Prototype is an open-world action adventure game that seems to test the very boundaries of videogames as we know them. Unfortunately it doesn’t manage to break all these boundaries successfully but, despite its shortcomings, it’s a hell of a good romp.

You play as Alex Mercer, a genetically modified shapeshifter, who wakes up on a morgue table and sets out to find the truth behind his past, no matter what the cost and no matter who dies. Mercer can use his shapeshifing abilities to consume anyone who dares to cross his path, assuming not only their physical likeness but absorbing their powers, skills and, perhaps more importantly, their memories too.

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