A New Free Roaming shooter is coming to 360 in 2008

Prototype, the latest free-roaming shooting game, was revealed in UK official Xbox Magazine and is set for release in 2008.

“Vivendi is wheeling out the “living, breathing world” line for Prototype’s version of New York, although we have to say the amount of NPCs visible in the screenshots is ridiculous,” CVG reports.

The player will control the genetically engineered Alex Mercer in the city of New York where a battle between military and mutants is taking place due to a human-mutating virus.

Players will be able to use abilities such as super-human strength, scale-like shields and impaling enemies through the ground with giant spikes.

Alex’s other ability includes shape-shifting into the identity of his victims which OXM says allows the player to take the form of a military officer and call air strikes

Expect more news as the title’s release date approaches.