About two months after its release, scheduled for mention on April 27, Prototype 2 back to make itself heard through an event organized in Milan by Activision. A few meters from Piazza Castello, the heart of Milan, for half an hour we turned into a devastating weapon of mass destruction and we chatted with Tony DeLuca and Dave Fracchia, VP Technology, respectively, Radical Entertainment and Activision Producer .
Where were we?
Where were we?
Before giving way to our impressions arising from the race today, it is imperative to make a brief summary of the situation for those who have followed in recent months the development of the title weblog Radical Entertainment. Prototype 2 will be set fourteen months after the conclusion of the first episode and will focus on the adventures of a new character. Alex Mercer then abandon the role of protagonist to make room for James Heller, a soldier who returned to the U.S. after a mission, he discovers that his family was killed during clashes that followed the spread of the virus Blacklight. Eager to avenge the death of his loved ones and to eliminate the person who has contributed most to the spread of the virus (ie Alex Mercer), James begins to wander the city in search of his target. The meeting with Mercer, which will take place in the introductory stages of the game, however, reveal some surprises. In addition to being infected by the virus, James will in fact faced with a completely different version of events, which led him to reevaluate the role of Mercer in the spread of infection.
Aiming to uncover the truth, then James will depart for a mission that takes him across the three areas that split the Big Apple (a safer green, a yellow one in which the first symptoms are spreading the virus and a red one in which The virus thrives without any control and limit) for clues.A NEW HERO IN TOWN
The decision to leave Alex Mercer and direct their attention toward a new character, while not leading to blatant distortions, however, will have some impact in the game mechanics. James Heller is in fact a carrier of a mutation of the Blacklight Virus and precisely for this reason, all the powers that we have known in Prototype will be accompanied by some interesting newcomers. Therefore, besides being able to run up vertical surfaces, fly for short distances and tentacles radiate from his limbs, Heller will have extra moves that transform armored vehicles, helicopters and cars, in piles of scrap metal and end in an instant the existence of soldiers , infected creatures or simple human beings. There are two innovations that we experienced during the presentation, and in both cases these are moves that instantly dart to the top of the rankings of the most violent attacks in the game. The first novelty is the possibility of creating a real biological bomb by injecting the virus into the body of an unsuspecting enemy. The "grenade" newly created can then be launched and, once it comes into contact with the target release of the tentacles that will help destroy the environment. The visual impact of this new weapon is very gory (especially in the most chaotic), but can not reach the level of devastation of the second big news of Prototype 2, which is the ability to use the tentacles of the arms issued by the protagonist create real "structures" able to block and destroy enemies and objects.
The decision to leave Alex Mercer and direct their attention toward a new character, while not leading to blatant distortions, however, will have some impact in the game mechanics. James Heller is in fact a carrier of a mutation of the Blacklight Virus and precisely for this reason, all the powers that we have known in Prototype will be accompanied by some interesting newcomers. Therefore, besides being able to run up vertical surfaces, fly for short distances and tentacles radiate from his limbs, Heller will have extra moves that transform armored vehicles, helicopters and cars, in piles of scrap metal and end in an instant the existence of soldiers , infected creatures or simple human beings. There are two innovations that we experienced during the presentation, and in both cases these are moves that instantly dart to the top of the rankings of the most violent attacks in the game. The first novelty is the possibility of creating a real biological bomb by injecting the virus into the body of an unsuspecting enemy. The "grenade" newly created can then be launched and, once it comes into contact with the target release of the tentacles that will help destroy the environment. The visual impact of this new weapon is very gory (especially in the most chaotic), but can not reach the level of devastation of the second big news of Prototype 2, which is the ability to use the tentacles of the arms issued by the protagonist create real "structures" able to block and destroy enemies and objects.
Even the stages of interaction with the media enemies, be they tanks or helicopters, have undergone some changes. If in fact Prototype was only possible to take control of the half, James will also be able to eradicate turrets and rocket launchers and use them freely on any goal. Furthermore, in order to complete the steps of close combat, there will be a system that will avoid dodge enemy attacks with sudden movements.
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