prototype

n. original model which serves as an example for later stages or forms; ideal, example, standard; ancestor, primitive form (Biology)

A prototype is an original type, form, or instance of some thing serving as a typical example, basis, epitome, or standard for other things of the same category.
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Prototype is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and based on an original IP developed in-house. The game is intended for release in the summer of 2008 for the Playstation 3, XBOX 360 and PC platforms. The game is the first in a planned franchise.The player controls the character of amnesiac Alex Mercer in New York, with freedom similar to that of , in which the player can visit most locations and interact with the environment while not engaged in missions. Alex will clash with the military's Black Watch Special Forces and the effects of a mutated viral epidemic as he works to discover the secrets of his past.
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Noun
1. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
(synonym) paradigm, epitome, image
(hypernym) model, example
(hyponym) concentrate

n. prototype, original model which serves as an example for later stages or forms; ideal, example

n. prototype