Prototype [X360]

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Following in the footsteps of the other games Radical Entertainment has made in the genre including The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Scarface, and Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Prototype is the first to be based around a new IP, and it's clear that the team are pleased that the cuffs are off. Rather than conforming to the expectations of a license (and more importantly, a license holder), with Prototype Radical is letting its imagination run wild, and the game is already a riot of energy and destruction.

At a basic gameplay level, the initial impression is Hulk: Ultimate Destruction meets Crackdown. This game has a similar sense of chaotic freedom and power. Rather than feeling artificially restrained, this is a game where you can run up the side of a building, then leap from rooftop to rooftop. This is a game where you can barrel down the street like a charging bull, knocking pedestrians aside and vaulting off the bonnets of any vehicles in your path. Hell, this is a game where you can jack a helicopter while it's in the air.

While we were shown a mission from later in the game, the basic concept is that the player will be uber powerful right from the off. You will feel like a certified bad-ass the second you hit the streets of New York, capable of taking on anything. The balance, then, will come in the way the threats you face change over the course of the game. Indeed, while Prototype will open with players exploring a familiar snapshot of Manhattan circa 2008 (built from 11,000 photos the team took on site), the future of the city is most certainly a damaged one.

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