Activision & Radical Have 11 More Reasons You Need Prototype 2, A Few Too Many Other Folks Have One Or Two Reasons You Don't...

Every time I see new footage of Radical's vastly improved sequel, I just have to smile. The team has pulled out all the stops and the game should definitely please fans of the original thanks to all the changes and improvements. Sure, some folks are complaining quite vocally about having to pre-order a premium edition of Prototype 2 to get that cool bonus DLC, but that's how things have worked for a while and as far as I'm seeing, it's not changing anytime soon, Still, it's kind of funny that no game publisher out there seems to have predicted any sort of major backlash against locking out disc content or only allowing those who have broadband connections to access "the good stuff". Me, I've been predicting a certain segment of would eventually have enough of this deal for years now, but no one listened back then. Now, it seems that anyone angry about DLC gets not an word listened to by those that can (and should) make things better for EVERYONE who wants to spend their hard-earned money on a new game.

Prototype 2 Intro Movie: You Won't Miss Mercer One Bit

And you get to kick a helicopter. Multiple helicopters if you want to (but not at the same time, last time I checked). Anyway, here's a look at the opening cinema plus below that, a peek at the rather cool looking Blackwatch Collector's Edition, coming to the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. You DO realize you can pre-order this one, right? Radical Entertainment has done a bang-up job with this greatly improved sequel, so make sure you're there on day one, I say...

Prototype 2 RADNET Edition Sparks Interest In Some, Annoyance In Others

Is the anti-DLC backlash a growing movement, a push-back against the now standard business practice the industry has been headed toward since the introduction of console download content or just the usual gang of fact-free "My opinion is the most important because on teh internets I am king!" whiners griping about games they're not that interested in buying in the first place? Perhaps a bit of all of the above and more. Sure, you can criticize Activision and Radical for making sure Prototype 2 has legs that keep the game's lifespan going long past the release and review hype. On the other hand, if you don't want to buy into the bonus content when the game ships, then you've not been paying attention to where the industry has been headed for a while now.

That said, you can also choose to not buy the game when it ships and perhaps wait for whatever repackaging the game will get should it sell well enough to reach Greatest Hits/Platinum hits status. Just keep your fingers crossed that Activision does what Rockstar did with the wonderful Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare (release that content first as DLC then as a standalone game followed by a complete version with every bit of content in a disc). Complain if you must, but at least do it in an informed manner rather than just shaking a digital fist at someone and thinking your insults will get you what you want. Then again, one could also say this business model shuts out those gamers who don't want to deal with download content at all, so there's that...

Prototype 2 Video Developer Diaries 4 & 5

Radical's upcoming sequel is one of those games that had to be played just to see all the amazing improvements from the original. Here's a look at the two more dev diaries for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC action game set to launch in April 2012. Remember, you get to kick the hell out of a helicopter (among other things) in this one (which is almost worth the price of the game alone, I say)...

Prototype 2 Announcement Trailer

Hah! Something told me Radical was tinkering away on this fan favorite sequel and well, here you go. the first game was amazing, warts and all. This one looks like a total killer. 2011 is going to be PACKED with great games, that's for sure...