Prototype 2 Radnet Edition

Radical Entertainment understood that a shape-shifting bioweapon deserves a properly chaotic launch package. The Prototype 2 Radnet Edition on Xbox 360 bundles the base game with the full Radnet content suite, an evolving set of challenges and extras that rewarded early adopters over the weeks following release. That means 20 events including death-defying chopper races and intense combat scenarios, 20 leaderboard-enabled challenges, five exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, five exclusive mutation abilities, 11 ultimate in-game unlockable rewards, and Xbox 360 avatar items.

The Radnet system was an ambitious experiment in post-launch engagement, drip-feeding content to keep players tearing through New York Zero week after week. Those exclusive mutation abilities in particular added genuine gameplay variety that standard edition owners simply didn't have access to. Prototype 2 put you in the shoes of James Heller, a man with every reason to be angry and the shapeshifting powers to do something about it.

The game leaned hard into the power fantasy, and the Radnet content pushed that even further with increasingly wild scenarios. For collectors, the Radnet Edition represents the complete Prototype 2 experience as it existed at launch, a snapshot of that brief window when publishers experimented with timed-release bonus content. The behind-the-scenes videos alone offer a look at Radical's development process that you won't find anywhere else.

It's the kind of digital-heavy edition that tells a story about where the industry was headed in 2012.