Alpha Protocol vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Alpha Protocol vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Alpha Protocol SEGA S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date April 8, 2010 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Obsidian Entertainment GSC Game World
Publisher SEGA GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.alphaprotocol.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter, RPG Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 2 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On GOG, Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP® or Windows Vista® Processor: 2.4+ GHZ Intel® or 2.0+ GHZ AMD™ Memory: 1 GB RAM (Windows XP®,) 2 GB RAM (Windows Vista®) Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce 6 series (6800GT or better,) ATI™ 1300XT series or greater (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements) Hard Drive: At least 12 GB of free space Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers DirectX®: 9.0c OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 72 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.5 / 5 (455 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)