Prototype 2

Prototype 2 Review

The original Prototype was an open-world game attempting many things in its annihilated vision of New York, but for most people it has been symbolised by one solitary instance: a hooded man repeatedly launching into flying kicks at helicopters. This is the most striking image of Prototype, and it's persisted long after the forgotten narrative justification as to why these rotorcraft deserved such a thorough punting.To the people who fondly remember the empowering feeling of boot slicing through steel, I bring you good news: you can still attack helicopters with flying kicks in Prototype 2. It is positively encouraged, even, though it does take a good few hours to unlock.There are new things in developer Radical's revamped anti-hero template, of course, but it's the tried-and-tested moments that are still the game's finest, and when your super-powered repertoire neatly segues between slicing through a gaggle of foes, running up walls and leaping through the air like a Golden Age Superman, you occasionally stop and think, hey, this is pretty fun.Which is nice, because the original game wasn't always that fun, especially when it was spamming you with a hundred burly enemies and dozens of nasty rockets.