Which can add to the fun, granted: think MST3K. The cutscenes take themselves way too seriously, so if there's another person in the room you can count on smart-assed comments and your peers substituting cheeky dialogue whenever there's a pause in character interaction. I was perpetually surprised though as I played through Prototype. In terms of music, presentation, cutscenes and graphics InFamous wins over Prototype hands down.
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I knew InFamous had come out a few weeks earlier and that not only was it an exclusive to the PS3 but also had a lot more work go into it. God, I'd love to go up and yank that thing off! And tell him to stand up straight while I was at it! When I first returned home after renting Prototype, to be frank I was a bit biased. Alex himself is grim and moody, but otherwise tolerable- except for that damn hoodie he wears all throughout the game. You've gained superhuman powers and can lay waste to the city, blow things up, throw around trucks and cars and hijack tanks for 'splosions galore. You play as Alex Mercer, second cousin to Canadian weasel Rick Mercer and the product of genetic tampering gone too, too far. For me, that's what Prototype strikes me as: it's not the greatest game out there, but after a long and toiling day earning your daily dollar it's fun to return home, boot up Prototype, lay back and casually enjoy the mayhem on screen. Know what those games have in common though? No? Well, from what I've read, they're not 'games' per se but trinkets you can kick around and relax with. Know what those games have in common though? Ever play 'Flower' on PSN or 'Electroplankton' for the DS? No? Me neither. Who is responsible for your condition? Only you can find out! … ExpandĮver play 'Flower' on PSN or 'Electroplankton' for the DS? No? Me neither. Delve to the bottom of a conspiracy that has haunted the American government for decades. New York City is your hunting ground! Jam-packed, vibrant, fully interactive city filled with thousands of people and enemies out to destroy you.
Disguise: Assume the perfect disguise by transforming into any character and assuming the victim's powers, skills and abilities.
Shapeshifting: Attack with brutal and devastating powers instantly triggering hundreds of power combinations (Attack, Defensive and Sensory). Confront them, find those responsible and make them pay. They are your greatest threat and the key to the secrets of your past. Wage a secret war against factions with complex agendas of their own, out to capture or kill you. Take the form of anyone in your path, using an arsenal of identities to confound, exploit or annihilate your enemies. Stalk the streets of New York City, searching for the life you lead before. Consume targets for their form and memories to assume a perfect disguise, or instantly transform your body into an array of deadly biological weapons, cutting your way to the heart of the conspiracy forty years in the making. Consume targets for their form and memories to assume a perfect disguise, or instantly transform your body into an array of deadly biological weapons, cutting your way to the heart You are Alex Mercer, the Prototype: a shapeshifter with amazing powers of combat, destruction, and deception.