
Prototype, the game where you play a poor soul that has no idea who he is but has the power of a god. Run anywhere you want, gain super powers, and destroy anything you want in this sandbox game. The hype on this game is getting bigger and bigger, but not much had been shown off.
Well, a good section of the game was finally shown off to me and I'm here to tell you all about it. So how's New York City doing with a man that has the powers of a God and a city that has been exposed to some kind of virus? Hit the jump to find out.
The demo starts off with the main character in the middle of New York City. The city has been infected by some virus, causing people to wander the area in a zombie-like state attacking anything that isn't like them. These creatures seem to have some relationship with you as they can detect you even if you've transformed into someone else. They will give chase if you try to run away, but will quickly give up if you get too far from them. The second form of these zombie-like creatures, called the Hunters, will not stop hunting you until you've been killed though. You have to kill them and lucky for the main character, he has a ton of attacks at his disposal.
Over the course of the game, you'll gain several defensive and offensive attacks. We were only shown a few for this demo, which were the hammer, whip, claws, and blades transformations for the offensive stuff; the shield power was shown off from the defensive weapons. All the power-ups can be upgraded to become stronger, and offensive and defensive powers can be combined. Throw on the claws and shield powers and you'll plow right through enemies as you run through them instead of just jumping over them.
You also have special attacks, which are these massive devastating attacks meant to be performed on a group of enemies. Have the whip power-up on and you can make a ton of sharp whips pop out of the ground and pierce anyone within the attack radius. All the offensive attacks you have will all have similar super attacks.
The city has three sections going on at all times. There's the infected side, the military side and the civilian side. Take out the infected buildings that produce more infected people and the military will expand. Take out a military base and the infection will rise. It's a constant power struggle and you can manipulate the out come however you want it to be.
You can make some Hunters follow you into a military zone, which will prompt a battle between the two groups right there. Then, since you're disguised, you can pick up a gun and help the military fight the zombie like creatures. Just grab a gun and blast away. So long as you don't do anything suspicious, the military won't bother you.
From my early look at the game, I think I may want to help the infection spread. Once the military is aware of your presence, they will attack you in full force. You can escape by transforming into someone else while in hiding, but they prove to a big pain throughout the game. The infected people on the other hand, are just retarded and will barely cause you annoyance.
One of the missions in the game has you going around the city to destroy several detectors throughout New York. All of them are located on rooftops, so you can either hijack a helicopter or simply run right up the side of a building until you hit the roof and cause some chaos. Once you're detected, the military will call for backup. If there's a military base nearby and you keep getting your ass handed to you because of them, you could take out that military base then go in and take out the detectors. Backup will still come, but now the military is coming from a greater distance away and it'll give you enough time to complete your objective.
The main goal of your character in the game is to find out who you are. Throughout the city, there are key people you have to consume to figure out your past. You can also consume key military figures that have skills you can utilize, such as the soldier that can call in air strikes.
New York City is in the middle of an apocalyptic battle and the city will evolve based on your actions as you play through the game. The game will be out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall.
this games left me with a meh after watching the trailer. your description has made me all hot and bothered...
this is either the flu or something else O_o
Im not sure how to feal about this game. the consept sounds cool but it seems kind of bland, but the war between the infected and the millitary sound like it will add an iteresting aspect to the game-play.
This game sounds awesome, can't wait. Loved the Hulk: Ultimate Destruction game from these guys.
Oh this sounds like fun :). I can't wait.
This game sounds more and more awesome each time i read about it.
"New York City is in the middle of an apocalyptic battle and the city will evolve based on your actions as you play through the game"
I hadn't heard that before. I'm a little interested now.
I like the concept that you can manipulate the balance of powers.
the gameplay vidz surfacing are blowing my mind. i want to climb on helicopters!
Sounds like my type of game. Hopefully they spend alot of work on the integration of all the abilities and attacks. Could be great, but I admit, it does have that dry sound to it. Looking forward to it.
Viral infection wiping out the populace? Cool.
Said infection turns populace into vicious monsters? Awesome.
Being able to pit said populace against a military faction and influence the outcome of the battle? Priceless.
Powers of some kind of gooey, bloody god? Sounds Valhallic.
Very interested.
This is on my list for sure!
One of my most anticipated of the year. I just want to jump around the city all parkour style.
I hadn't heard about the "balance of power" aspect of the game before, which makes this all the more interesting. Fuck the man, I want the infected to tear the city apart.
The more I hear about this game, the more excited I get. Hopefully there will be a demo before the game releases.
This game wasn't on my radar that much, but when I keep hearing cool stuff like this its definatly coming up to the forefront.
I'm stoked for this. It's been on my list for a while now. Definitely getting it.
isn't it coming out on pc as well? if not THEN PC GAMER LIED TO ME!
I hadn't heard about this power struggle in here either. Now I'm much more interested than I was before.
DO WANT.
so i take it from what you played... it was a good game?
can you only hi-jack military vehicles? for some reason i think i want to torment the civilians the most.. if i can steal their cars a-la GTA, then i think things could get pretty mischievous.
This reminds me that GTA4 is coming out tomorrow.
This is definitely something I want.
This was slipping off of my radar, but the new details have kept it on a bit longer.
This game looks awesome.