What The Hell Happened To Prototype?
2,178The Activision of 2022 is very much a shameless Call of Duty factory. All of it is dedicated almost exclusively to the shooter franchise, working on either instalments for PC and consoles, or expanding its presence in the mobile space, or providing support in some other capacity. That, of course, wasn't always the case. Until not that long ago, Activision-owned studios had the freedom to try new and exciting things and deliver IPs built on intriguing ideas. One such IP was Prototype.
Developed by Radical Entertainment and inspired by the studio's rollicking 2005 romp The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Prototype was a superhero game that attempted to deliver a power fantasy to its players like very few other games had. For the most part, it did that quite successfully, and sure enough, was met with solid critical and commercial success. That, in turn, led to a sequel, which was also received well by the majority of its players. And yet, even with its fascinating premise, its bombastic gameplay, and decent initial success, the franchise ended up not only dying a quick death, but even reducing developer Radical Entertainment to a shell of its former self. So what exactly went wrong? What the hell happened?