Prototype 2

Prototype 2 is a computer game that was developed by Radical Entertainment for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows. It is the successor of the game Prototype, which never appeared in Germany and was indexed. Prototype 2 was released only heavily cut in Germany, the European and UK versions have been indexed.

Action

The player takes control of Sergeant James Heller, who, are Alex Mercer, the protagonist from Prototype, the blame for the death of his family. He was stationed during the events of the first part in Iraq, this time his family was killed by the Mercer virus infected people in New York City. As Heller returns to New York, is the struggle between the infected and the soldiers still in full swing. Heller can be in the red zone escort and is killed shortly after the start of the game. As Alex Mercer but sees potential in him, he revived him by also infects Heller with the virus. In this way, the player also receives a portion of Mercer's special abilities, more can be unlocked later in the game.

Gameplay

In Prototype 2 is an open-world title. There is a storyline, where the player can at any time any follow, but he can also opt to take one of the distributed in the city challenges and to ignore the story for a while.

Changes in the German versions

Due to the massive violence, the German version has been greatly reduced in spite USK18 released. The following changes were made:

  • Fragmentation is not possible from people
  • Distance of several brutal animations
  • Censorship in a cutscene: removal of a flying abdomen
  • Civilians can not be targeted

Reception

  • Metacritic (PS3) 79/100
  • Metacritic (PC) 76/100
  • Metacritic ( X360) 74/100
Video game publisher Activision Publication Action game Single-player video game Prototype (video game)
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