Prototype Catch-All (Press A to destroy everything)

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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Developer: Radical Entertainment (Go Canada!)
Publisher: Activision (The only downside to paying for this game)
Release Date: June 10, 2009 on 360, PS3, and Games for Windows

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E3 2009 Trailer

According to previews, primary features of the game include:

  • Killing zombies.
  • Killing soldiers.
  • Killing pedestrians.
  • Killing monsters.
  • Performing some kind of action that doesn't involve killing. (Not confirmed)
  • Breaking stuff in your way.
  • Existing on a Microsoft console, and therefore objectively and intrinsically superior to Infamous.
  • A complex morality system, where you need to make the choice between being a completely narcissistic badass or not playing the game at all.

I've been looking forward to this title for about two years now and it's out in about a week. Anyone else excited?

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The spiritual successor the Hulk Ultimate Destruction, you bet your ass I'm excited.

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I'm looking forward to it. I'll probably pick it up week one unless there are a lot of bad reviews. I heard speculation that InFamous coming out right before Prototype would hurt them both, but I'm actually more interested in Prototype because I liked InFamous to much. My only concern is that after InFamous and Red Guerrilla, I may burn out on open world games.

I do have some concerns. I hope there is some depth to the gameplay. Destruction is fun, but there needs to be something more to keep it interesting for the long haul. I'm also curious on where the challenge comes from. If you can run up buildings, fly, and drop elbows on tanks what is going to stop you?

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IUMogg wrote:
I do have some concerns. I hope there is some depth to the gameplay. Destruction is fun, but there needs to be something more to keep it interesting for the long haul. I'm also curious on where the challenge comes from. If you can run up buildings, fly, and drop elbows on tanks what is going to stop you?

You don't start out able to do that. You have a very basic set of abilities at the start and progressively get more power as the game progresses as does your opposition.

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Been back and forth on Prototype but still looks fun. Alas I am flat busted broke this month (damn you new tires) so this and Red Faction kind of have to wait.

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Sinatar wrote:
The spiritual successor the Hulk Ultimate Destruction, you bet your ass I'm excited.

Smashy smashy.

I agree, I can't wait to try protoype especially after planning Infamous and liking that so much, but I am a big fan of open world games.

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Sinatar wrote:
The spiritual successor the Hulk Ultimate Destruction, you bet your ass I'm excited.

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Same developers?

I avoid online multiplayer because my brain still works.

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Lard wrote:
Sinatar wrote:
The spiritual successor the Hulk Ultimate Destruction, you bet your ass I'm excited.

Smashy smashy.

Same developers?

Yep.

Day one purchase for me.

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Oh, I didn't know that.

You just piqued my interest.

I avoid online multiplayer because my brain still works.

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CrashedHardrive wrote:
Lard wrote:
Sinatar wrote:
The spiritual successor the Hulk Ultimate Destruction, you bet your ass I'm excited.

Smashy smashy.

Same developers?

Yep.

Day one purchase for me.

Yeah, these guys know how to do open-world power-fantasy destruction like no one else . I am reserving a spot for this in my gamefly queue, but I would purchase it day-one if I had the cash.

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I am 100% getting this. Looks extremely good and I've been dying for an open-world romp-fest. I thought about Saints Row 2 but decided to hold off and just buy this.

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Faceless Clock wrote:
I am 100% getting this. Looks extremely good and I've been dying for an open-world romp-fest. I thought about Saints Row 2 but decided to hold off and just buy this.

I held off SR2 too saw it at EB for $55AUD last week, though I am still going to wait for some of the reviews to hit before I decide if I will purchase it. From looks of the trailers it looks like A LOT of fun, basically obliterating the city, the story doesn't interest me - hopefully it all comes together well.

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Lard wrote:
Oh, I didn't know that.

You just piqued my interest.

Same. Definitely a rental, if nothing else.

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So apparently if you sign up for their news letter you get a code for a special ability in game when the game ships...tomorrow I guess.

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Wait-- this has online co-op? That sells me.

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Atomicvideohead wrote:
Wait-- this has online co-op? That sells me.

I just read that, no, it does not. No multiplayer of any kind.

I'd love to be wrong - this games begs to be co-op enabled.

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Atomicvideohead wrote:
Wait-- this has online co-op? That sells me.

Nope. When it was originally announced it did, then they had to cut it to make their christmas release. Sierra imploded and the game was delayed till now, yet they never readded it.

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Damn, its still listed as that on metacritic.

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52club wrote:
The reviews for this game should be interesting. Activision abused their power by actually placing the review embargo to after the game's release.

Really?

That's never a good sign.

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I was intrigued by this game, especially since I loved Crackdown so much, but I'm not so sure anymore. The fact that there are no reviews yet is worrying. And to add fuel to the fire, a gaming site from my country, gamer.nl, posted their review yesterday (they gave it 60%) only to be taken offline minutes later...

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Activision are turning out to be real charmers.

I'm interested in this game but it needs to get some positive word of mouth for me to take the plunge.

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Boy, I was really hoping for another Crackdown here, but everything I'm hearing about this game turns me off to the possibility of buying it farther and farther.

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Blocking reviews prior to release? That can't be good.

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MisterStatic wrote:
Blocking reviews prior to release? That can't be good.

Zigactly. I have the option to buy this one tomorrow, but am really not sure whether I want to drop £40 on a game that I know very little about. I could take one for team and let you all know, I suppose. Or I could beg my friendly local game shop to let me borrow it for the night.

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I saw it at E3. Wasn't blown away.

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Some site I've never heard of thought it was pretty okay.

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Location: On the moonlit moors.

Hmmm, the sims 3 is sounding more attractive.

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spider_j wrote:
MisterStatic wrote:
Blocking reviews prior to release? That can't be good.

Zigactly. I have the option to buy this one tomorrow, but am really not sure whether I want to drop £40 on a game that I know very little about. I could take one for team and let you all know, I suppose. Or I could beg my friendly local game shop to let me borrow it for the night.

I'd say, borrow it or wait for the reviews. They are relying on people 'having' to get the game day one.

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This quote from the 1up boards direct from Garnett Lee better explains the (hopefully) non-nefarious reasons behind the embargo:

GL4 wrote:

Activision set the review embargo for Wednesday morning. So you should be able to read one before potentially going (or not going) to the store for a copy.

I don't have any inside info on their thinking but I'd guess that a.) they wanted to release the game as soon as possible once it was done as the reason behind the E3 timing and b.) hold the reviews so they didn't washed out in the E3 news wave last week.

I'm reviewing it for us. Obviously I can't give that review yet but it's by no means a "bad" game. I don't see this as a case like a movie where they don't have screeners for the reviewers. I got the copy of the game before E3 with time to get ready for the launch day review.

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Garnett Lee wrote:
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Considering this is the first time I can ever remember seeing an embargo like this, it does seem at least a little likely this is the case. It still seems a little like they're testing the waters on how well something like this could work. If we see it going forward, Activision can consider itself blacklisted (excluding Blizzard titles, at least until they make Blizzard tremendously evil via lawyers).

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