I watched my friend play this a ton. I remember wanting top play it and inFamous at the time, but I didn't get to either of them.
Monstrous Action - Prototype
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 On 10/14/2020 at 05:04 PM by Matt Snee See More From This User » |
Prototype is an open-world action game released by Activision in June of 2009 for PS3 and Xbox 360. The player takes on the role of an amnesiac with somewhat grotesque shapeshifting super powers as he battles monsters and shadowy government forces. It was well-reviewed and well-received, but a bit overshadowed by Sony's Infamous, another open-world superhero game released a month prior.
I never played this, but I watched my brother play a good bit of it. I clearly remember him hovering in the air above a city, pummeling an attack helicopter with his fists. Maybe that didn't really happen, but that's the way I remember it, and I'm sticking to it.
I guess this was before the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe and the plethora of superhero stories that have taken over our culture, so it definitely satisfied an urge that wasn't found elsewhere. The game did well, and there was a sequel released in 2012, but it had a black protagonist this time, which is never a good idea when you're trying to sell games to adolescent white boys.
The franchise has been dormant for a while now, but I think with the right developer, someone could make something cool out of it.
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