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Prototype follows the story of Alex Mercer, an amnesia-stricken experiment. As the game begins Alex finds himself on the experimentation table with absolutely no memory of his past. The bewildered prototype emerges from an underground lab far below the heart of New York City, only to realize that there is a lot more going on in the outside world.
With no familiarity of where he came from or if he is even human, Alex is forced to slay to discover his past and take vengeance for what has been done to him. He soon discovers that he has the capability to devour the power of those whom he kills, taking their memories, skills, and even their appearance.
Above these newfound talents Alex is suddenly thrown into a war involving himself and two different powers. The Black Watch Special Forces, an unbearably mutated virus-infected population, and the prototype himself all wage war in the streets of New York City.
By interfering in fights between the game's factions, or even deliberately leading one force into another and triggering a fight, Alex can manipulate the speed and spread of the virus.
Platform(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
The player, as Alex Mercer, is able to run extraordinarily fast and can take more damage than a normal human being. As Alex's powers mutate with use, the player will be able to move faster, carry heavier objects and take more damage before becoming incapacitated. The player will briefly be introduced to a version of Alex with all his powers unlocked in an introductory segment of the game.
Among the agile feats Alex can perform include running up the sides of buildings, jumping hundreds of meters at a time and gliding through the air. The game does not appear to utilize "fall damage" and the ground is seen to deform upon falling from great heights. The player can use firearms in comariety of melee attacks without having to shapeshift, as well as more gymnastic moves such as multiple "bouncing" tombstone drops, air combos, or sliding along the ground using an enemy's body as a surfboard.
Alex's primary power is his ability to shapeshift, transforming himself into an arsenal of deadly weapons, such as a six foot long blade-arm which releases a flurry of swift attacks, being able to cut through steel; a pair of razor sharp claws, which can be charged up for a "ground spike" attack, in which Alex can send his claws tunneling underground and spray out into deadly spikes; and a sharp bio-whip that can stretch up to 50 feet and defeat enemies from afar. He can also concentrate his bio-mass into his arms which increases his strength and makes him capable of lifting objects heavier than a car, and can concentrate bio-mass into his arms and hands, transforming them into huge rock-hard clubs to increase melee damage.
Alex can also shapeshift his biomass into defensive forms, like a large rudimentary shield made of hardened biomass which can cover up to three quarters of his body, protecting him from incoming attacks. He also has an armored form, which covers his whole body with thick layers of hardened bullet-proof biomass, giving him a compact, tank-like humanoid form; while he is slower in this form and cannot employ his signature parkour, he is dense enough to simply plow through most obstacles. He is also able to climb the sides of buildings using tentacles which sprout from his hands and feet enabling him to grip.
Alex's most powerful moves are "Devastator" attacks: attacks that use large amounts of biomass and can destroy large amounts of enemies. Two Devastators have been seen in preview videos - one is an attack similar to the whipfist that sends dozens of razor-sharp tendrils shooting in every direction from Alex's body to absorb or destroy all nearby foes. The other is similar to the groundspike move, except many groundspikes puncture upwards from the ground around Alex and impales people, and destroys vehicles and tanks.
Play this fucking game
