<s>
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
 [ PROTOTYPE2 ] 	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2012	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2009	O
's	O
Prototype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Spike	O
VGA	O
Awards	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
the	O
Prototype	B-Application
Biohazard	O
Bundle	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
shifts	O
the	O
focus	O
towards	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
former	O
U.S.	O
Marine	O
Sergeant	O
James	B-Application
Heller	I-Application
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
on	O
Alex	B-Application
Mercer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Prototype	B-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
during	O
a	O
new	O
outbreak	O
of	O
the	O
Blacklight	O
virus	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
started	O
by	O
Mercer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tie-in	O
comic	O
book	O
miniseries	O
,	O
which	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
Prototype	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
based	O
on	O
modern-day	O
Manhattan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Alex	B-Application
Mercer	I-Application
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
James	B-Application
Heller	I-Application
,	O
can	O
shapeshift	O
and	O
assume	O
other	O
people	O
's	O
identities	O
and	O
memories	O
by	O
consuming	O
them	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
this	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
tactical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
powers	O
in	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
more	O
meaningful	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
appearing	O
as	O
mutations	O
and	O
upgrades	O
that	O
let	O
players	O
decide	O
how	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Heller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consuming	O
people	O
has	O
not	O
changed	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Prototype	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
some	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
consumed	O
upon	O
grabbing	O
them	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Heller	O
can	O
additionally	O
control	O
a	O
pack	O
of	O
Brawlers	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Prototypes	B-Application
Hunters	O
)	O
to	O
attack	O
anything	O
he	O
desires	O
(	O
note	O
:	O
this	O
power	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
main	O
variant	O
of	O
Brawler	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
also	O
help	O
him	O
find	O
out	O
more	O
about	O
Alex	B-Application
Mercer	I-Application
and	O
how	O
he	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
when	O
U.S.	O
Marine	O
Sergeant	O
James	B-Application
Heller	I-Application
,	O
returning	O
from	O
a	O
tour	O
in	O
Iraq	O
,	O
discovers	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
daughter	O
to	O
be	O
declared	O
dead	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
rejoin	O
the	O
military	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
for	O
NYZ	O
against	O
the	O
Blacklight	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heller	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
Alex	B-Application
Mercer	I-Application
,	O
who	O
stopped	O
the	O
original	O
Blacklight	O
infection	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
is	O
behind	O
the	O
new	O
outbreak	O
,	O
having	O
lost	O
his	O
faith	O
in	O
humanity	O
and	O
wishing	O
to	O
wipe	O
it	O
out	O
to	O
usher	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
golden	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Titanium	O
2.0	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
Radnet	O
for	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
users	O
who	O
would	O
either	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
buy	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
first-run	O
copies	O
and	O
pre-ordered	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
include	O
55	O
pieces	O
of	O
additional	O
add-on	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
at	O
no	O
extra	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
in	O
the	O
pre-order/launch	O
content	O
was	O
in-game	O
events	O
,	O
additional	O
and	O
optional	O
challenges	O
,	O
avatar	O
items	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
55	O
pieces	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
launched	O
by	O
Radical	O
weekly	O
from	O
April	O
24	O
until	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
with	O
content	O
available	O
forever	O
once	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
earn	O
the	O
rewards	O
given	O
for	O
an	O
event	O
or	O
a	O
challenge	O
for	O
a	O
given	O
week	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
had	O
to	O
achieve	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
bronze	O
medal	O
in	O
events	O
and	O
a	O
minimal	O
score	O
threshold	O
in	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
launched	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
app	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Radical	O
unveiled	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
announce	O
something	O
huge	O
for	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
ComicCon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
let	O
people	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
trailers	O
detailing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
ComicCon	O
,	O
Activision	O
held	O
a	O
raffle	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
winner	O
won	O
either	O
the	O
jacket	O
worn	O
by	O
James	B-Application
Heller	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Alex	B-Application
Mercer	I-Application
's	O
jacket	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
custom	O
skinned	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
ComicCon	O
,	O
Activision	O
employees	O
were	O
handing	O
out	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
themed	O
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
posters	O
,	O
giant	O
foam	O
Heller	O
Blade	O
Arms	O
and	O
more	O
materials	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
an	O
official	O
game	O
titled	O
ProtoSlice	O
,	O
available	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahead	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
revealed	O
that	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
prequel	O
miniseries	O
that	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
volume	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Anchor	O
,	O
follows	O
Alex	B-Application
Mercer	I-Application
as	O
he	O
travels	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
to	O
eradicate	O
any	O
remaining	O
traces	O
of	O
the	O
Blacklight	O
virus	O
while	O
questioning	O
his	O
own	O
morality	O
and	O
whether	O
the	O
virus	O
has	O
turned	O
him	O
into	O
humanity	O
's	O
killer	O
or	O
its	O
savior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
volume	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Labyrinth	O
,	O
introduces	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
James	B-Application
Heller	I-Application
and	O
Mike	O
Marcos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
all	O
Activision	O
's	O
titles	O
displayed	O
at	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Miller	O
of	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
Activision	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
at	O
Comic	O
Con	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
anything	O
negative	O
in	O
his	O
preview	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
Community	O
creator	O
Dan	O
Harmon	O
considered	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
great	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
everything	O
you	O
could	O
expect	O
from	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
really	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
dazzling	O
seamlessness	O
to	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
very	O
purity	O
of	O
purpose	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
a	O
fine	O
arcade	O
killbox	O
also	O
renders	O
it	O
unengaging	O
on	O
any	O
level	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
soggy	O
and	O
littered	O
with	O
stray	O
organs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
while	O
as	O
a	O
destruction	O
simulator	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
scores	O
very	O
highly	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
chance	O
that	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
those	O
toddlers	O
in	O
the	O
dirt	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
get	O
bored	O
after	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
and	O
wander	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
those	O
players	O
who	O
can	O
turn	O
off	O
their	O
brain	O
and	O
just	O
enjoy	O
the	O
ride	O
will	O
find	O
Prototype	B-Application
2s	I-Application
flavor	O
of	O
blood-soaked	O
action	O
a	O
rather	O
guilty	O
pleasure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
UK	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
small	O
doses	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
perfectly	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
because	O
Heller	O
and	O
Mercer	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
about	O
anyone	O
else	O
you	O
never	O
end	O
up	O
caring	O
about	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top	O
seller	O
for	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
beating	O
Kinect	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
its	O
sales	O
were	O
considerably	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
continue	O
its	O
strong	O
sales	O
into	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
May	O
,	O
garnering	O
more	O
sales	O
than	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dogma	I-Application
,	O
but	O
failing	O
to	O
beat	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
fellow	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
game	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
