Prototype (stylized as [PROTOTYPE]) is a sandbox-style action game developed by Radical Entertainment. The game was released in North America on June 9, 2009, and in southwestern parts of North America as well as Oceania on June 10, and was released in Europe on June 12.









The game is set in New York City as a virus infects people and the military attempts to put an end to it. The protagonist of the story is named Alex Mercer, who has enemy-absorbing and shapeshifting powers. He can take memories, experiences, biomass and physical forms of enemies through absorption. Alex can also shapeshift into more specialized forms for attack, defense or sensory enhancement. All of these together are intended to give players multiple ways to complete their objectives. Parallel to the game's storyline is the ability to play the game as a sandbox-style video game giving the player free roam of Manhattan.

System Requirements
Operating System   Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista

CPU   Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ or better

Memory   1 GB (XP)
2GB

Hard Drive Space   8GB of uncompressed hard disk space (Plus 500MB for swap file.)

Graphics Hardware   DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 256 MB 3D hardware accelerator (NVIDIA 7800GT/ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB or better) and support for Pixel Shader 3.0

Sound Hardware   100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card