Prey (Xbox 360, 2006)

Prey is the new first-person shooter developed by Human Head Studios easily clears the bar set by American McGee's Alice. American McGee's Alice was a classic re make of Alice wonder land that take the a wrong turn when the really Alice leaves and return to find the evil queen in charge. To say the least, the story is unforgettable, but I find Prey story line a bit forgettable.
The young Native American along with his grandfather and very hot girlfriend, Jen is abducted by aliens and teleport to a huge ship. Tommy manages get free and his first task is to find Jen. That task alone keeps him busy. Tommy talks a bit much in the game. Mostly cursing. The game gets interesting in the in, but until then it is mostly average. You star out with a wrench in the game and slow have weapon introduce to you during game. Follow by a few puzzle elements. I found the wall walking, change in gravity and spirit walking interesting. Some players may Wall walling is a bit disorient, for a while. But one of the best thing is wait for an enemy on a ceiling that you can walk on. I get a spider man type feeling before you rain death down on them. Or if you are feeling luck drop down on them. Their are a few different way to complete a level, mostly depend on the floor tour standing on. So practice wall walking.
Tying in Tommy's Cherokee heritage to the game give him the unique ability to spirit walk. At any time Tommy and leave is body and explore and walk through sheild and round the ship. In spirit form their is a few puzzle to figure out to deaviate force field, but the puzzles are not that tough. Always remember to place your physical some where safe when you spirit walk. The most disturbing thing for me is frustratingly inaccurate weapons even when you standing still. Reminding me of Days of defeat/ Half life.
Portal hopping is nice but always be on the look out for an ambush and be careful when firing in to a portal or you may end up hitting yourself as you travel through them. Prey has the creep Doom 3 feeling. A lot of the game reminds you of Doom 3. One of the good thing is quick save. If you have just the ability to save the game at the a check point of at the end of mission would make this game very frustrating. Each time you reload the game you have to play a mini game AKA Death Walk. Death walks also takes place when Tommy die Tommy has about ten or more seconds to shoot spirits that circle him, replenishing his health and spirit. Then he will be brought back to life on the spot of your death. Walk I don't like about the death walk is you can't really be killed in the game. Your unstoppable because you can't die. Unlike in your game were you constant reload and have to fight your way out of a live hell or Constant cheap or sneak attacks by the enemy which usually adds to frustration and kills the game play. Death walk make part of the game to easy but less frustrating.
The graphics are nice but remind me a lot of Doom 3. just not as dark But a lot of the creatures seem to been taken from doom. The requirement on Prey are a bit high. Multiplayer is still the same at the other shooter. The Wall walking make it interest but it will fade in interest in a short amount of time. Perhaps interest Mods will same it.

Prey is enjoyable as a one time hot and heavy then move on. The story isn't much to speak of, but I really like the hot girlfriend Jen. Gravity trick keep game play interesting and puzzles don't get in the way.

This game is simply amazing. Its about time the Xbox 360 has a decent game to play, one that challenges your mind and is well as i liek to say EYE CANDY to the Gamer. Playing as Tommy the main character, you will experience an emotional story of love and sacrifice as you battle the evil alien race. The character uses his powers to save his girlfriend and the rest of his people from the alien threat. You develop spiritual powers throughout your journey that are just awesome! This game is soo much fun, i recommend it highly on any x box 360 owner, it reminded me of a DOOM 3 kind of gameplay with the endless action. The game is rated M for mature it has "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Strong Language" taken from what i said on the rating on the box.
all in all
a GREAT GAME and WELL worth THE MONEY!!!

This is a great game and more developers need to follow in the footsteps of human head studios. This game changes the way you play a FPS with overwhelming success. The Graphics are awesome and make ID's Quake and Doom series look amateur, Doom is still great, but Prey uses their graphics engine and delivers superior results. That's quite an accomplishment. The sound is also top notch and really puts you inside the game. the controls are very smooth, like halo, and only take minor framerate hits very rarely. The gameplay is varied and has alot of new twists like portals and anti-gravity pathways. there is also alot of cool weapons and even a vehicle. The story is interesting and makes sense from start to finish. I am very impressed with this game and the only downside was that wish it were longer (its about 10 hours) and that's because I didn't want it to end. There are 2 difficulties to try and Online Multi player and that adds alot to the replayability. Prey is truly a next generation shooter. I highly recommend it.

Prey is an interesting FPS, and the first one to stray from the typical “formula” I might add. The story line, very loosely based on Indian Folklore, takes place on unfamiliar place in space. Immediately turning on this game, you recognize the makers of Doom and Duke Nukem are behind this game. You start off on an Indian bar and the aliens come and take you for “experimentation” for their civilization. Though it is a tired storyline, the visuals are enough to take your attention away from that.

This was a fun game with its puzzles and nice change up to the typical first person shooter, but to all the Halo and Halo 2 lovers out there, there are not enough bad guys to destroy. This game can be beaten in 3 sit-downs of 3 hours each if you wanted to, though at times, feels to get repeative and boring at times and can drag.

Pros:
Innovative Game play
Puzzles within action
Stunning graphics
Environments that will make your head spin

Cons:
Way too easy
Multiplayer is Lackluster
Loading times are long enough to make a sandwich
TOO SHORT / EASY

Overall: This will hold me over until Gears of War or the next FPS.

To Buy or Not to Buy: This is a great game to get on ebay below the $60.00 price tag, or for a long rental at your favorite establishment.

Prey is an innovative game that has a lot of things that other games just don't have like portals that you can throw grenades through, anti-gravity floors, weapons in the form of creatures, and an alien abduction storyline(no anal probe in this one though). The 'Doom' engine shines brightly throughout the entire single player game. It is pretty short, sweet, and freaky up until the end of this one. Never really scary though except when giants are chasing you or alien raptors. The entire ship is a living entity and can lead to some pretty disgusting moments throughout so be warned. It's really just like playing through "Alien" except with less scary aliens. Oh and the thing you will love and hate is the fact you can never die. You love it because you don't die but you hate it because you are forced to play the same mini game over and over when you do die.
Online is not a factor in favor of the game or else it could be a 5/5. Constant connection difficulty causes problems for everyone except for maybe the first few connected. If you are host there is no problem at all. Same usually goes for second and third players but anymore than that and the lag will probably start. Still a great game to play even with the glitches of multiplayer. Oh and why no split-screen? Shame on you 2K games. 3.5/5