It was developed by Canadian studio Radical Entertainment and is the sequel to 2009's Prototype.
The game was published by Radical Entertainment's owner, Activision.
The game features a new protagonist, James Heller, as he goes on a quest to destroy the Blacklight virus.
The story is also one of revenge, as Heller wants to kill Alex Mercer, protagonist of the original Prototype,
after his family was killed in the outbreak of the Blacklight virus.
The game was announced at the 2010 Spike VGA Awards with the tagline "Murder your Maker."
Prototype 2 system requirements (minimum)
CPU: 2.3 GHz dual-core Intel or AMD processor
RAM: 1 GB system memory
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible card with 512 MB RAM, Nvidia 200-series or Radeon 3000-series or better.
Operating system: Windows XP Service Pack 2
DirectX compatible sound card
12 GB of free hard disk space
Prototype 2 system requirements (recommended)
CPU: 2.4 GHz Quad Core Intel or AMD processor
RAM: 2GB system memory
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible 1 GB graphics card, Nvidia 400 series or AMD 5000 series or better.
Operating system: Windows 7
DirectX compatible sound card
12 GB of free hard disk space