Prey gives you whatever a decent FPS should offer and that’s about it. Nothing more, nothing less...

User Rating: 10 | Prey (2006) PC
By rohver | Review Date:
First off, the history behind Prey is well known so I wont go into that. This is a review, not a history lesson after all. This review is based on the PC version of the game, just for your information. Prey is a decent FPS in which you get to play as Tommy, a Cherokee ho does not care/believe in the traditions of his tribe. Al he wants is to get off the reservation with his girlfriend Jen. Unfortunately, an unknown force pulls everyone up to find themselves in a weird alien spacecraft of some sort. Tommy manages to escape and begins his journey to find and rescue Jen and his grandfather. Graphics : 10/10 No doubt the game looks awesome. It’s based on the Doom 3 engine and if you liked the awesome graphics of Doom 3, you’ll like it here too. There are different environments apart from the closed corridors the engine is famous for. They range from mini-planets, the sacred valley and some of the other “otherworldly” environments. The game has lots of details in the spaceship, full of alien technology and gooey stuff. The “glow” effect is very well used. Shadows. You cant forget about them. Great use of shadows, just like Doom 3.

Gameplay : One thing unique about this game is the use of portals. They can teleport you to a place nearby (usually) and sometimes places where you don’t expect you to. A good example is on the roof of the current room you’re in. There are lots of interesting puzzles to solve in the game. The game has many variety of them and each an interesting one. You have the ability to wall walk, where you can walk on walls literally. Theres the spirit walk where your spirit leaves your body and you control it. Its useful for getting past force-fields, scouting ahead (enemies don’t notice you in this mode unless you attack them), getting to secret areas or those area which are otherwise inaccessible by your physical form. The spirit walk, the wall walk and the use of portals all together can also be required to solve many of the puzzles, which makes the gameplay absolutely fun. Other than that, the combat is average. You don’t have many weapons in the game, which is a downside. All the weapons are some sort of organic-versions of the usual weapons we see in other FPS. Theres a standard rifle, which you get as your first actual firearm and it is the one you’ll be using most often. Later on, you can acquire other weapons such as the “crab-grenade”, a shotgun, a mingun, a rocket launcher, etc. There could have been more but oh well….

Another downside about the combat is that it’s a bit too easy. The Cherokee mode is not very challenging either since you have infinite lives…sort of. When you die, you are taken to a minigame where you must kill some amount of spirits to revive yourself. This takes most of the challenge out of the game, no matter what mode you play. Sound : 8/10

Not much to say here. Sound is good overall. Value : Once you play and finish the game, you wont need to play it again. Sure, the hard mode gets unlocked but when there is no challenge, you don’t need to play it again. The whole game lasts about 10 hours, maybe less, which again, is a bit disappointing. Final words : It’s a decent game, all considered and if you plan to play online as well, it’s worth buying. Otherwise, think hard.

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