Instructions
Appearance
Stand next to any human character and press the "Circle" button to grab them.
Press "Triangle" to absorb them.
Press the "Left" button on the d-pad to toggle your appearance between Alex Mercer and the character you absorbed.
Abilities
Complete missions, earn medals in events, kill enemies and collect hidden orbs to earn evolution points.
Press the "Start" button to open the pause menu. Highlight the "Upgrades" option and press "X."
Scroll through the available upgrade options. Press "L1" and "R1" to switch between ability categories and the directional controls to scroll through the lists of available abilities.
Highlight the ability you want Alex to learn or upgrade and press the "X" button. Highlight the "Purchase" option and press "X" again to confirm your purchase and teach Alex the ability.