This free-roaming gore-a-thon has a super-powered monster man running around NYC cutting folks to ribbons. If we need to tell you any more to convince you it's awesome, then you're a fool.

Available on: Xbox 360 , PS3, PC
Genre: Action
Release date: Jun 9, 2009
Published by: Activision
Developed by: Radical Entertainment

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Latest Stories

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Cheats from CheatPlanet

Fly/Longer Gliding

Jun 15, 2009

Platinum/Radical Events

Jun 12, 2009

New Game +

Jun 11, 2009

Unlock Body Surfing

Jun 10, 2009

Achievements

Jun 9, 2009

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Jun 24, 2009

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Features

Same name, completely different game

10 new and retro games that share the same name, but not a lot else

Oct 9, 2009

The Top 7... trendy game-design crutches

What do developers love? Falling back on these new-school clichés

Aug 24, 2009

10 cool things you must try in Prototype

How to get more out of your mutant

Aug 6, 2009

Alex Mercer - gaming's 'darkest' anti-hero?

We peel back the hoody from Prototype's man of mystery in an exclusive interview with Radical

Oct 10, 2007

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News

Prototype Dev Working On Possible Sequel?

Split-screen: Radical Entertainment's built a solid reputation as a sandbox game developer...

News from N4G Sep 3, 2009

OXM UK: 10 Things You Must Try In Prototype

OXM UK writes: Sometimes, being a mutant does have its perks. Having the ability to fly around like...

News from N4G Aug 6, 2009

Prototype Trounces inFamous

The NPD numbers show an interesting battle between two similar games: Prototype and inFamous....

News from N4G Jul 17, 2009

Prototype 'expected' to outsell inFAMOUS by 90...

Destructoid writes: Electronic Entertainment Design and Research has weighed in on the Prototype...

News from N4G Jul 13, 2009

Deal of the Day: Prototype for $39.98

PlayStation LifeStyle writes: Today's Amazon.com Deal of the Day is a $20 price reduction on a newly...

News from N4G Jul 9, 2009

Rumour: Prototype to get co-op DLC?

Is an additional co-op mode secretly being prepared for Activision's recent release of Prototype?...

News from N4G Jun 16, 2009

Prototype Tops Weekly Steam Sales Charts

PC gamers like open world action games just like their console counterparts and that's pretty clear...

News from N4G Jun 15, 2009

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News from N4G Jun 15, 2009

IGN's latest Review Debacle: Unless it's above an...

Gamer Limit writes: This is a direct response to the hundreds of comments that IGN received recently...

News from N4G Jun 14, 2009

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Review

Good, bad... you're the guy with the telescoping horror-arms

Jun 10, 2009

If you’ve ever played 2005’s The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (or the lukewarm 2008 follow-up from Sega), then you know that its “hero” aspect is largely inconsequential. Who cares about saving puny humans when you can make boxing gloves out of their cars and smash their buildings into rubble? ...

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Previews

Prototype – hands-on

A city overrun by hideous mutants becomes a playground when you're an elegant juggernaut

Apr 8, 2009

When we were a kid taking a trip to the Big Apple, we imagined streets full of screaming people, mutated monsters, and cops in riot gear trying to keep things in order. Then we imagined transforming parts of our body into sinister weapons, before launching 50 feet into the air and elbow-dropping a tank, smashing it to a smoldering wreck. ... » Read Full Prototype preview

Prototype

A little bit of this and a lot of that, it might turn out to be more than the sum of its parts

Feb 4, 2009

If performing an elbow drop onto a tank from 200 feet in the air, after leaping from a skyscraper, can’t grab your attention, then the world is a wrong place. This move is just one of many attention-grabbing elements of Prototype that was recently demoed by Activision. The game itself has had a potted development history. ... » Read Full Prototype preview

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We take a look under a mutated hoodie, but decide not to hug

Apr 21, 2008

Rightly or wrongly, hoodies have something of a bad rep - the wearers of the much-maligned garments being widely blamed for the majority of society’s ills.Thanks to Vivendi’s forthcoming Prototype, that reputation is set to get a lot worse. While the craze of happy slapping has thrown up some appalling acts of immoral behaviour, we’ve yet to see a clip where 15 people are sliced in half with a flick of the wrist. Yep, ... » Read Full Prototype preview

Prototype bests GTA IV

Find out why Rockstar's road rager might take the backseat in 2008

Aug 21, 2007

Aug 21, 2007 We're not saying that Grand Theft Auto IV will suck. In fact, we think itll be one of next years must have titles. It's just that there's another awesome open-world action title set in New York (the real one) in the works that might make Rockstar take the backseat in 2008. The game's called Prototype, and even in its early stages of development, it looks ready to outshine GTA IV in almost every way. Yes, we're being serious. 1. It's new And were not talking Roman numeral four ... » Read Full Prototype preview

Prototype

GTA's first contender for the next-gen free-roaming crown

Aug 10, 2007

New York City. A hooded figure stands motionless in the center of Times Square. It's morning and there are people everywhere. And we're not talking about the usual video game approximation of a crowd. It's a kinetic cluster of bodies merging and stirring through sun-bleached streets. The camera swings upwards revealing vast, intricately-rendered skyscrapers reaching towards a cloudless blue sky, turning white as the harsh sunlight hits their sides. This is not the compromised parody of NYC ... » Read Full Prototype preview

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Latest Comments

SugahDaddy - 5 months 21 hours ago

Siatharus is telling the truth, its still an awsome game!!!

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Siatharus - 5 months 4 days ago

oh and The_Dark_Lord god knows where you got spells from, theres no magic in it also the story isnt that interesting just continually suggest a prequel to the game is in the foreseeable future

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Siatharus - 5 months 4 days ago

ok to start off, got the game its awesome, could be better, but still awesome. Completed it, came here thinking ill get some cheats and have a laugh on it. Very dissapointed. The "cheats" are all mentioned in the game or the manual and the achievement list doesnt include the secret ones. The only thing mildly worth while is the cheat for unlocking body surfing. I havent tested it because its useless since you unlock body surf anyway in the game WITHOUT cheats. I seriously suggest that people dont copy and paste off of the game tutorial since it just makes you look like an idiot especially when you get it wrong. New game + is only availiable on normal or hard difficulty completing the game on easy wont unlock it.

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