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All parent reviews for Prototype

Age
13
Average rating based on 33 parent reviews:
  • 45% say violence is an issue
  • 30% say language is an issue
Parent of 12 year old
July 17, 2010
 
You decide
well...what can i say? everyone knows the game is EXTREMELY violent. People who have played it knows its also really fun (most people anyways).the language is abundant which defenitly is a bad thing.but the combat, free running (parkour), missions, and doing random stuff is the best I'VE seen in years thats better than infamous 1 soooo.... ok i think that the game is o.k as long as the child (10 and up) isnt lighthearted and wont try to imitate anything in-game.

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Parent of 16 and 19 year old
August 28, 2009
 
AMAZING
All Your Kids Will LOVE This GAme

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Parent of 19 year old
October 27, 2009
 
perfect for teens!!
Its an ok game for kids to play the only problem is the extreme gore

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Parent
December 1, 2009
 
Absolutly Amazing!
This game is one of my all time favorites. If you've ever played the Spiderman video games you would know how easy the gameplay is. Well its pretty much the same in this game. Easy gameplay, great storyline, kickarse graphics, and fun weapons that mold onto your body. This is a great game to those who are kill fanatics, gore enthusiests, or just want to play a game that you'll want to play for months on end.

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Parent of 17 year old
April 11, 2011
 
perfect for someone how loves zombies or free roam
This game is a grate game, I love this game for one fact im a game creator.

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Parent of 15 year old
September 18, 2010
 
13+
... This game is extremely fun, violent, and gory. However, parents need to know that their kids aren't stupid. If they see something in a video game, they aren't going to copy it in real life, if they're over 12, they probably understand the difference of what's ok to do in a video game versus what's ok to do in real life (especially in this game cause not too many kids have super powers.) So if your kid is over 13, then they should be able to handle this game.

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Adult
January 10, 2011
 
Such a fun game!
I gave this game 5 stars not because of its originality....quite honestly, its really not original at all...its a sandbox game in which you, Alex Mercer, are an incredible parkour mutant and are able to glide and leap around the city with ease, destroying any puny tanks or helicopters that get between you and figuring out your mysterious past. There storyline isn't very original either, and the only thing fresh about Alex Mercer is that he constantly wears a hood around his face like an adorable emo man. He looks and moves a lot like a Hunter from Left 4 Dead on performance inhancing drugs, if that can be imagined. All this being said, I haven't had so much fun playing a game in a long time. I found myself just running around the city doing side quests, admiring the way my supple body slid across skyscrapers and vaulted over high buildings, only to fall thousands of feet and smash the concrete without injuring myself at all. It plays a lot like Cole in InFamous, identical in game-style and similar in character, only in my opinion, Alex is the more fun of the two to control. You have so much freedom in this game, and the city is huge to accommodate your incredible ability to get around very quickly. You upgrade your abilities by earning points from battles, which gives you incentive to fight. This game is a great 3rd person game, a really fun fun fun time. If your looking for artistic and beautiful story line, look elsewhere, but if you want to watch Alex mercer's moodily hooded form fly gracefully and powerfully through the air as much as I do, this game will keep you occupied! For parents, this might be a better choice for the kids that want a more mature game, but that you don't want to expose to the realism and intensity of Black Ops and other games. There is blood, but most of it is fairly unrealistic and fanciful; it squirts out of the enemies you slash apart with your limbs, but as most of the people you'll be killing are either infected beasts or corrupt military forces, its a less intense experience than many other games. You feel removed from the killing, rather than completely emersed by it, as with First person shooters. And all of it is very unrealistic; one of your attacks, for example, absorbs enemies into your body with tentacles. Its fantastic violence such as you would see in a dark action movie now days. There is language, but most games of this type have that now days, and this game isn't as bad as some. Lastly, there are different difficulty levels, ranging from easy to hard, that accommodate the beginning player as well as the veteran. The key with this game is that it IS dark, it IS violent, but not nearly as much so as all the other M rated games out there, and certainly not as realistic. One thing should be noted though; Alex Mercer is not really a hero. He fights for himself and only himself. The player controls almost all of his actions, and can choose whether to kill civilians to heal themselves or not; however, Alex, though obviously unfairly persecuted, is out for revenge. This is a story about him getting even, and there is a lot of killing.

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Parent of 15 year old
September 18, 2010
 
amazing game for players 14+
This game is amazing, however it's not ok for kids 14 or younger. I have a 13 year old son, and I only play this game after he goes to bed. My wife won't even be in the room when I'm playing it. If you're older than 14 and have a tough stomach (to be able to handle the huge amount of blood) this game is a great choice for you. I think it's somewhat educational for older kids because it forces you to make decisions, that are either good or bad, and it shows the consequences. If you are or have a child who wants this game, but you think it's not ok yet, a great alternative is inFAMOUS (only for PS3.)

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Parent of 17 year old
December 18, 2010
 
ok for people who can handle blood
this game is ok very bloody and gore but u can handle it

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Adult
February 24, 2011
 
Can't wait for part 2. It's going to be great.

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Adult
March 13, 2010
 
ok for tweens depending on how mature they are
this game is amazing and very fun. if you like the game inFAMOUS you will love this!

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Parent of 17 year old
January 19, 2011
 
ages 15-?
Very gory. slice innocent people in half.

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Adult
December 11, 2009
 
To be clear
Most of the posts easily visiblr are clearly from kids lying about their age, or folks who are horribly out of touch with reality. Violent, bloody, gorery gameplay. NOT FOR KIDS. Amoral 'protagonist' uncercerned with concequences to bystanders. NOT FOR KIDS. Multiple disturbing images, including an element of gameplay that relies on absorbing enimies for health and information, in very graphic ways. NOT FOR KIDS. NOT FOR KIDS.NOT FOR KIDS.NOT FOR KIDS.NOT FOR KIDS. Obviously, some can handle it younger than others. But don't trust someone saying that it's definitly okay for preteens. This said, Prototype is an exellent game. I'd recommend it to anyone mature enough to hadle it calmly.

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Parent of 14 and 15 year old
November 27, 2009
 
A bit violent
The game can be pretty violent at times but other than the gore the game is fine for any teen. I would however not recommend this to anyone under thirteen, I doubt they could handle the blood.

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Adult
August 17, 2009
 
YOU CAN GET THIS GAME FREE AT Tinyurl*/qz96au ITS FREE AND EASY AND SHUDNT TAKE YOU TOO MUCH TIME!

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Adult
October 14, 2009
 
great game! But bloody and explict.
Great game, but the frequent, strong language and the extreme blood and gore make the game only for adults.

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Parent of 13 year old
August 23, 2009
 
good game very very very extremely violent swearing is used wit f@ck sh@t

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Adult
June 18, 2010
 
Very gory, 3rd person.
Even though this game is fun and even free roam entertains for hours. Its based on extreme gore. The violence is very high, full of blood and very disturbing and detailed gore. Chopping people in half is possible, Which is pretty disgusting. The violence is very overlooked. You get to "Consume people" Taking everything and blood spurting everywhere. Pick people up and throw them into walls. Pick up cars and own people with them. The language is moderate considering the type of gore. Not much swearing at all. Its overall very violent and a very disturbing.

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Adult
February 1, 2010
 
Very violent and an ok game.

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Parent of 13 and 13 year old
June 28, 2009
 
like the incredible hulk (the film) but not the game
love the game, its gory but the blood looks very fake so you don't need to worry about it

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