The powers are awesome, and really make you feel badass.

The only real complaint I have is the world.

For open world games, the design of the world (usually a city) needs to be filled with variety and tuned to the gameplay. Players will get bored without a city much more varied than real-life ones (see the success of GTA compared to True Crime which was modelled off real LA last gen).

I don’t think it was the right choice to use a satellite-mapped New York, because there’s really not much variety. It’s either tall buildings in a grid, or Central Park which is just the same orange tree copied and pasted. You won’t remember te layout of the city or important spots because it’s all very much the same. This was a big letdown for me, as most buildings are just big boxes with a brick and window texture stuck on the side. I would have preferred a unique city designed specifically for the game to shove a more varied landscape in.

The best way to go into Prototype is thinking of it as Ninja Gaiden 2 but with a completely open map. Combat works in a similar way, there’s tons of enemies just like it, but you can also go anywhere.

I’m surprised it actually got past our censorship board here in Australia, as there’s some solid decapitation, body severing and the like throughout the game. Something they usually frown upon when done to other humans.

I’m not sure what drives the OLFC here, as there seems to be no rule of thumb at times. But hey, it got passed, and that’s all we need to worry about.