Prototype 2

The truth is - this game is FAR superior to the original Prototype. It deserves a 10/10 and would love to see a sequel. Funny cause I remember not liking this game as much when I was a teen but dangnabit its great!!

Some quick notes:
1. Use the firs two steps of this video to run the game butter smooth on modern PC hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4cmh5eX38w
2. copy paste these launch options under properties in steam for 4k60fps: resolution=3840x2160@60

Ok, back to it. This game was made with some serious LOVE. It drips from every aspect. It takes EVERYTHING from Prototype 1 - cleans it up, enhances it, and turns it up to 11.

Grips, grunts, and groans:
1 Oh no, its not Alex Mercer!! Guess what, Heller is actually awesome. I remember not liking him when I was an edgy teen cause I loved Mercer, but Heller is a bada** in this game.
2 the story is... secondary. The original had more vibes, intrigue, mystery, and immersion; here it is just an excuse to be bada** and put the player in this world, but that's OK! There are some cool things like Alex evolving others etc, but it just doesn't hit like the first game.
3 the additions of the boroughs and loss of upper Manhattan kinda stinks, but works for pacing and to change it up from the original

Now, all the juice. Like I said, this game is Prototype 1 on steroids and molly. They tightened up the combat so much and got rid of what felt like repetitive powers (looking at you muscles mass + hammer fists, and shields from 1). You can use two powers at once, plus shields - it just feels so good and well thought out. Then everything else of course is also better: consuming in general (stealthily and in combat), the leaps and throws are tight and accurate, locomotion / traversal *chefs kiss* it does not get more SLICK. The boss fights are a blast, each enemy has tactics to learn and weapons that work better than others on them. The power creep and way you level up individual skills has you interacting with the world in various ways. IT IS REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL!!!! The dialogue is great and Heller is freaking funny. There are some great one liners from him and a ton of the Blackwatch mercs are just hilarious. And all without ruining the immersion, it actually works really well. Vehicles feel wayyyy better. And finally... the mission design is kick ass!! I don't want to pull my hair out from timers like the original, or reset checkpoints cause the thing I was escorting got F'd.

PS love the Radnet event challenges to unlock homegrown movie style fan fiction from the dev team. That was heart warming and really cool.

TLDR: Give me Prototype 3 and please include Mercer AND Heller!

game is fun and engaging you can make it difficult or make it easy for yah a all around good game

noice game writing a bit rushed in parts but flay through the story and just have fun. pc is bugged here and there on higher end pcs

Replayed both games after 10 years or so and this one is very fun. You really are a one man army and it's awesome to take any foe regarding size because all the abilities to use. Go stealth or not, hijack or steal a helicopter and wreak havoc or just destroy everyone with bare hands.
First Prototype was good but this is much better, especially game mechanics and control wise.
I'd recommend to play first Prototype 1 and then Prototype 2 to see how much second game had evolved and is more fun to play.
Probably game will crash for many at the startup (because it's old game :) ) but there's a fix in nexusmods page. There's also a problem at the start with one tutorial mission. There's also a quick fix for that which is needed to be done once to get past that situation and everything forward is very smooth and no issues.
Definite recommendation for this game.

As someone who never played this game until recently, it rocks! My biggest complaint about the game is that its too short. I used to be a huge Crackdown and Saints Row 4 fan back in the day because of the crazy power fantasy but this game honestly kind of puts them to shame in terms of gameplay mechanics.


Short and sweet, it's a shame the studio who made this isn't around anymore.

Very nostalgic 2010's game. The gameplay loop was fun, the story was straightforward with a likeable main character and the open world was neither bloated nor filled with meaningless side missions. Definitely recommend if you want an straightforward old school open world game to beat in less than 20 hours.

Game literally doesn't have sound. It has a lot of options for tweaking how the sound would behave if it did have sound, but they forgot to include all the sounds themselves.

I'm guessing Prototype 3 never got made because the developer wanted to release it without video output.

This game actually is so fun, you really feel like you are a one man army able to destroy everything.

Its a fantastic game that sadly does require a mod to stop it from crashing on startup on newer rigs

It's basically unplayable if your pc is "too good" so unless you have a potato pc as your main/spare then yeah play the game on the potato but it's impossible to finish the game since every time you wanna consume someone/thing while getting shot it crashes if your pc is higher end

A lot of people are saying this game doesn't work, which it doesn't. But if you take a small amount of time to find an online patch it'll work perfectly fine. There's a patch on nexus mods that fixes both FPS and crashing on startup issues. I'd recommend getting the patch if you want to play this gem of a game without issues.

this game cant even run,i suggest you dont buy this game.. this game is dead
theres no more prototype

The Game is broken once you get to the level with the claws you get stuck and it's pointless passing it I got it on sale. It's a good game but as of now can't get past it I wouldn't recommend getting it. The first one works really good plays well.

No game has powers like this, phenomenal.

Crashes. Wont launch.

Played the first one on Xbox 360, had a lot of fun when I put it on my steam deck. Had no problems running, and had even more fun. Was on a sit and wait for orders job for a couple weeks and took that time to play and beat this game, had at least 12 hours of game time, not sure why it says I played for 0.4 hrs.

games great, but I have to pay $10 extra dollars to be able to do challenges and unlock one skin, what a joke.

7/10 good old fun game like we don't get anymore. when remake?

Heavily underrated, people are only fully appreciating the Prototype series now, but they had planned a third game and further expansions into a whole universe, but since this game didn't initially sell that well they scrapped everything. Hopefully at some point enough support can be drummed up to bring this IP back to life, it's strangely one of the most epic and pretty in-depth, basically playing as Venom in the zombie apocalypse.

One of the the best parts of the game is the soldiers and zombies actually fight, and parts of the map will change the landscape based on what goes down. If it's under military control, exactly that. Zombie control, the block turns into a hellscape filled with flesh and blacklight pustules. and if they stalemate over the same spot long enough, it eventually gets completely destroyed into a barren wasteland, which can be recolonized by humans and start the whole process over again.

one of the best games for messing around in its worth the price on sale and if there is a bug google it

unplayable. good luck getting it to launch. youve been warned.

Missions are pretty repetitive but it's pretty fun still

force close cannot open idk why

"either you die trying or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain" perfect quote for this game, IMO i like the lore of the villain more rather than the MC. but it still give a good solid smash button gameplay. MUST play the first prototype then you continue to prototype 2.

Improves on The 1st in many ways. The progression and upgrades are different though.

Rather than building up a "Currency" to buy upgrades, You find collectibles, or Destroy certain objectives. The only same thing is Absorbing dudes to improve certain skills.

OVERALL I'd say a MUCH better improvement.

The worst part of this game: No Prototype 3 ;_;

Crashes on launch, doesn't seem compatible with Windows 11 even after multiple file config attempts. If you're running an older rig you may get to relive the nostalgia of this game.

If you're looking for nostalgia, just play the original Prototype. This sequel feels like a lazy cash grab, riding on the success of the first game without adding anything meaningful.

The gameplay is nearly identical but somehow clunkier, the story is forgettable, and the new protagonist, James Heller, lacks the depth and intrigue of Alex Mercer. Instead of improving the formula, Prototype 2 simplifies mechanics and removes the challenge that made the original engaging.

It’s clear this was made with minimal effort—reused assets, uninspired missions, and a downgraded open world. If you’re a fan of Prototype, you’ll just end up disappointed. Stick to the original.

Pros:
✔ Still fun to run around and cause chaos
✔ Decent visuals for the time
✔ Some cool abilities

Cons:
✖ Feels like a dumbed-down version of Prototype
✖ Weak story and uninteresting protagonist
✖ Repetitive missions and gameplay
✖ Less challenge and depth than the original
✖ Feels like a lazy cash grab instead of a true sequel

Kill Kill Kill Kill Slash Kill Consume Kill!!!!!!! this is peak

better than prototype 1
fight me!
still suck need some fix to do to play this

This game is great!! I played it when i was a kid and am glad to revisit it. Big disclaimer though, if you get this game you NEED to download the mod for it that fixes it. You can find where to get the mod from the community page. Its super easy to do and is free.

play this game its the best i swear

Game takes one step forward and two steps back, could be an amazing sequel but cuts out so many mechanics from the first one. Gameplay generally is better but there's a lot missing from the first one. Speaking of Alex, he's the main antagonist in this one. All in all, I'd recommend the first Prototype but I still hope we get a third game someday! Come on Activision! This game is also much more casual and forgiving than the first one which still has a brutal difficulty spike so this game lives up more to the power fantasy element! I prefer this game over the first one for how many improvements overall this one has over the first game. I highly recommend this game but they need to fix this version of the game!

Bought both Prototypes as a bundle deal and couldn't get either game to load on my computer. Complete waste of money.

Some problems with FPS drops and keyboard, u need to unplugue it for start the game but the game is really good !!!

what a nostalgic, buy this game just for finishing the game that i cannot done when i was younger

Get it on sale/discount :D

There truly isn´t anything like this franchise, only game that comes somewhat close is Infamous but that´s about it. It´s gory, it makes you feel insanely overpowered (specially late game) and the gameplay is really good, in some aspects better than the first game and in some others it feels like a watered down version of the first prototype, regardless, both games are awesome.

Now one thing to keep in mind, the pc port of prototype 2 SUCKS ABSOLUTE ASS, you´ll need a mod from nexus to fix most of the performance issues and still there´s a chance you´ll still experience issues despite having it installed. But besides the port, a fantastic sequel to a very god tier yet underrated game. I hope we get prototype 3 or a remake of the first one some day.

~ GAMEPLAY ~
🔲 Boring
🔲 Rock Paper Scissors
🔲 Fun
🔲 Hmm..........
🔲 Entertaining
✅ Ace
🔲 Godlike


~ DIFFICULTY ~
🔲 My grandma could play it
🔲 Easy
✅ Normal
🔲 Hard
🔲 A challenge to be reckoned


~ GRAPHICS ~
🔲 MS Paint
🔲 Bad
🔲 Meh
✅ Normal
🔲 Very Good
🔲 An original artistic direction
🔲 Beautiful
🔲 Masterpiece


~ STORY ~
🔲 This game has no story
🔲 Some lore
🔲 It's there for people who want it
✅ Well written
🔲 Leading to more in-depth researches/thoughts
🔲 A model to get inspired by


~ LENGTH ~
🔲 0 (No story)
🔲 Short
✅ Average
🔲 Long
🔲 To infinity and beyond


~ MUSIC ~
🔲 Just filling noises/No music
✅ Trivial and uneventful
🔲 Good and/or fitting the game's artistic dispositions
🔲 Memorable
🔲 Transcending whispers of a forgotten world


~ INTEREST ~
🔲 I would rather watch paint dry
🔲 Hard to enjoy
🔲 Repetitive and/or uninspired
✅ A good moment
🔲 Sticking out of the pack
🔲 You will remember it long after


~ REPLAYABILITY ~
🔲 A one-time experience
✅ Only for achievements
🔲 If you wait a few months/years (or with mods)
🔲 Definitely
🔲 Infinitely replayable (or almost)

Very fun game to play. Had to find workarounds to even get it started and then had to limit the CPU at one point. Other than that the game runs like a charm.

i adore this game the idea the design and the powers god damn

I feel the power flowing threw my mutant veins as I destroy my enemies.

Just doesn't want to properly run on newer operation systems, don't bother. A shame because otherwise it's good and fun.

Fantastic game, terrible port. Even downloading patches modders have put out and forcing it to run on a single CPU core didn't prevent the game from crashing too often for me. A real shame.

Better than the first Prototype but still trash

Its a great game but in its current state you need to download a mod of nexus to get it to launch. Its also worth noting to pass one of the first missions you need to set your pc to use one core. I played on the ally x and set it to use 17w in perfomance mode and that of course limits cpu usage and has the same effect. All in all its worth the trouble and the game holds up to modern standards.

needs to run at 30 fps or input prompts fail. great game other wise.

Power Trip 2
Still good in 2025#
play with uncut patch if you are german

This games struggles on newer computers. It was made for single core so it has a few glitches when playing multi core, And even crashes on startup if not set properly. You might have to install some patch mod from Nexus, or set affinity manually to less cores. But as long as you can get past making it run, it's an amazing game.

SO MUCH BETTER than the first one. Graphics are mostly okay. The story is meh. If you want it, get it on sale though: it's often sold for 7.50€, donc get Activisionned by buying it full price.


---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☑ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
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☐ 10

insanely fun game, basically a sandbox after some point. Worthed every penny