Video: Top ten reasons to play Prototype

by Richard Mitchell { Mar 28th 2009 at 2:00AM }

Despite what the above trailer has to say on the matter, the number one reason to play Radical Entertainment's open world destroy-em-up, Prototype, is not "Deadly Shape-Shifting Action." No, the number one reason to play Prototype is because you can elbow drop a tank. More importantly, said action will cause the tank to explode. Sure, there are plenty of other cool things to do, like kicking people into tanks, throwing cars into helicopters or repeatedly power bombing soldiers off the sides of buildings, but come on: elbow dropping a tank.

You may disagree, but let us offer a counterargument: You. Can elbow drop. A tank.

Tags: activision, prototype, radical, radical-entertainment

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

ice~ @ Mar 28th 2009 2:05AM

I just elbow dropped my couch pretending it was a tank. I then proceeded to jizz in my pants.

Do want.

Mike Crazy @ Mar 28th 2009 4:41AM

I was just listing to that song "jizz in my pants"! This game looks freaking sweet as hell. What is the release date on this game?

Thief @ Mar 28th 2009 4:57AM

I have no idea when the release date is...

probably, taking a stab at it... I think it's JUNE 2009 LIKE IT SAYS AT THE END OF THE VIDEO!!!!

ice~ @ Mar 28th 2009 12:39PM

I'm confused as to why i got voted down to oblivion...i was just expressing my excitement for the game...

Imran @ Mar 28th 2009 1:08PM

That is hilarious Ice.

Anyone notice how this game plays almost exactly like the PS2 Hulk Ultimate Destruction minus the shape shifting? Hulk not need disguise to hide! And Hulk no need to drive tank! Hulk stronger than tank.
But seriously, the moves (including the elbow dropping of a tank) and the open world environment are the same. Not a knock, as that Hulk game was AWESOME. Look forward to seeing how this pans out.

Peter R. @ Mar 28th 2009 4:03PM

Yes, the amount of destruction that can be had here is ridiculous. If dudes in suits were complaining about the violence in GTA before, when they see this game, THEY WILL, without a doubt, piss they're pants. In terms of pure destruction, this makes GTA look like it's still in diapers XD.

welodog @ Mar 28th 2009 10:35PM

I wish you could put the tank in a sleeper hold.

Prince_Serlith @ Mar 28th 2009 2:12AM

it makes mercs look ten time worse and spider man look like a joke

Bouillestfu @ Mar 28th 2009 2:16PM

Mercs is bad and spiderman is bad. I dunno about prototype though. If it plays as nice as it looks then fuck everything this thing is a BUY!

IannCannon (XBL&Steam: ianncannon. PSN: Iann Cannon) @ Mar 28th 2009 12:08PM

Is it me or do some of the physics suck? For example, the helicopters just go straight down when they blow up even though you hit them with a projectile that should have sent them back a least a little bit.

rvdondapc @ Mar 28th 2009 3:42PM

Yeah the physics look really weak. The whole game engine looks pretty bad. It's hard to get hyped for a game that puts all it's focus into elbow dropping tanks instead of focusing on making a decent engine. Game looks like it was designed by a 10 year old.

Vegeta (DAT ASS!!!) @ Mar 28th 2009 5:21PM

@rvdondapc

Then that is one talented 10 year old.

Nacho @ Mar 28th 2009 2:18AM

I really enjoyed playing this game the first time around when it was called Crackdown.

Doug @ Mar 28th 2009 3:00AM

Wow. This wasn't even clever since the games have only the open-world concept in common.

Nice try, though.

James @ Mar 28th 2009 4:23AM

OK let's be fair. That's not ALL they have in common.

fred @ Mar 28th 2009 10:03AM

I like it better when it as called nintendogs

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 28th 2009 11:58AM

no, yeah, it pretty much is all they have in common. Unless you're going to count that they can both jump really high, but then so can everyone

j.howlett @ Mar 28th 2009 4:00PM

i thought it was hulk ultimate destruction

mynk @ Mar 28th 2009 11:16PM

i downvoted you for judging the game before knowing about it.
i think it does indeed have a storyline, and since it's not been released and you dont know shit about the storyline, you shouldn't say i hate this game because of its story.

ALSO, in case you just wanted to have an openion about this game, you should have at least seen the other gameplay video from the developers, where they showed creatures in the game that were stronger than you were in the same powers you possess, and they chase you down and all you can do to effectively save your ass is run the fuck away.

i take that as both storyline and challange, wtf do you hate this game for.

EvoAnubis @ Mar 28th 2009 2:18AM

Meh. I'll rent it, but I don't see this as a buy. You can do a lot of stuff, but I'm not seeing a challenge, and I'm not seeing anything that'll draw me into this story or make me care what's going on.

inFamous, I'll be buying.

Noshino @ Mar 28th 2009 2:32AM

That's the problem that Im having as well, I don't see what are the weaknesses of this character, this is pretty much like playing a Superman game...

In the other hand, you got Cole, who's powers are not as unlimited as Alex's, not only that, but he has weaknesses as well.

Mortifiedocalot @ Mar 28th 2009 3:17AM

It really does look like NOTHING in this game can put up a fight and you just mangle it for enjoyment. One of the reasons I haven't bought Madworld is because of this.

I'm not even saying hyper violence and over the top stuff like elbow dropping a tank is bad, in fact it's rather awesome, but it's almost like the main draw of this game is the fact that you can do a bunch of off the wall stuff with little limitation or challenge.

EvoAnubis @ Mar 28th 2009 3:28AM

I got downvoted for simply stating my opinion? This site is funny. So, I'm figuring that if I had instead said that Prototype is the greatest game to come out in the past decade, that I'd be fine?

Some of you people are going to have to learn that others can actually have opinions that differ from yours, and that's not something you need to be afraid of.

That is, of course, you secretly think that I'm right and don't want to admit it. In which case, downvote me all you want. I'll take that as a sign of reluctant agreement.

Taco_Hell @ Mar 28th 2009 3:30AM

Dude, look at the other comments, even the ones that are FOR this game getting down voted. In other words, troll attack.

Taco_Hell @ Mar 28th 2009 3:31AM

ARE getting down voted. Sorry about that. Jostiq, edit button, NOW.

MadamTampini @ Mar 28th 2009 6:32AM

And you don't think inFamous looks generic as hell?

cyruss @ Mar 28th 2009 9:12AM

i think this looks like more fun than inFamous though, inFamous to me looks like it will get very boring very fast. all i have seen from it is repetitive lightning attacks. That's fun for a few minutes but it grows tiring fast... it did for me in The Force Unleashed at least.

fred @ Mar 28th 2009 10:04AM

People see downvoting as expressing THEIR opinion about your opinion.

EvoAnubis @ Mar 28th 2009 12:23PM

"And you don't think inFamous looks generic as hell?"

No, I don't see either game as being "generic." BTW, I feel that "generic" is the most over-used word this entire generation.

And cyruss, I'll agree that Prototype looks fun, in a mindless sort of way. You just go about destroying things without any particular challenge in doing so. It doesn't make it a bad game, but it does make it less compelling to me.

Peter R. @ Mar 28th 2009 1:01PM

@EvoAnubis

I was thinking the same thing, how are they gonna make this a challenging game? The main character is so WAY beyond badass, that I can't imagine this THING dying. If I can do all that otherworldly stuff in Prototype, then there's gonna have to be some pretty nasty boss fights with a level of difficulty even Contra can't touch. XD I wonder what multiplayer would be like for this?!

GoldN @ Mar 28th 2009 1:02PM

I have to say, as I was watching the trailer my first thought was: "I wonder how the developers made such a powerful character without making the game way too easy." Let's hope they actually considered this. If so, I'll buy it.

WiredKnight @ Mar 28th 2009 4:01PM

Maybe you should wait to play it first. They're obviously just showing off everything you can do, it's impossible to tell how challenging the game will actually be.

They did the same thing with Crackdown. They showed off all the cool stuff you could do, making the player look like an invincible super-hero. But when you actually play the game, it gets a lot tougher than it looks.

Jack Tretton @ Mar 28th 2009 5:15PM

Naturally, this Prototype/Infamous commenting shit goes on for PAGES at Kotaku.

Stupid little F5 fuckers.

EvoAnubis @ Mar 28th 2009 9:39PM

"They showed off all the cool stuff you could do, making the player look like an invincible super-hero. But when you actually play the game, it gets a lot tougher than it looks."

It was? I don't recall that. i beat the game easily.

SoshiKitai @ Mar 29th 2009 3:52AM

@Evo:
Which difficulty?
...and how much fun?

If you played it safe on the hardest difficulty by sniping and running constantly, or blowing everything up without a single concern for innocents: You didn't fully enjoy the game.

If, however, you easily beat it on easy or normal, you don't have anything to gloat about.

EvoAnubis @ Mar 29th 2009 5:05AM

@SoshiKitai:

Who's gloating? And who the shit are you to tell me how I can and cannot "fully enjoy the game?" That's the stupidest fucking statement I've heard all day.

"Well, if you didn't beat the game wearing a zebra outfit hanging upside-down from a goddamn smoke detector and singing 'I'm Henry the 8th I Am,' then you didn't fully enjoy that game!"

Take that elitist bullshit on somewhere. I beat the game on normal, I played commando-style, and I didn't kill people I didn't have to. The hardest part of the game was figuring out how to get to certain people. Once I was in, I just beat everyone's ass and got my target. Done deal.

Also, it had a really stupid ending, which took away from the experience for me, but that's beside the point. Fact of the matter is it simply wasn't difficult. Fun, but not difficult.

flarkle @ Mar 28th 2009 2:19AM

Can we please not have "pwn" in game trailers? It's already annoying enough.

Game looks cool, though.

SoulBlade @ Mar 28th 2009 1:15PM

Best observation/comment of the day.

blueberry @ Mar 28th 2009 1:30PM

Now where is my "upvote +1000" button?

Mein Bratwurst @ Mar 28th 2009 2:20AM

No thanks, I'll wait for InFamous.

Poisoned Al @ Mar 28th 2009 11:48AM

*sniff* sniff* Can you smell it? It's that unmistakable stench of buyer's remorse.

cuso26 @ Mar 28th 2009 11:51AM

"Buyer's remorse"? That doesn't make any sense since this game is on both 360 and PS3.

Poisoned Al @ Mar 28th 2009 12:03PM

Funny, I been old and read everywhere that inFamous was a PS3 exclusive published by Sony. But please do enlighten my with your vast, superior knowledge!

Whocares @ Mar 28th 2009 1:03PM

if infamous is a ps3 exlusive then it probably will come out for the 360

pasteymofo @ Mar 28th 2009 2:10PM

cuso26 was saying that Prototype is coming out on the both the 360 and the PS3. And yes, Infamous is a PS3 exclusive.

Mr. Joe @ Mar 29th 2009 1:13PM

sorry, but based on the trailers released thus far, prototype is putting infamous to shame. infamous looks like force unleashed mixed with gta. infamous game play vids look boring and repetitive: force lightning, force push, walk around. prototype looks crazy and brutal. absorbing people, mutation, scaling sky scrapers, throwing soldiers INTO HELICOPTERS! i'm really torn. but still, i think i'm going to rent these at the same time then decide which one to buy.