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Prototype
 God of War III $59.99 God of War¢î III finds Kratos raining carnage and destruction upon the Gods who have betrayed him and the entire Ancient Greek world. Armed with his deadly double-chained blades, Kratos will take on mythology¡Çs darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles on his merciless quest to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself.  PROTOTYPE $49.99 My title says all, it just nothing...I am sorry...I didnt like at all, I beat the game just to be sure, what a waste of time...and money, go and find your self your answers...  Borderlands $59.99 Borderlands isn't your Granddaddy's FPS, nor is it your nerdy cousin Ralph's RPG. It's a rollicking great time spent as a FPG and it works so well. You start, after a kick-ass cutscene with music from Cage the Elephant, in the middle of nowhere. From there, it's dozens of hours to completion with a cast of crazies, loonies, and utterly vicious wildlife before culminating in a battle for the very thing you were looking for. Even on a second playthrough, you'll be hooked on the visuals, the action, and the occasional three-balled boss. Oh, and one of the Scientists sleeps with her recorder. You'll understand what I mean when you get there...  PROTOTYPE $49.99 If you asked me to summarize Prototype quickly, I'd have to tell you that it's a game with a unique plot, but it's not an amazing title that we'll still talk about in ten years. There's nothing terribly wrong with Prototype, but there's nothing particularly amazing- so, I would normally give it an average rating- 3 stars. However, the gameplay IS pretty fun, so I'm going to give it 4 stars. Gameplay: What is there to say? You're a superpowered man who can eat people and disguise yourself as them, drive a ton of vehicles than can wreak havok, walk up the sides of buildings, and bash helicopters in with your bare hands. The game is quite fun to play. Plot: With some ups and downs, Prototype's plot is pretty good. We have a formula that interests the viewer: You wake up with no recollection of what's happened, and you have all these strange abilities. The military is hunting you, and you need to survive while you find out the truth. The plot has cutscenes in which you're talking to a masked character, who is not revealed until later, as you "recollect" (play through) events. Combined with the amount of the plot that is gained on the side by finding "web of intrigue" targets and consunming them, you find out a lot without having it spoonfed to you. While it's not the quickest way to get a story told, it certainly is an interesting approach, and one that I enjoyed. Points to activision for that. At the same time, some moments are predictable, and there are some plot points that are...the best way I can describe it is "meh". Still, I thought I knew who the final boss would be. I was wrong. Video: Another area where Prototype has nothing flagrantly wrong, but nothing amazing. Prototype runs at 720P on either console (360 or PS3), it doesn't look bad, but if you look, you can tell. The graphics aren't superb or bad. Unlike inFAMOUS (which I bought at the same time), the city feels pretty generic and boxy. The game has some low quality textures at points, but it is respectable graphically throughout. Audio: I don't currently have a surround sound system, so I can't speak for directional sound. The music of the game is pretty good, and the sound effects are decent. One particular criticism I have is that the voice acting is of VERY inconsistent quality- like they did everything in one take. There are some lines that are so poorly delivered you have to cringe. The script itself is not too bad though, and the web of intrigue scenes (many) have a ton of voices, so props on variety. Controls: An area where I will give Prototype props. The controls are pretty intuitive as a whole, which is great with the amount of havoc you wreak. You'd expect jumping up like Superman and hopping onto a helicopter, ripping the door off, and hijacking it to be hard, but the game does pretty well. It doesn't absolutely baby you, but it's intuitive (with the occasional inevitable bugs). Length: There's a decent amount of side material and missions to add value to the game. Thankfully, they were able to do so without making the game feel artificially stretched out. Overall: This game is fun to play, and it's pretty well priced. I can recommend it. It's not a legendary title, but it's a solid title by any means. |
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