Sierra bringing Prototype to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on August 10, 2007

News: Not a rough game idea, but a game called Prototype.

First revealed in the pages of Game Informer magazine, Sierra's Prototype for the Xbox 360, PC and PS3 will attempt to take the "open world" game to the next level in summer 2008. Developed by Radical Entertainment (the team behind such open world hits as The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Scarface), the game will have a lot of new ideas going for it, at least according to the company's president:

"Radical Entertainment set out to create the most dynamic video game character ever imagined. From free-form movement to over-the-top combat action; Prototype can climb or wall-run across any surface, jump 30 stories high, and destroy anything that crosses his path," said Kelly Zmak, president of Radical Entertainment. "Our team at Radical has built upon the technology that drove our previous best-selling games and now has the freedom to dream big and imagine a powerful character in a sprawling city like New York, cloaked in a conspiracy and ripped from today's headlines."

The company further explains that "Prototype tells the story of Alex Mercer, a man haunted by his past, fighting a secret war in New York City. As the action spirals out of control, a conspiracy tied to his origins threatens the future of mankind itself. Mercer's amazing shapeshifting powers allow him to become an exact replica and steal the skills or powers of anyone who crosses his path."

We'll have more on Prototype soon.