I rather enjoyed Activision’s open-world super-hero fantasy twaddle series, Prototype. Neither of the games in the series were particularly excellent, but taken for what they were, they offered a pretty good gaming experience.
The first Prototype had you playing as Alex Mecer, an angsty white dude who gained incredible super powers thanks to dodgy mutations. The second Prototype added the tiniest bit of social justice by swopping out the angsty white guy for an angsty black one by the name of James Heller, but the premise remained much the same: Destroy stuff.
That destruction was pretty fun; jump-kicking helicopters and elbow dropping tanks is the sort of super-powered fantasy I can get behind. Recently, rumours surfaced that the games were set for a remastered rerelease on the PlayStation 4 for whatever reason. Mayhaps Activision is keen on gauging interest in a sequel.
Well it’s out. Prototype’s new bundle is out, containing all of the DLC for both games – only it’s out in the Xbox One, having been stealthily released without much – or any – fanfare. It’s available for $50 from the Xbox Marketplace, and is sold as a bundle only.
There’s no word on what sort of remastering job has taken place, but given the relatively small file sizes of each game – 7.38GB for Prototype 1 and 10.22GB for Prototype 2 – it’s safe best to assume that it’s a mild one, given the most perfunctory gloss thanks to a resolution and frame rate increase. The accompanying screen shots don’t seem to indicate much of an upgrade, if any.
It’s also possible that each game is wrapped in an emulation layer as way to test the Xbox One’s newly added backwards compatibility, but at $50, that would be cause for a digital riot.
Are you keen on playing Prototype(s) again? Did you perhaps miss them the first time around and need something to scratch that Hulk: Ultimate Destruction itch?
I’d be rather happy to play a new one to be honest. After far too much serious business, I’d be up for a bit of mindless skop, skiet en donner.
Last Updated: July 14, 2015
Umar
July 14, 2015 at 08:03
I’m down for P1, had a ton of fun with that one. Never finished P2, couldn’t stand Heller.
Geoffrey Tim
July 14, 2015 at 08:07
P1 was the better game, for sure. Zoe disagrees, cos she loved 2’s faux New York – but what does she know anyway.
Umar
July 14, 2015 at 08:11
She loves Apple products, her opinion is invalid.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 14, 2015 at 08:28
^This
WitWolfy
July 14, 2015 at 08:03
… I’m really starting to lose my faith in this “next gen” gaming generation… The Remasters are getting ridiculous!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 14, 2015 at 08:14
Mehtotype. I couldn’t even finish the first game, was too damn dull.
Jonah Cash
July 14, 2015 at 08:17
Never played them, at $50 I will still never play them….
I have a problem… Takealot has a white Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive available for only R5300.00 and I have about R2000 worth of Ebucks. Is Sunset Overdrive still a thing? Or will I be playing it on my own?
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2015 at 08:24
Never heard of it…
*Runs
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 08:36
You might want to consider reading lazygamer.net sometime, they have articles about games 😛
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2015 at 08:41
http://www.kappit.com/img/pics/201504_0954_ddceh_sm.jpg
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 14, 2015 at 08:53
I even read that in the voice.
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 09:05
Since you brought up leading, when are you leading the next expedition planetside ?
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2015 at 09:28
After 21:00 as always XD Or just drop me an invite.
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 09:37
Will do, finished shadow warrior last night, 130 bucks well spent, txs for telling me to check it out.
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2015 at 09:48
XD
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 14, 2015 at 08:49
SURELY YOU JEST?
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 08:52
Off course, isn’t that the point of this?
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 14, 2015 at 09:07
Are you off course?
TIME TO GET BACK ON COURSE SOLDIER!
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 09:13
XD
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 08:34
It was a fun game, as for multiplayer I haven’t played it in months, but there could be some people out there that still do.
Jonah Cash
July 14, 2015 at 09:50
Man the price is just right with the eBucks I have, but maybe I should just wait for the newer version with that awesome controller… I hate deals!!!!
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 10:17
If you aren’t in a rush, wait for the 1TB edition.
FoxOneZA
July 14, 2015 at 11:05
Doesn’t the SSO Xbox One include a 1tb drive?
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 11:08
The one I have seen on Takealot for R5299 is the white 500gb, but there could be a 1TB version I presume.
FoxOneZA
July 14, 2015 at 11:05
SSO is the best new IP I’ve played this generation. Such an epic crazy game.
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2015 at 08:25
$50 is a little pricey, especially if they’re not proper remasters. But if there’s a sale on this I’d recommend checking it out. Mindless sandbox fun mostly
Ir0nseraph
July 14, 2015 at 08:32
I might pick it up on a sale, the current price is too pricey for a port, if it was a proper remaster I would still wait for a sale, as I have already played it.
Nikola
July 14, 2015 at 11:19
Finished both of the game’s P2 was rubbish, but again would definetly not re buy the game I have already finished, remasters are very cool if you missed out on the game on the previous generation:) THere are too many new games to play to buy remasters!