Prey has been a loooong time coming but I will say it was worth the wait. Prey is a pretty standard FPS that utilizes the Doom 3 engine (to great effect) but introduces some new elements to the genre. First there are the portals. These are basically wormholes that appear in the environment which lead to entirely different areas that are kind of "inside" the area you're in. It's actually a pretty cool feature but it doesn't affect the gameplay whatsoever. Secondly, there are the gravity defying walkways. These basically allow you and your enemies to walk on the walls and ceiling. And while this doesn't affect the gameplay too much either, it is pretty awesome nonetheless.
Prey's presentation is quite impressive. This game definitely looks "next-gen" and has some very good licensed music that is used to great effect. The weapon sound effects don't sound very powerful, despite the fact the weapons look really neat and kinda yucky. The visuals are quite slick and fortunately the frame rate doesn't suffer too much for it.
Aside from aforementioned newer features, Prey is a standard FPS through and through. That doesn't mean it's not fun or impressive in it's own right. If you liked Quake 4 on the 360, then you should REALLY like Prey because they're similar games yet Prey is far superior. Check out the demo if you're still undecided!
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I commend the programmers who literally defied gravity with Prey. Prey is easily one of the most innovative FPS games i have played in a long while. With so many twists and turns this game has the ability to make its fir... Read Full Review
Well I have to say I wasn't dissapointed in this release one bit. So far every game that has looked to be promising has let me down. (Cromehounds, Over G Fighters, X-Men) Well I guess I just have high hopes for all games... Read Full Review
