Prototype
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I began playing the game and at first I thought 'great another cheap port from console' but I decided to give it a go. And I am loving it 
I havent played through the story much, but I have been free roaming and I urge you all to lift up a car and start running around with it and see what happens
I might do a broadcast via Xfire at some point this week or weekend. I am using my keyboard and mouse for this game and I prefer it tbh over the gamepad, altho I havent attempted to use the gamepad on it and I dont intend to either.
So far I think this game definitely fulfils the potential I was expecting. It's fun, it's brutal (consume anyone? lol) and above all it's something different.
Oh, another thing, try escaping the city via one of the bridges.
I havent played through the story much, but I have been free roaming and I urge you all to lift up a car and start running around with it and see what happens
I might do a broadcast via Xfire at some point this week or weekend. I am using my keyboard and mouse for this game and I prefer it tbh over the gamepad, altho I havent attempted to use the gamepad on it and I dont intend to either.
So far I think this game definitely fulfils the potential I was expecting. It's fun, it's brutal (consume anyone? lol) and above all it's something different.
Oh, another thing, try escaping the city via one of the bridges.
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Looks like a good game, but I don't think I'll buy it tbh, probs one of those games I'd play a couple of times then stop playing (like GTA4). Well, I may buy it on offer sometime...
I thought id write a customer review as every seems to have mixed comments.
My Mini Review:
This game for me is in the same league as Team Fortress & Saints Row 2 by that i mean there not meant to be taken seriously or made for the graphics, they are ment for pick it up & have some fun for a few hours. it is however not one of them games you will play all the time everyday(unlike TF2). its pick up & play put away games. it does however have some serious elements to it to the story is strange & draws me in to wanting to know more & finish it.
The Graphics Are Good for most part. the people are very detailed for amount there are, this is not to confused with Crysis Detailed. prototype has a GTA IV like look to the game, but prototype people AI is superior. the landscape including buildings Tree's lamposts are also detailed & vasty different around the city.However most Cars,Truck,Heli,Tanks do not look like they should be in the game at all. they are very bland & vector like they seem to have just picked one colour for each car with no blending for Shadows or highlights. which is disappointing. The Taxi are the best looking car in the game, you can see all the detail and have different shades of yellow to them. the Cut scenes are very good, they look like a film in places with there dark effect on them with touch of film grain to boot. if the game looked as good as the cut scenes you would be playing GTA IIV without being able to enter cars.
Performance
The Performance is good but also not that well optimized, by that i mean i have yet to notice any stutters or drop in FPS & runs well considering all the explosion etc there is. i did get a crash once on picking up a hint but was resolved when i reloaded the game, but lost 2 hours of exp points..
Why i feel its not optimized?
i am playing @ 1920x1200 with 4AA (max) & all high & im achieving 72-92FPS.
However my current rig is:
i7 940 @ 3.0 | 6GB DDR3 1066 | EVGA 280GTX SSOC SLI
i feel that game does not utilse the SLi To its full advtange or any for that matter.
Free Roam.
The City is vast & great to explore. ive not seen any 2 buildings that look the same. there are however bridges that are closed which i could see being opened up later in the game (not finished yet) or in a free DLC
Powers are very fun to use but as i said before its a pick up play & put away game. the powers are great for causing havoc around the city from blowing up cars cutting tanks up, sticking spikes though helicopters & making them explode. i have yet to unlock every power but i do enjoy causing mayhem.i do feel that there wont be enough to keep me amused for a long time so far the longest run i have played this game before getting bored was 3 hours.
Conclusion:
i do hope they will release DLC for extra powers from some big well know super heores to expand this game futher & include multiplayer options. i could see this game being as big as GTV IV online community if time was put in to some fun game modes & great connectivity. The Game Overall is a great pick up and play game if you currently looking for one this is a great consideration & will give you a unquie genre to your collection for thayt point alone i think it worth the purchase. i do howver feel that game is overpriced at £34.99 but certain brick stores have it for £29.99 if had to buy this again knowing what i know i would say this game is worth £24.99
Online Ideas.
it would be great to see game modes such as
"protect the Target" (VS)
"clear up the infections" (Coop)
"most Damage" (VS)
"Capture the Flag" (Team VS?)
(Free Roam Racing)(VS)
Hope you liked my review
My Mini Review:
This game for me is in the same league as Team Fortress & Saints Row 2 by that i mean there not meant to be taken seriously or made for the graphics, they are ment for pick it up & have some fun for a few hours. it is however not one of them games you will play all the time everyday(unlike TF2). its pick up & play put away games. it does however have some serious elements to it to the story is strange & draws me in to wanting to know more & finish it.
The Graphics Are Good for most part. the people are very detailed for amount there are, this is not to confused with Crysis Detailed. prototype has a GTA IV like look to the game, but prototype people AI is superior. the landscape including buildings Tree's lamposts are also detailed & vasty different around the city.However most Cars,Truck,Heli,Tanks do not look like they should be in the game at all. they are very bland & vector like they seem to have just picked one colour for each car with no blending for Shadows or highlights. which is disappointing. The Taxi are the best looking car in the game, you can see all the detail and have different shades of yellow to them. the Cut scenes are very good, they look like a film in places with there dark effect on them with touch of film grain to boot. if the game looked as good as the cut scenes you would be playing GTA IIV without being able to enter cars.
Performance
The Performance is good but also not that well optimized, by that i mean i have yet to notice any stutters or drop in FPS & runs well considering all the explosion etc there is. i did get a crash once on picking up a hint but was resolved when i reloaded the game, but lost 2 hours of exp points..
Why i feel its not optimized?
i am playing @ 1920x1200 with 4AA (max) & all high & im achieving 72-92FPS.
However my current rig is:
i7 940 @ 3.0 | 6GB DDR3 1066 | EVGA 280GTX SSOC SLI
i feel that game does not utilse the SLi To its full advtange or any for that matter.
Free Roam.
The City is vast & great to explore. ive not seen any 2 buildings that look the same. there are however bridges that are closed which i could see being opened up later in the game (not finished yet) or in a free DLC
Powers are very fun to use but as i said before its a pick up play & put away game. the powers are great for causing havoc around the city from blowing up cars cutting tanks up, sticking spikes though helicopters & making them explode. i have yet to unlock every power but i do enjoy causing mayhem.i do feel that there wont be enough to keep me amused for a long time so far the longest run i have played this game before getting bored was 3 hours.
Conclusion:
i do hope they will release DLC for extra powers from some big well know super heores to expand this game futher & include multiplayer options. i could see this game being as big as GTV IV online community if time was put in to some fun game modes & great connectivity. The Game Overall is a great pick up and play game if you currently looking for one this is a great consideration & will give you a unquie genre to your collection for thayt point alone i think it worth the purchase. i do howver feel that game is overpriced at £34.99 but certain brick stores have it for £29.99 if had to buy this again knowing what i know i would say this game is worth £24.99
Online Ideas.
it would be great to see game modes such as
"protect the Target" (VS)
"clear up the infections" (Coop)
"most Damage" (VS)
"Capture the Flag" (Team VS?)
(Free Roam Racing)(VS)
Hope you liked my review
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anyone else can't get past the throwing the cab at the heli part? Alex just won't throw it, no matter what buttons I press, targeted or not targeted
i know what u mean, all you have to do is hold tab to target copter then scroll to target both the soldiers roping down off it then back up to copter then it will let you
(they dont quite explain that i know)
I just attacked him to low hp then tried to consume him
fires up game agian and see if can get hard working
I thought id write a customer review as every seems to have mixed comments.
My Mini Review:
This game for me is in the same league as Team Fortress & Saints Row 2 by that i mean there not meant to be taken seriously or made for the graphics, they are ment for pick it up & have some fun for a few hours. it is however not one of them games you will play all the time everyday(unlike TF2). its pick up & play put away games. it does however have some serious elements to it to the story is strange & draws me in to wanting to know more & finish it.
The Graphics Are Good for most part. the people are very detailed for amount there are, this is not to confused with Crysis Detailed. prototype has a GTA IV like look to the game, but prototype people AI is superior. the landscape including buildings Tree's lamposts are also detailed & vasty different around the city.However most Cars,Truck,Heli,Tanks do not look like they should be in the game at all. they are very bland & vector like they seem to have just picked one colour for each car with no blending for Shadows or highlights. which is disappointing. The Taxi are the best looking car in the game, you can see all the detail and have different shades of yellow to them. the Cut scenes are very good, they look like a film in places with there dark effect on them with touch of film grain to boot. if the game looked as good as the cut scenes you would be playing GTA IIV without being able to enter cars.
Performance
The Performance is good but also not that well optimized, by that i mean i have yet to notice any stutters or drop in FPS & runs well considering all the explosion etc there is. i did get a crash once on picking up a hint but was resolved when i reloaded the game, but lost 2 hours of exp points..
Why i feel its not optimized?
i am playing @ 1920x1200 with 4AA (max) & all high & im achieving 72-92FPS.
However my current rig is:
i7 940 @ 3.0 | 6GB DDR3 1066 | EVGA 280GTX SSOC SLI
i feel that game does not utilse the SLi To its full advtange or any for that matter.
Free Roam.
The City is vast & great to explore. ive not seen any 2 buildings that look the same. there are however bridges that are closed which i could see being opened up later in the game (not finished yet) or in a free DLC
Powers are very fun to use but as i said before its a pick up play & put away game. the powers are great for causing havoc around the city from blowing up cars cutting tanks up, sticking spikes though helicopters & making them explode. i have yet to unlock every power but i do enjoy causing mayhem.i do feel that there wont be enough to keep me amused for a long time so far the longest run i have played this game before getting bored was 3 hours.
Conclusion:
i do hope they will release DLC for extra powers from some big well know super heores to expand this game futher & include multiplayer options. i could see this game being as big as GTV IV online community if time was put in to some fun game modes & great connectivity. The Game Overall is a great pick up and play game if you currently looking for one this is a great consideration & will give you a unquie genre to your collection for thayt point alone i think it worth the purchase. i do howver feel that game is overpriced at £34.99 but certain brick stores have it for £29.99 if had to buy this again knowing what i know i would say this game is worth £24.99
Online Ideas.
it would be great to see game modes such as
"protect the Target" (VS)
"clear up the infections" (Coop)
"most Damage" (VS)
"Capture the Flag" (Team VS?)
(Free Roam Racing)(VS)
Hope you liked my review
Well said mate, have to agree about the cars/transport etc but its all compensated for, you never really stick around to look at these things. Some things i did like about the vehicles is the animations you do to get inside them. Not a Press E and ZOOM ur in, sometimes you have to break inside them too. If you have got the helicopter hijack skill its so cool when you are at the back end and have to 'progress' to the cockpit pressing keys to jump on the wing etc
Just got back from London so my sentences arn't very well constructed, excuse me
(tired)oh and performance, i get no FPS drops at all. Quad core and gts 250 1440x900
Great review
edit: oh and good shout about the bridges, another island would be quality !
also I think you guys a being a bit unfair with regards to playing space.. there's already loads of it (the whole of manhattan island for a start) and they've mapped it to be exactly like manhattan island is in real life..
I cant get my head around how fast this game runs at 1920x1200 and full settings - it never slows down 
GTA developers really need to take note of this engine!
When i saw some screen shots on Steam i thought it looked too silly, ill avoid that when it comes out ....but then i saw a video review i had to give it a try!
This is definitely up there with as one of my favourite games of all time, its insanely addictive - a bit over the top violence wise but just so entertaining
Quick knee to the face ........... I've been on that ferry
....aaaand a human split!
GTA developers really need to take note of this engine!When i saw some screen shots on Steam i thought it looked too silly, ill avoid that when it comes out ....but then i saw a video review i had to give it a try!
This is definitely up there with as one of my favourite games of all time, its insanely addictive - a bit over the top violence wise but just so entertaining
Quick knee to the face ........... I've been on that ferry
....aaaand a human split!
Having a great laugh with this.
Silly pic time, me on top of Empire State Building.
I now feel the urge to take someone to the top of there and piledrive them off it
Tab target the boss and hold right click when you got whip out