The Prototype games are known more for their gameplay than for their story, though this one does bring a tense narrative to the Xbox 360. If Alex takes damage while facing down monsters, he can gain back health by consuming an enemy and absorbing its biomass into his body. The game has a huge library of potential moves and abilities, and one of your goals is to collect as many points as possible to figure out the abilities that best suit your play style. With plenty of enemies milling about the city, you have ample opportunity to gain evolution points, which you can use to unlock more abilities. You’ll want to remain mobile as you travel through New York City, sprinting down streets and scaling walls easily thanks to Alex’s enhanced strength. Vision modifications include infected vision, allowing him to pick out people who have been infected by the virus, as well as thermal version for locating enemies through certain obstacles.
He can turn parts of his own body into a variety of implements, from musclemass to enhance his strength to full body armor for additional defense in battle. As Alex Mercer, you’re capable of transforming into anyone by using his shapeshifting ability to take on new forms and their accompanying skills. Prototype for Xbox 360 and Xbox One was lauded for its arsenal of moves and abilities. The game received high ratings across all platforms, though the version for Xbox 360 was one of the top-selling games for the summer of 2009, making it a Platinum Hit for the year.
In 2015, new versions for Xbox One and PS4 became available. Prototype was designed by developer Radical Entertainment and published by Activision for both the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), with a release date in 2009 for North America. Fight monsters that have been infected by the virus, discover new abilities, and unravel a conspiracy that has been building for the past 40 years. A viral epidemic is sweeping through the streets of Manhattan, and it’s up to Alex to uncover his potential and use his powers to save New York City.