The visuals and gameplay are decent for the game's age, but what I really liked about it was what they did with the villains. I don't think I've ever seen a game have the villains be Malthusians, even though that ideology underpins much of environmental leftism. Even when media have eco-terrorists as villains, they are usually pretty tepid about it.

In this game, the villains are very clear about how you save the environment. Their motto is "Save the world. K*ll yourself." They also say in a note: "Don't pity viruses and don't pity the humans that imitate them." The Prophecy referenced in the title is the one made by Malthus that humanity will inevitably overpopulate and destroy the planet. Malthusians rebel against the technological solutions that heroes are developing to save humanity, because Malthusians don't think people have any value.

My one criticism of the philosophy behind the game is that they seems to try to mix Malthusian ideas with Marxism, so the Malthusians are from the lower classes, but that doesn't map onto reality. Malthusianism and environmentalism in general is dominated by wealthy elites. Wanting to prioritize the lives of polar bears over the lives of people is a luxury belief pushed by those who want for nothing, not by the poor and downtrodden. Fortunately, the ill fitting Marxist elements are only mentioned in a few notes, so it doesn't play a large role.

My biggest criticism is that the game seems unfinished. There's a final boss and the credits roll, but tons of questions are left unanswered. There isn't even a ending cutscene. You just beat the boss and that's it. I'm guessing that they ran out of money. The controls are also a bit rough if you want to use a controller. You can use it most of the time, but there are a few sequences, including the final boss, where you need to switch to keyboard and mouse. I found that rather annoying.

Overall, despite it's flaws, I think they did enough interesting things with the plot for it to be worth the few hours it takes to beat it. I say get it on sale if the philosophy involved is of interest to you and you don't mind some 2011 era slightly janky gameplay.

For $5, not a bad game. The water physics hold up and are interesting even compared to today's standards. This PC version is superior to it's Xbox 360 Arcade version but overall i can only give it a 3 out of 5. The ending was WAY too blunt and disappointing for all the world building the devs put into it's universe, it's like they stopped caring once it was over. Kinda sad too, it deserved a more satisfying ending.