When the first Prototype game was released in 2009 it was right around the same time as inFAMOUS – both featured open world gameplay with a protagonist full of power and the ability to do just about anything he wanted.  Most of the talk the first time around was ‘which game was better’ and tons of people answered inFAMOUS – mostly because of the ‘moral’ decisions they faced in the game.

This time around Prototype 2 doesn’t have to face that direct comparison and made a good attempt at bringing a bit of moral dilemma and feeling into the game with the introduction of James Heller.  Prototype 2 kicks off with an exposition scene between Alex Mercer (from Prototype) and newcomer James Heller – in which Mercer infects Heller with the dreaded (yet powerful) Blacklight virus.  Gamers spend the rest of the game doing what they did last time around (if they played the first Prototype) destroying things, killing people and leveling up their abilities.

Prototype 2 will appeal to gamers who want an open-world-indestructible-hero-killing-machine in the style of Crackdown, Hulk and inFAMOUS.  The last Prototype offered much in the way of blades and tech enhancements for its anti-hero Mercer while this time around Heller has organic-like powers.

Since there is currently no demo offering of Prototype we’d have to recommend a ‘rent’ or ‘borrow’ of the game to try it out as there wasn’t much to keep us interested longer then a weekend of gory gruesome killing, running, flying, exploding and absorbing.  We’ve provided some general gameplay of Prototype 2 to wet your appetite – enjoy!

Prototype 2 from Radical/Activision is available now for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a Windows PC release date of July 24, 2012.

Related Videos:

Prototype 2 E3 2011 Interview
https://coin-op.tv/?p=3637

Prototype 3 Preview Leading the Pack
https://coin-op.tv/?p=5554 

Prototype 2 Preview Powers of Tendrils
https://coin-op.tv/?p=3776

Prototype 2 Gameplay Commentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEMrfGRXCq8