Prototype 2

Overview

Prototype 2 is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. It is the sequel to 2009's Prototype. It was announced at the 2010 Spike VGA Awards and released in April 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, then in July 2012 for Windows. In July 2015 it was re-released with its predecessor as the Prototype Biohazard Bundle for PS4 and Xbox One.

The story follows a new hero, former U.S. Marine Sergeant James Heller. He returns from Iraq in 2009 to find his wife and daughter declared dead after a new outbreak of the Blacklight virus in Manhattan, and he goes after Alex Mercer, the hero of the first game, who started it. Heller is infected with a strain of the virus that gives him powers like Mercer's, including shapeshifting and consuming people, while letting him keep his humanity.

It is played from a third-person view in an open world based on modern Manhattan, now called New York Zero. Heller can take on other people's identities and memories by consuming them, and he can also run up buildings, glide, and use tendrils for attacks like the Black Hole. Side missions now come from hacking Blacknet terminals in the three zones of the city, instead of events scattered around the map. He can rip a gatling cannon off a tank, turn unsuspecting enemies into BioBombs, and send a pack of Brawlers after a target.

Development started soon after the success of the first game and ran for about three years. The game was built on Radical's Titanium 2.0 engine and was partly written by Dan Jolley. First-run and pre-ordered copies came with Radnet, a set of 55 extra pieces of content (events, challenges, avatar items, PS3 themes and behind the scenes videos) released weekly from April 24 to June 7, 2012. A three-volume Dark Horse comic series bridges the gap between the two games.

Official trailer

Prototype 2 - Homecoming Trailer (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), GameSpot. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Prototype 2 - PS3 - GAMEPLAY WALKTHROUGH - LONGPLAY - NO COMMENTARY - FULL GAME, Nexus Gaming. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Action-adventure

Developer

Radical Entertainment

Publisher

Activision

Series

Prototype

Engine

Titanium 2.0

Composers

Scott R. Morgan

Designers

Matthew Armstrong

Writers

Dan Jolley

Producers

Kenneth Rosman

Directors

Tom Legal

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Subscription history

Disc IDs

The serial printed on the disc and the case. It tells you which region a copy is from.

Trophies

Trophies44

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

15

Bronze

26

Total

44

Points

1320

Platinum time

20 hours

100% time

20 hours

Difficulty

2 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

2

Playthroughs for 100%

2

New Game Plus

Yes. New Game+ keeps upgrades and experience.

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

Yes

DLC note

No add-on has trophies.

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Region note

One list for every region.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

The PS4 re-release has its own list.

Players with the platinum

21.12%

Grind

• Collectibles: BlackBoxes, Lairs, Field Ops teams
• Finally Full: every upgrade

Glitches and fixes

• A story glitch can stop new main missions from appearing.

• Platinum Trophy Unlock all Trophies. Platinum 21.13% of players
• It's an Epidemic Complete MEET YOUR MAKER. Bronze 95.08% of players
• I Want Some More Complete RESURRECTION. Bronze 93.86% of players
• Religious Experience Meet Father Guerra. Bronze 92.3% of players
• This is a Knife Acquire a Prototype Power. Bronze 85.71% of players
• Project Closed Complete a //BLACKNET operation. Bronze 79.79% of players
• The Mad Scientist Complete NATURAL SELECTION. Silver 66.33% of players
• Something to Live For Complete FALL FROM GRACE. Silver 59.2% of players
• What a B**** Complete LABOR OF LOVE. Silver 54.11% of players
• Murder your Maker? Complete the game. Gold 53.45% of players
• Follow Your Nose Find all BlackBoxes. Silver 32.54% of players
• Up to No Good Defeat all Field Ops teams. Silver 32.12% of players
• Strike, You're Out. Destroy a Strike Team in 15 seconds or less. Bronze 38.86% of players
• Compulsive Eater 5 consumes in 10 seconds or less. Bronze 69.32% of players
• Do the Evolution Acquire 5 Mutations. Bronze 58.7% of players
• Just a Flesh Wound Dismember a Brawler. Bronze 83.81% of players
• All Together Now 10 or more kills with a single Black Hole attack. Bronze 39.88% of players
• Back Atcha! Deflect 5 missiles at enemies using Shield Block. Bronze 61.57% of players
• Two for the Price of One Simultaneously kill 2 Brawlers using a single Devastator. Bronze 46.25% of players
• Lair to Rest Destroy a single Lair. Bronze 62.03% of players
• Hijack Be Nimble Stealth hijack 5 tanks or APCs. Bronze 37.39% of players
• Road Rage Destroy 10 Blackwatch tanks, APCs or helicopters using a single hijacked tank or APC. Silver 26.6% of players
• Who Watches the Watchers? Consume 10 //BLACKNET targets. Silver 56.43% of players
• Hard to Please Acquire a Mutation in each of the 5 categories. Silver 53.2% of players
• The Floor is Lava Travel a half mile using only Wall Run, Glide, Jump and Air Dash. Bronze 30.02% of players
• Cannonball! 20 or more kills with a single Hammerfist dive attack. Bronze 46.02% of players
• You're the Bomb 10 or more kills using a single Bio-Bomb. Bronze 40.8% of players
• Sic 'em! Destroy 5 helicopters using Pack Leader. Bronze 29.73% of players
• Over-Equipped Weaponize 10 vehicles. Bronze 56.8% of players
• The Best Offense Counter enemy attacks 20 times using Shield. Bronze 54% of players
• Arcade Action Karate kick a helicopter. Bronze 57.41% of players
• I Caught a Big One! Mount a helicopter using Whipfist. Bronze 44.58% of players
• Anger Management Destroy 5 vehicles using a Finisher. Silver 46.14% of players
• So Above It All Spend at least 25 consecutive seconds in the air (helicopters don't count). Silver 28.39% of players
• Vitamin B-rains Acquire 10 upgrades through Consumes. Bronze 64.25% of players
• Eating Your Way to the Top Acquire 30 upgrades through Consumes. Silver 51.79% of players
• Finally Full Acquire all 46 upgrades through Consumes. Gold 34.64% of players
• Icarus Reach the highest point in the world. Bronze 45.53% of players
• Spindler's Search Destroy all Lairs. Silver 33.56% of players
• //BLACKNET Hacker Complete all //BLACKNET dossiers. Silver 42.13% of players
• One by One Stealth Consume 50 Blackwatch troopers. Bronze 54.99% of players
• Wanted Man Trigger 50 alerts. Bronze 73.75% of players
• All Growed Up Fully upgrade Heller. Silver 23.32% of players
• Master Prototype Complete the game on HARD difficulty. Silver 24.17% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 8.1 GB

Update patchNo patch

DLC

RADNET came by code with new copies, and two power packs were sold. All three are still in the PS3 store. None adds trophies.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
RADNET Access Pack	2012-07-24	The RADNET content for copies without the code.	US$9.99	Yes
Colossal Mayhem Pack	2012-05-08	Extra powers.	US$4.99	Yes
Excessive Force Pack	2012-05-09	Extra powers.	US$4.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Single-player game. RADNET events posted times to online leaderboards against friends.

Services

Service
RADNET leaderboards

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	79	100

Critics

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
IGN	PS3	7	10
Game Informer	PS3	8.5	10
GameSpot	PS3	7.5	10
Giant Bomb	PS3	3	5
PlayStation Magazine	PS3	8	10
Edge	PS3	8	10
GameZone	PS3	9	10

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Tom Legal
Producer	Kenneth Rosman
Designer	Matthew Armstrong
Programmer	Bryan Brandt
Writer	Dan Jolley
Composer	Scott R. Morgan

Notes for collectors

• Radnet unlocked once on a console and then worked for every profile on that console.
• The PS3 trophy list has 44 trophies and no separate trophy pack.
• The launch advert used Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt.
• A free iOS game called ProtoSlice was released to promote it.
• The Dark Horse comic series that leads into the game is split into three volumes: The Anchor, The Survivors and The Labyrinth.
• The 2015 PS4 and Xbox One re-release was sold as the Prototype Biohazard Bundle along with the first game.

Credits

Publisher

Activision

Developer

Radical Entertainment

Director

Tom Legal

Released

2012-04-24

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

BLUS30756

Region

US

Time to beat

about 10 hours