June was a good month for gaming. We reviewed inFamous and Red Faction and found those games to be great. But another game we just may have to review soon topped this list. Prototype. It’s a game that Daniel touted as his game of the year but I thought would falter with inFamous resembling Prototype. I guess 360 games perform better on a head-to-head and this chart proves it.
If you’re a regular PS reader, you’ll notice that this video may look very familiar. That’s because mrjuandrful posted the teaser opening cinematic a couple of weeks ago. In the opening cinematic, we learn that Alex believes he was the cause of the destruction in NYC. He doesn’t know how he became what he is, but he will do anything to get to the bottom of it. Even if it means killing a few military officials who are insane enough to try to stop him.
It should go without saying, but if there’s ever some kind of modern day apocolypse where humans become infected and an anti-hero like Alex Mercer was running around, you should NEVER decide to join the army and actually try to take him down. Seriously; there’s no way any of us would survive more than 3 seconds in a fight with him. Take the video in this article for example.
Prototype is set to release next month, and Activision announced three different exclusive collectibles that you can grab from three different retailers.
Those of you who enjoy collecting figurines would be wise to hit GameStop to pre-order Prototype as they are offering a figure of Alex Mercer, the main character in Prototype. Along with the figure, a 2-sided “Critical Hints Location Map / Poster” will be included as another pre-order bonus. Folks who pre-order from GameCrazy will received a limited edition art book which focuses on Alex Mercer’s character, shape-shifting abilities, and weapons. It also includes information on the enemies, other characters, and the locations in the game. And finally, for those of you who refuse to make contact with the outside world, Amazon is offering a limited edition comic of Prototype from Wild Storm.
What pre-order bonus are you looking forward to? I personally would love to get my hands on the Alex Mercer figurine, even though I make it a point to not give any business to GameStop. I guess I need to make an exception this time if I want to get that sweet figure.
Check out some pics of the figure & comic after the break
Radical Entertainment released a new trailer for Prototype recently focusing on the variety of mission types that we can expect in the game. In the trailer, which you can check out after the break, we see Alex performing a multitude of missions which include Rescue, Stealth, and Defend. If you’ve played most open-world games, then these mission types won’t seem unfamiliar to you. What sells this game are the unique ways that Alex can complete his tasks through his abilities.
Oh yea, and killing zombies with helicopter blades has officially been confirmed.
How much more awesomer can you make Prototype? When I heard Radical Entertainment, who made the great Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was making Prototype, you already had me sold. Then, you guys gave us tidbits of info here and there to keep our appetite whet. With this latest trailer, you guys have really outdone yourselves.
Never in my life did I think I’d ever see an infected baby chomping down on a host baby. Baby eating baby action is something that I’ve only dreamt about. My dreams were finally answered with this trailer.
Thank you Activision & Radical Entertainment. Now when I see a baby walking down the street, I’ll have to cross the street just in case that little sucker is an infected.
Hug hug, kiss kiss, hug hug, big kiss, little hug, kiss kiss, little kiss,
It should be clearbynow how excited we are about Prototype. We’re so excited, that we are absolutely green with envy that our friends at G4TV got an exclusive sneak peek at the game recently. Not only that, but they were kind enough to share with the internets a little piece of gameplay footage for all of us ‘normal folk’ to check out.
In the video above, you’ll see Alex dealing out some serious ass-kicking. He not only moves around the world so fluidly, but he also deals out a world of hurt to anyone and everyone that gets in his way.
If you caught our previous post on 10 reasons why you should get Prototype, then you have been anticipating its release as much as I have. Well my friends, the wait is almost over! Activision today announced that Prototype will be hitting store shelves on June 9th.
I’ve been watching this game for a long time, way back when co-op was a possible feature (which unfortunately, did not make it into Prototype.) I cannot stress enough that this is going to be one of the biggest games to be released this year. If you like open-world sandbox games, and you like destroying anything and everything that you can lay your eyes on, then Prototype is a MUST GET!!
Activision released a new trailer promoting their upcoming title Prototype today that, quite frankly, is a little blunt. Most trailers I’ve seen have a single focus and keep the entire video focused on the subject. Prototype is so full of badd-assery that they can comfortably give you 10 reasons why you should go to your local retailer come June 2009 and plunk down $60 bucks and change for Prototype.
If I had to pick a favorite number from the video, it would definitely have to be #4. “Stealth Kill + Patsy” has got to be one of the greatest ideas ever in a video game. To be able to take the shape of your enemy, and then to turn around and accuse another enemy that they are indeed Alex Mercer, and then have him shot and killed on sight just warms my heart at the thought of all the evil deeds I can do in the game.
The booths I was looking for in particular was EA, Activision and THQ. I first watched as a young kid played as Hulk Hogan, in the upcoming Legends of Wrestlemania (LOW). THQ has always developed great wrestling games going back to WCW vs. NWO, by far the best controls in any wrestling games hands down.
Rope to the face, will cause a burning sensation
To know they’re working on LOW assured me that the gameplay would be great. Not so fast though. After a 20 minute wait, I finally got a chance to play. Only two characters to choose from I chose Andre the Giant over Hulk Hogan. Let me first say that the graphics (360) were spectacular and even the crowd was a great noticeable eye catching aspect of the game. Now the controls on the other hand were not the same as the aforementioned THQ WCW vs. NWO. There was an attack, a grapple, and I guess a block. My opponent told me about the block button after our first match, to which I lost but I never got the hang of it after my second lost. Let’s say I rarely loose twice in a row. The damn kid pissed me off, so I left, lol. Great looking game overall!
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