Prototype 2

[h1]🌍 [i]Prototype 2[/i] - Still Ripping Helicopters Out of the Sky After All These Years[/h1] [b]What I Played:[/b] This is my second rodeo with Prototype 2. I 100%'d this bad boy back on the Xbox 360 years ago and honestly thought I was done with it. Then it popped up in my Steam library and I thought "yeah, why not." 127 hours later, I've 100%'d it again. No regrets. Heller's revenge story still hits, and consuming someone mid-sprint off a rooftop never gets old no matter how many times you do it. [b]The Good:[/b] [list] [*]The power fantasy is absolutely unmatched. By endgame you're basically a walking apocalypse — tendrils, claws, hammerfists, blade arm — and switching between them mid-combo feels just as satisfying as it did on 360. Few games let you suplex a tank and then glide across Manhattan like it's nothing. [*]The progression loop is genuinely addictive. Hunting down Blacknet targets, consuming scientists for upgrades, clearing infected lairs — there's always something pulling you forward. Getting every mutation and maxing everything out scratches that completionist itch perfectly. [*]Heller is a way better protagonist than Mercer was in the first game. Dude's angry, he's funny, and he actually has a reason to care about what's happening. His one-liners while dismembering mutants are peak. [*]The open world destruction still holds up. Hijacking helicopters, dropkicking hunters into buildings, causing absolute chaos in the red zones — it's pure dumb fun and I mean that as the highest compliment. [/list] [b]The Bad:[/b] [list] [*]Graphically it's showing its age pretty hard on PC. Textures are muddy, character models are rough, and there's no real modern resolution support without tweaking. Would kill for a remaster. [*]The mission variety gets repetitive in the back half. Go here, consume this guy, fight a wave of enemies, repeat. It didn't bother me much because the combat carries everything, but I noticed it more the second time around. [*]No controller rumble support on PC which is a weird omission for a port. Missed that feedback from the 360 version honestly. [/list] [b]Verdict:[/b] [b]Recommended[/b] - I literally 100%'d this game twice across two platforms. That should tell you everything. If you want a power fantasy where you're an unstoppable bioweapon shredding through New York, this is it. It's not perfect, but after 127 hours I'm still grinning every time I elbow-drop a Goliath off a skyscraper. Just buy it.