Give this game a break..
posted by cheesyvade (HOOVER, AL) Jun 11, 2009
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First off i want to say that i LOVE this game. Its one of the few games i actually bought the day it came out and it is the best investment of 60 dollars i've made besides GTA IV. It also kind of makes me angry that very popular game sites and magazines look down on this game because it's "too hard" or it didn't "inovate" the sandbox genre like it should have, which in my opinion, it did.
So here's a list of the pros and cons of Prototype
PROS:
Kill anyone and everything with the massive array of abilities at your disposal
Parkour through the streets of Manhatten like there's nothing to it
Turn into ANYONE
Military and police systems are very realistically used, as in if your
blazing by a patrol and run into a soldier and kill them, then they fire.
Hijacking military vehicles
WEB OF INTRIGUE which is the web of memories Alex can either collect or not in order to find out what happened to him and the city. These are memories that certain characters carry
Very involving story
Great voice acting
Realistic damage (ground and people)
CONS (none of which are major setbacks in the gameplay)
Graphics really aren't stunning, but if they were Gears of War or Assassin's Creed level, then you could not play for more than a few minutes because of the amount of people on the streets at one time.
It CAN be a bit frustrating at times. This is the most major setback because you are supposed to be "superman" basically, but you WILL fail missions, but it is very hard to actually die. This is NOT a dealbreaker though, to me it adds an aspect of panic which is what this game is about.
FINAL WORD
Graphics: 8/10: Could use polish, but are still good for this level of people on screen at a time
Gameplay: 10/10: One word- Incredible
Difficulty level: Medium
Sound: 9.5/10: Nothing TOO special here, but it is really awe inspiring to listen to the explosions you cause
Replayability: 8.5/10: There is so much to do, this really should't get old
TOTAL: 9/10
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