Prototype: The "Greatest Hits" of Gaming?

GrE writes, "With the previous two Incredible Hulk games under their belt, it's no surprise that Radical Entertainment (interestingly one of gaming legend Sierra's two remaining studios) have been chosen to develop Prototype; the open world Super Anti-Hero game which aims to blow your mind, and favorite platforms (PC, 360, PS3) this June.

There are a number of reasons that, if done right, this could be the ultimate action game - and Prototypes new trailer aims to both remind you of the game's impending release date and tell you a little about why you should part with some of your hard earned."

[CrAppleton]

I think based off this, we may very well be in for the greatest hits of video games

[SasanovaS777]

if i wanted to buy this game, id go buy hulk...however, not taking anything away from prototype, it will be a fun rent. just dont be disappointed when the framerate and screen tears start happening

[bgrundman]

Copywrite infringement... anyone?

[sonarus]

Those of you who never played hulk have no idea how much of a copy the game is. All his substantial moves are from the hulk, only the absorption stuff is new. I don't know about copying from the other games but this game completely lacks any originality.

That being said the hulk game was great and prototype should be great too. However my interest in ultimate carnage is weak. I can do it with the Hulk as a Hulk fan. IMO they should have just made a sequel to the Hulk game but they decided not to. Ultimate carnage to me gets dull like 1hr into any game. Destroy all Humans and Mercenaries i tried both with open mind and they got boring within the hour

I fully expect Prototype to suck but not because of copying other games but we shall see. I believe we are due for a demo soon

[kewlkat007]

Same as Infamous copies strongly from " Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
" The only thing that guy is missing is a damn light fn saber.

Ya know, maybe the story will set it apart but it's no big deal. Some will disagree, we know who you are. "Prototype" will be Bomb. It already has that same type coolness factor "Crackdown" had.

[Montrealien]

If this is a spiritual succesor to Ultimate destrution, so be it. It was an amazing game. Games always take piece of eachother, once you innovate people imitate, and perfect even. Its always been like that. Even the writer's poor example of Destroy all humans NPC controling was copied, scratch that, copied is the wrong word for this, inspired, from Messiah.

And they where not "chosen" to develope Prototype, this is their own original IP that they concieved and they are a consistent studio that have been working hard on this game. Also, they only made Hulk:ultimate destruction.

and btw, The incredble Hulk that came out last year was made by Edge of reality. The writer of this article could of done a little research.

[supercharger5150]

Oh sweet, I've been waiting for this from GrE!!

[bgrundman]

wow... they sure ganked alot of material from other games.

[Spolodaface]

I almost completely forgot about this game until this trailer came out. I'm really looking forward to this now, brings me back to the good old days of Spiderman 2, except with a whole lot more awesome.

Even if there isn't any challenge to the game as some of the videos suggest, it's still gonna be a blast.

[bgrundman]

It might be good, if handled properly. I am still skeptical though...

[JokesOnYou]

The new trailers are kickass. If the whole game is as fun as the trailer looks it will be a hit.

JOY

[Dmack79]

I'm sticking with inFamous, the new Resistance 2 DLC, Fat Princess, and Killzone 2. :)

[Spolodaface]

So pretty much you're sticking to PS3 exclusives? You're gonna be missing out on a lot then.

[Eiffel]

A majority of you do know that nearly 90% of all gameplay of this title released to the public is from before the delay? They polished nearly everything about it since then. Comparing this great title to Hulk UD is a insult.

Edit: I replied from the bottom...wtf N4G.

[callahan09]

Well, I do think inFamous looks better than Prototype, but don't rule out non-PS3-exclusives altogether! But yeah, inFamous looks like an intricately designed, detailed, well-focused game. Prototype looks disjointed, sloppy, and un-focused to me. It will probably provide some cheap thrills, but I have a feeling it'll all get old fast.

[forcefullpower]

I was very intrigued with this game until they released the 10 reason trailer.

The trailer to me basically infered that all you do is smash sh*t up. I have not heard anything about story line. Get a feeling it will be like GTA hyped to max with nothing special behind it.

[Spolodaface]

Hey, Saints Row 2 wasn't that bad.

[Dmack79]

it seems like prototype might have a weak story and shallow gameplay. Sure its always fun to smash things, but is that it? Is that the only action in the game?

Prototype won't have enough replay value as inFamous will.

inFamous has an outstanding Karma system. Prototype doesn't have anything similar to that.

inFamous also has a ton of side missions. I don't think prototype has a lot, if any at all.

Therefore prototype isn't worth the $60 and is just a rental at best.

[DelbertGrady]

Do you base this on some actual experience, or is it just the usual insecure fanboy retaliation at work?

[Eiffel]

Infamous has nothing unique to offer on the lines of gameplay. Sorry I'm for a great storyline but now when it outweighs the fun factor. I want to get my $60 worth. And that is Prototype.

[iHEARTboobs]

with all the destruction. GTAIV looked fun and was fun for the same reason. The only problem with that is that after a while it got boring. I doubt Prototype will be just @ss kicking, well i hope it's not. Need more info on the game though.

@Eiffel: Lets say InFamous isn't unique, does that mean it can't be fun? And like I said before, breaking $hit is fun but it gets boring if that's all you're doing. I'm getting infamous because the gameplay looks good to me and prototype if it shows it's more than just all out destruction.

[Aclay]

I'm still not sure if I'm going to get Prototype.

Even though it looks like it could be loads of fun, my only dilemma with Prototype is that all I've seen so far is a bunch of Mindless Destruction and it doesn't seem to be as centered like InFamous because in InFamous, there's a reason to what you are doing and you can actually choose which path you want to take... but in Prototype it just seems like all you are doing is Killing Everything and everyone... don't get me wrong, running through a city blowing sh*t up can be fun, but for me it can get boring eventually if there's no real purpose.

Right now I'm favoring InFamous over Prototype for those reasons I mentioned about and I'll have read some reviews first before I even consider it.

[Spolodaface]

while I don't know much about InFamous, after looking at a couple of trailers it doesn't look that similar to Prototype. While Prototype has an accurate representation of New York, filled with hundreds of innocent bystanders who may be oblivious to your identity before you (optionally) initiate some carnage, InFamous seems pretty derelict apart from army guys. Pretty different aims of the games really.

[xionpunk]

I LOVE IT

[NickIni]

Looks similar to inFamous, and from what we've seen, I know which one I'll be getting.

[Spolodaface]

Prototype?

[evadw]

Not sure which I'll get. I'll probably end up renting one if I buy the other.

Prototype does look like it has more scope for inventiveness, a la GTA.

[JOEdANGEL]

I never played the Hulk game made by these guys, and if it was anything like this game I'm sad I didn't. While I am a bit worried about the seeming lack of story, the actions that you can perform in this game look incredible. Running along the side of the building and then plunging that spear thing into the helicopter did it for me. The body skating part was pretty awesome as well.

Whereas Infamous looks more like a story oriented game, this one seems more open ended and less scripted. Both games seem like they'll be pretty good rents.

[khrisnifer]

Trust me - you'll see.

Game of the year.