendril power that allows you to lift and tear apart cars and military vehicles, ensnare powerful infected beasts and shred groups of enemies to pieces. Track down Mutation perks, including better locomotion abilities, sharper claws and enhanced disguise abilities, to build and customize the ultimate Prototype. The virus has left the city in ruins, but it's not going to stop you from achieving your goal. Unleash the true power of infection raging within you and kill Alex Mercer.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Way better than the first, new and improved August 21, 2012

By Richard Baker

Platform for Display:PC Download|Edition:Standard

The Good: Entertaining and cohesive story, fun and focused combat, deeper leveling system, looks good

The Bad: Missions are repetitive, too easy in spots

Prototype 2 is a huge improvement over the first game in every way possible. The first game was clumsy, lifeless, and just got boring after a few hours. Prototype 2 is streamlined and even changed the gameplay style to that of a hunter instead of a destroyer. The game is so much fun that I hope people who didn't like the last game will come back, like I did, and enjoy this game. You play as James Heller who gets turned into an Evolved by Alex Mercer. His goal is to shut down Blackwatch and Gentek who are trying to test a biological weapon on the populace. Alex Mercer is now your enemy and you must revenge the death of your wife and daughter.

The story is actually one of the first things that you notice is improved. The first game had a disjointed irritating way of telling the story; it was random and mashed around. The delivery is still the same in which you get tid-bits here and there by consuming key people in the game, but it all makes sense and is actually quite engaging and entertaining. I always wanted to know what happened next, but even side quests have story tid-bits that you will want to hear. The game is open for a third sequel which I hope comes along. Heller is much more likable character than Mercer and is a little more relatable. Alex is a jerk and is selfish, so he plays a better enemy this time around.

The combat is another major improvement because it focuses more one-on-one combat then killing dozens of enemies everywhere. There's a better lock-on system that allows you to track certain enemies and the auto-target it pretty smart.... This game has huge enemies that you fight instead of just the smaller infected and military all the time. Brawlers, Goliaths, and Hydras are just a few that you will fight. Since you are a hunter this time around you get hunting sense which allows you to track certain people on missions. A gold ring who go out and you must follow in the direction it pings back. I found this really fun and the stealth is fun as well, but the AI is pretty stupid. You can stealth consume an enemy right in front of someone, but as long as he pings white you can consume him. Consuming also gives you health and Mass in combat.

You can perform two huge devastating attacks called Devastator and Brawler Pack. Devastator is a huge shockwave that will kill almost every enemy in its range, and brawler pack allows you to call brawlers to your side to fight. Of course you can hijack vehicles like tanks and helicopters which is really fun, but you can also tear off their weapons and use them. I just found the more focused combat to be more fun and easier than the crap-tier combat from the first game. Even the weapons you get to use are more fun like the blade, claws, whip, and hammerfist. You will use each one because they are actually fun to use and each have a purpose. There's even a nicely placed dodge button that pops up to avoid attacks which I really liked. The combat is just so streamlined and focused that it feels great even compared to other games.

There's plenty of collectibles and side missions to do which are all fun. These give you perks when completed so the leveling system is much deeper than the last game. Destroying lairs, finding blackboxes, and destroying other defenses can actually be fun because even something as simple as gliding around the city is fun thanks to the improved controls and excellent animations. My only issue is that the game is repetitive because it's the same kind of missions over and over again. Kill these enemies, stealth consume this guy, collect these items etc. Each mission just mixes them up a lot which is fine. By the end of the game you will feel satisfied thanks to the well told story and fun combat.

Overall, Prototype 2 is a huge improvement over the first game. The graphics look great, there' plenty to do, and the story is entertaining and cohesive. I just wish the missions weren't so repetitive. I also found the game too easy in spots, and then too hard in others. Other than that this is a solid game and well worth a purchase. Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars fun excellent game November 8, 2012

By louis.c

Platform for Display:PC Download| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

I don't know if its me or the games today I find it hard to find a game that really makes me say ..... wow I'm having fun.. my blood pressure did go up while playing this game I gave it 5 stars for myself .. I know I'm enjoying a game when I actually Finnish it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A differnt game style October 29, 2012

By B. F. G.

Platform for Display:PC| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This was a good twist from just another F.P.S., the graphics were very well put forth, the action was a challenge, the bonuses were grand, and the
quick challenges nice to give one a comparison to other players, normally I do not get to see others abilities as I never play co-op or online for
many reasons. It was fun to develope the different weapon skills of the main character. Wonderful play field layouts also! Only complaint on this game would be: MAKE IT A LONGER game overall!!! Good price, prompt delivery as promised by seller. One of this year's BEST games in my humble opinion for the PC format. Happy whipping!!

2.0 out of 5 stars Waay too short June 7, 2013

By Vinayak A. Gokhale

Platform for Display:PC Download| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

I thought the game was way too short. It seemed that the writers simply ran out of ideas/patience/time and decided to publish it with what they had.

4.0 out of 5 stars Was a very cool game. January 20, 2013

By John Yonker

Platform for Display:PC Download| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

In many ways, better than the first. Much more detail in the graphics. took a while to get use to the different controls and interfaces, but overall was a blast to play. I'm glad I didn't get the DLC. Like others said, it was included in the first game and it really isn't needed to play or complete the game. At $10 it seams a bit much. For what the cost of the game was it should have been included like it was in the first game.

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected. December 29, 2012

By Aly Aladdin

Platform for Display:PC Download| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased and downloaded this game on 25th Of Nov 2012. Not only does it run smoothly (with no issues what so ever) but the game itself is really good in my opinion. The story line is not bad at all. Many prototype fans didn't like the idea of not being Alex Mercer again. I was not very enthusiastic for the idea as well, but I didn't mind. I was curious. And it turned out better than I expected. Further, I have read and seen the PC game was widely criticized for being a bad port. I do not see that. My Desktop PC is not the latest in its specifications; A 2.6 Quad core intel processor, 8GB DDR2 RAM, 260 GTX Gigabyte Nvidia graphic card. I do recall that the game automatically downloaded something like a patch once it was installed. I also made sure all my drivers were updated. Anyway I think they did a well-done job in this sequel.

4.0 out of 5 stars Similar to the 1st game, but that's not bad. November 17, 2012

By S. Holt

Platform for Display:PC Download| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

Prototype 2 is very similar to Prototype 1 in almost all aspects. The graphics are a little better, but nothing to write home about. The key Amazon provided me activated with no issues via Steam. There is a perculiar USB human interface device issue that prevents the game from starting, but the work around is easy enough. Google it if you have the same issue I did.

5.0 out of 5 stars sweeeet November 4, 2012

By Robert L. Bock

Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Standard

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

this game is fun, like that you can just go out and kill everything in your path.once you get lots of stuff it's tricky to figure out the keys to use, but it works great