
helicopters) for his own uses.Īs there are many military officers around, Heller needs to keep a low profile. James can also hijack military vehicles (ie. There are also weapons lying around, like guns and bazookas, that Heller can use to his advantage. "Pounce" for the claws and "Black Hole" for the tentacles). Each biological weapon has its own special attack (ie. When his health bar is low, he can grab any human character and consume them, taking on their likeness, and absorbing bit of health. Offensively, he can use his bare fists for either quick combos or heavy attacks. In battle, Heller can use dodge moves to evade opponents. In the air, he can glide and mid-air dash in order to keep himself airbourne. James can easily run on walls, enabling him to climb buildings with little trouble. Prototype 2 is an open world sand box game built for easy navigation. However, there are instances when Heller takes attributes from certain infected test subjects, such as claws and tentacles, adding to his offensive arsenal. He can consume other humans, taking in their physical appearance and memories. Heller's main abilities are shapeshifting and absorption.

His actions from the first game, typically based on saving the lives of innocents, are twisted to look like sinister acts. The corporation responsible for the virus’s creation, Blackwatch, has covered up its malicious acts by placing blame on Mercer. Since the Manhattan outbreak of the Blacklight virus, New York (NY Zero, as it is now referred to) has been split into three different sections based on that area's level of affliction. Thereafter, Heller dedicates himself to hunting and killing Mercer, no matter the cost. Instead, their paths cross and Mercer personally infects Heller with the Blacklight Virus. He returns to New York 14 months after the original outbreak as part of a clean-up effort, intending to die fighting the viral outbreak and be with his family. The player is cast as James Heller, a soldier whose family was killed in the viral mayhem unleashed upon Manhattan by former protagonist Alex Mercer while Heller was serving overseas. I realize I am a bit biased towards the first game, but it's not impossible for you to enjoy the second game more, just watch some gameplay and take your pick.Overview Meet James Heller. Some things are a bit more polished in the second game.

I personally like the aesthetic of the first game more, but the second game does have much better graphics. The first game's normal difficulty is harder than the second's insane difficulty. The first game is MUCH harder than the second game. The second game has the world separated into three zones which all have a loading screen.

I also much prefer the movement from the first game, in the second game you accelerate too slow and the jumping isn't nearly as satisfying. One example of this is being able to LAUNCH yourself with hammerfists across entire streets. The first game has a lot more abilities and neat combat tricks and combos while the second game removed all of them. For example in the first game, the blade completely outclasses both claws and hammerfists.

In terms of gameplay in the first game some powers become useless while in Prototype 2 every power is useful for something. The second game abandoned some story threads from the web. Neither story is very good, but the first one has a cool twist and the web of intrigue is very interesting. Hmm, well everything I'm about to say is personal opinion.
