Trivia / [PROTOTYPE 2]

• Dueling Games: [PROTOTYPE 2] was compared to inFAMOUS 2.
• Executive Meddling: Radical had already undergone layoffs and Activision continued to pull people off the game in the middle of production, ultimately resulting in the game being developed with "half the time in development, [and] a much smaller team" compared to the first game. After sabotaging development and sending the game to die, they then used it as justification for canning most of Radical.
• Franchise Killer: Not only were the game's sales poor enough to cause the developer to say a sequel was out of the question, the poor sales led to Activision shuttering the developer that created it, Radical Entertainment.
• The Other Darrin: Alex Mercer was voiced by Barry Pepper in the original game. Here, he is voiced by Darryl Kurylo.
• Pre-Order Bonus: Multiple pre-orders that have an array of different bonuses, including unique attacks, weapons, and even alternate costumes.
• What Could Have Been:
  • During the final boss fight, Alex was going to transform into a gigantic spider-like monstrosity rather than a slightly spinier version of his humanoid form. This was cut likely due to the extra resources it would require to implement.
  • The game initially started out as a tie-in for the equally cancelled Spider-Man 4 movie. Since Alex's moves and skillset easily mimics the web-slinger's and it took place in New York, the modifications were easy to make. However, when the movie fell apart, so did the game, so Radical used the modifications to the engine for this game. The gameplay footage can be seen here.