A breath of fresh air in an era of mindless FPS's, it is an imaginative and immersive thrill ride well worth playing.
When I first saw the preview of prey, I initially thought that I had just stumbled upon another cookie cutter fps where I would be fighting a bunch of aliens hell bent on eating humans.
... well it turns out I would be fighting a bunch of aliens hell bent on eating humans, but thats besides the point. And no its not some Halo / Turok / Doom game that gets itself all confused.
The action is so fast paced and solid, and the deathwalk ability keeps you engaged even in death. It eliminates one of my biggest peeves, and thats having to start back over from square 1 and repeating the story. Instead, Prey manages to keep the player continuously engaged with innovative features such as gravity flipping, anti-gravity walkways, spirit walk, and some hillarious voice acting.
The soundtrack to the game is absolutley excellent and your initial experience in the bar, will really make you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma or wherever. All i kept thinking about when the abduction took place was something about cowbells... damn Blue Oyster Cult.
My one gripe with Prey is that there is no split screen multiplayer and the only way to play multiprey offline is to system link.
That being said Prey's story, graphics, sentimentality, and solid action will keep you immersed until your final encounter with the very creature who has turned your world upside down.