Fighting the Infection | Prototype 2 Preview

<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10265" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10265" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;fighting-infection-prototype-2-preview&sol;prototype-2-2&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10265"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10265 aligncenter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;04&sol;06222958&sol;Prototype-21-300x168&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10265" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">A close up of Heller<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em>Prototype 2<&sol;em> is the sequel to the popular third person action adventure game <em>Prototype<&sol;em>&period; You play as a man named Sergeant James Heller&comma; an ex-solider that worked for a government branch called Blackwatch&period; In the first game you took the role of Alex Mercer&comma; a scientist working for a genetic engineering company called Gentek&comma; after you wake up in a morgue in a Gentek laboratory you discover that you have the ability to shapeshift&comma; use superhuman abilities such as strength and speed&comma; and consume humans to recover their memories&period; You also discover that you have no memories from your life apart from your name&comma; and that you have a sister named Dana&period; You spend most of your time in the game trying to discover your past&comma; and how the Blacklight virus that is slowly infecting New York City is related to yourself&period; In the end&comma; it is found that Blackwatch ordered Gentek to stop all research on the virus and eliminate any remaining scientists working on the project&comma; Alex takes a vial of the virus as insurance to save his life&comma; and he ends up releasing it in a metro station just before being gunned down by Blackwatch troopers&comma; the virus takes over your dead body and you begin the game from there&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10267" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10267" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;fighting-infection-prototype-2-preview&sol;prototype2&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10267"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10267" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;04&sol;06222932&sol;prototype2-300x152&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"152" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10267" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">A nice wallpaper for the upcoming sequel<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>In the second game you find yourself matched up against Mercer after the virus kills your entire family and Alex himself infects you via a friendly neighborhood stab to the chest&period; You set yourself on a personal quest to end Alex and the virus with it&comma; unfortunately this is not translated to your former co-workers and you end up having to fight off Blackwatch forces at the same time&period; Because the virus is adapting&comma; Heller is different from Alex in the sense that he has more fluid combat then his predecessor and is capable of different attacks and powers&period; You will still be able to consume humans&comma; shapeshift&comma; throw tanks and all that fun stuff&comma; but some things that you had the privilege of using in <em>Prototype<&sol;em> may not make the transition to the new game&period; The games story takes place just fourteen months after the events of <em>Prototype<&sol;em>&comma; NYC has been renamed NYZ or New York Zero&comma; and is split up into three different sections&comma; a green zone&comma; yellow zone&comma; and red zone&period; Each zone has its different characteristics and personality in relation to the city and its inhabitants&period; While the green zone is free of the virus completely&comma; it is filled to the brim with Blackwatch troopers&comma; the yellow zone has become a slum and crowded ses-pool for the poorer class of citizens&comma; the virus exists but is scarce and slow moving&comma; and the red zone is completely overrun by the virus&period; It is Alex Mercers playground and domain of complete and utter control&comma; there you will find that Blackwatch troopers are few and far between&comma; and that for the most part&comma; the infection grows unhindered&period; Missions will take place in all three sections&comma; difficulty will vary depending on which zone the mission is located in&comma; and that should make for some fun and adaptable gameplay&period; Here&&num;8217&semi;s a video showcasing some new game footage&comma; and a quick peak of the game so far&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><center><iframe width&equals;"460" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;-X0DfqkXeU8" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe><&sol;center><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><em>Prototype 2<&sol;em> will be coming to a store near you on April 24th&comma; 2012 on Xbox 360 and PS3 with a rating of M in North America and 18 in Europe&period; You can expect a review on BagoGames as soon as is humanly possible&period; &lpar;I was kidding about the human part&period; INFECTED FOR LIFE&excl;&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;