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As infected soldier James Heller, hunt across quarantined New York, consume enemies, disguise yourself, and unleash shifting bio-weapons.
Released 24 Jul 2012
Consume for Disguise
Tear Through Crowds
Run Across Walls
Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!
Developed by Radical Entertainment · Published by Activision







You play as Sgt. James Heller, a soldier infected by a virus who sets out across New York Zero to hunt Alex Mercer. The city is divided into militarized, overcrowded, and heavily infected zones.
Run across buildings, leap through the city, and fight soldiers and infected creatures with shape-shifting biological weapons. You can consume people to take their appearance and access their memories, helping you infiltrate enemy groups and track targets.
Hunt targets, take on missions, and explore for collectibles and other activities that develop Heller’s abilities. Unlock mutations to improve his powers, movement, and disguise skills as you progress.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its forceful combat, destructive abilities, and the freedom to race through the city causing chaos. Reviews also praise the range of powers and character upgrades, while some find the story less memorable than the first game or the missions repetitive. Many PC reviews report crashes, launch failures, or the need for workarounds on newer hardware; others say it runs well for them, sometimes after applying a fix.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 43 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | The provided information primarily identifies Prototype 2 as a single-player game. Steam features list only single-player support, while the store tags include Multiplayer and Co-op without any supporting description. A review mentions challenge-based competition with friends if DLC is owned, suggesting leaderboard or asynchronous score comparison rather than direct multiplayer. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No information provided about modding or multiplayer mods. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 76/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |