Prototype (series)

Prototype
Genres Action-adventure
Developers Radical Entertainment
Fun Labs (Prototype Biohazard Bundle only)
Publishers Activision
Platforms Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox 360
Xbox One
First release Prototype
June 9, 2009
Latest release Prototype Biohazard Bundle
July 14, 2015

Prototype is a series of open world action-adventure video games that consists of two main games and two comic book series. The franchise is developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. The games have been developed for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. A remastered bundle that includes both games, titled Prototype: Biohazard Bundle, was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles on July 14, 2015.

Main games

Aggregate review scores
As of April 11, 2013.
Game Metacritic
Prototype (PC) 79[1]
(PS3) 79[2]
(X360) 78[3]
Prototype 2 (PS3) 79[4]
(PC) 76[5]
(X360) 74[6]
Prototype Biohazard Bundle (XONE) 56[7]
(PS4) 48[8]

Prototype

After a devastating bio-terror attack on Penn Station, Manhattan is put under military quarantine by a morally ambivalent organization known as Blackwatch. The protagonist, Alex Mercer, awakens in a morgue as an amnesiac, and discovers that he now possesses the ability to absorb the bodies and memories of others, and to change the shape of his own body at will. Using his newfound powers, he sets out seeking the truth of his identity, his transformation, and of a conspiracy that threatens the existence of humanity. Mercer is later aided in his search for the truth by his sister Dana, the pathologist Bradley Ragland, and a mysterious traitor to Blackwatch known only as The Contact.

Prototype 2

Main article: Prototype 2

14 months after the outbreak at Manhattan, Sgt. James Heller returns to the city from war, only to find his family dead, killed during the outbreak. Enraged, Heller joins the Blackwatch forces in the newly christened "New York Zero." He requests assignment to the Red Zone, the highest infected, most dangerous sector in the city. Alex Mercer watches Heller as his unit is slaughtered, and Heller alone fights the Infected. Impressed by his grit and implausible survival, Mercer considers Heller an asset and infects him with the Mercer Virus. Heller, however, considers Mercer responsible for his family's demise and vows to kill him.

Spin-offs

Blacknet is a Facebook game that was released on June 17, 2011 by Radical Entertainment.

This Facebook application is for the promotion of Prototype 2. The application is based on the communications network used by Blackwatch. Players can access the contents of Blacknet by "Hacking" its files. In order to access this application, the users must be 18 years of age or above.

Comics

Prototype

Prototype is a 2009 comic book made by DC WildStorm that was released along with the game. It is written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, and with art by Darick Robertson and Matt Jacobs. It reveals more about Hope, Idaho, Elizabeth Greene, and the viral outbreak. There are six issues of the comic.

Prototype 2

Dark Horse Comics released a six-issue digital set of prequel comics to Prototype 2 before the game's release. They are written by Dan Jolley (the writer of the Prototype 2 game), and with art by Paco Diaz. There are a total of three chapters, each covered in two issues. The 1st chapter, titled "The Anchor" follows Alex Mercer in his journey to find the reasons to save or destroy humanity. The second chapter, titled "The Survivors", tells the story of three survivors caught in the midst of the second outbreak, and marks the rise of New York Zero. The third chapter, titled "The Labyrinth", follows James Heller during a military crisis before the events of Prototype 2.

References

  1. ↑ "Prototype Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Prototype Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Prototype Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Prototype 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Prototype 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Prototype 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Prototype Biohazard Bundle Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Prototype Biohazard Bundle Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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