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2009USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox80 % positive

As shapeshifting mutant Alex Mercer, you rampage through a virus-ravaged Manhattan, running up skyscrapers and tearing apart soldiers and monsters with grotesque bio-weapons. Consuming victims lets you steal their forms and memories, slowly piecing together the conspiracy behind your own existence.

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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

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2008PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Fits your focus: Together like Prototype and Systems like Prototype.

A fast-paced Spider-Man action game set in an open New York overrun by a symbiote invasion. You swap between red and black suit styles, swing through the streets, and make choices that shape allies and the story's outcome.

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Infamous: Second Son

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As Delsin Rowe you tear through an occupied Seattle with swappable superpowers like smoke, neon and video. A karma system lets you choose between becoming a hero or a villain.

Infamous

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As electrified superhero Cole McGrath you parkour across a quarantined, ruined city, hurling lightning and choosing through a karma system whether to become a hero or a villain. Your choices reshape your powers and how the city treats you.

Bionic Commando

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As the bionically enhanced Nathan Spencer you swing with a grapple arm through ruined cityscapes and fight through a conspiracy in third-person action. The traversal is the core hook, while the story is secondary.

Laika: Aged Through Blood

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A grim metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic desert where you play a vengeful coyote warrior. It mixes motorbike platforming, flips and gunplay in fast combat, wrapped in a striking hand-drawn comic style.

Rusted Moss

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You explore a decaying world where rust and time have overtaken the machines of old, using a grappling hook to reach new areas. Bullet-hell inspired fights against monstrous machines and witches reward you as new powers open up the map.

Haiku, the Robot

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A compact 2D metroidvania where you play a small robot exploring a decaying, virus-ridden machine world. Fast sword combat, platforming and new abilities gradually unlock hidden areas.

Assassin's Creed II

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As Ezio Auditore, you climb, sneak and fight across Renaissance Florence and Venice on a quest for revenge. Vibrant historical cities, tomb-climbing challenges and a gripping conspiracy plot make it a high point of the early series.

Elypse

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Elypse is a 2D metroidvania blending platforming and shooting as you cross a ruined, mysterious fantasy world with a tragic story. Expect a dark, demanding adventure.

Shadow Complex Remastered

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A 2.5D Metroidvania shooter where you explore a vast underground military base and unlock new areas with gadgets and weapons. The remaster adds improved visuals and new melee takedowns.

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