Top 15 games got cancelled

Hey everyone, my name is Anthony and welcome back to my countdown.

Making a video is very hard as a game developer or engineer. It takes a decade to developing a projects about the story, the engine, the publish and more.

But sometimes, games didn't have any hype that they got pulled the plug. From deadliest bounty hunter to the dark knight in steampunk, so i made 15 games that they never gives us to shine for their release.

As you know, its my personal pick which game that i find them promising that they could've finish their projects.

And for the rules, im gonna talk about the games that are cancelled specifically about projects. 

So Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is not on the list, because of the obvious SJW for only release in Japan nor even Half Life 3, because we don't know if it was confirmed. 

Games on version consoles doesn't count, like Project CARS, which it was supposed to be on Wii U, but got pulled from either a frame or maybe a Nintendo's next console.

And still-development games isn't in there too, lets hope Death Stranding will be better for Hideo Kojima.

 So lets get started, shall we?

Number 15: Maverick Hunter FPS

Now to be fair, i may not being a fanboy of Megaman, i was mainly focus some other side-scrolling adventures that i like, such as Shantae.

Anyway, making a reboot of our childhood favorite isn't a good idea to make them dark. Like Bomberman Act Zero, which is just a joke for the worst idea and the worst game ever.

But one that may or may not promising is a project Maverick Hunter FPS. Developed by Armature Studio and published by Capcom, this one is a darker version of Megaman series with First Person shooting, which i find it pretty cool, but im not sure if kids will play it for the darker tone.

The reason why its on lower list, because many fans didn't appreciate this, by saying its too dark and gritty for the franchise and some fans said thats its almost like a copy of Halo or even Call of duty Black Ops.

This game was developed six months in 2010, because it got pulled which Capcom felt that this game wasn't as good to expecting for the fans. Meanwhile, in the same year, the creator of Megaman Keiji Inafune went out of business with Capcom that he's making his own game called Mighty No. 9 and the game is...   a biggest disappointment...  Yeah, il get to that later for my review...

Number 14: Donkey Kong Racing



This game is supposed to be a follow up of Diddy Kong Racing by Rare, the company that we love back then with Banjo-Kazooie, Conker's bad fur day and even Killer Instinct.

This game moved to Nintendo Gamecube for advanced graphic, gameplay and take control as Donkey Kong for the title suggest. And rather than riding with cars, boats or planes, you're riding with animals like bees, sharks, rhinos and more. But they said that you need to give them a food to go faster and win the race.

However, the project was cancelled, because Nintendo was angry that Rare was picked by Microsoft. So, this project was bite the dust, leaving Rare making some disappointed games that fans was unimpressed such as Banjo Kazooie  Nuts & Bolts...

Number 13: Dirty Harry the video game


Its no surprise that we've never heard about a game based on a detective movie staring Clint Eastwood.

Developed by The Collective and published by Warner Bros, this game takes place between "Dirty Harry" and  "Magnum Force", which they want to gives us Harry's character development. Plus they're originally to bring back Clint Eastwood for the main detective.

Not to mention, players has to take carefully without taking seriously for the main role of the game, because Harry is an anti-hero in the films.

Sadly, the game was canned because they had a lot of trouble for their development. And in 2007, The collective was closed that parent company Foundation 9 Entertainment is made a fusion between The collective and Shiny Entertainment to the current company name Double Helix Games.

Number 12: Lamborghini the video game

Ok, here's a racing racing game that you'll probably never heard off since i love racing game with licensed cars. That is none other than it simply called "Lamborghini the video game".

Developed by Rage Software and published by Majesco Games, this game is supposed to be like Gran Turismo with... Obviously Lamborghini cars.

However, it was quickly cancelled that Rage Software was suffered a bankruptcy and shut down in 2003.

As times went on, the workers of Lamborghini video game created their own company named "Juice Games" make their own racing series as "Juiced" with their partner publisher THQ. But sadly, they're also closed in 2011, 2 years before the official's ending of big THQ.

Number 11: B.C.

You know, we always play a game takes place in modern times of even the future, but what if there's a game that we're in prehistoric era?

This game was made by Lionhead studios and published by Microsoft.

In this gave, you take control an early humans to evolving by hunting every creatures, including dinosaurs. If you do hunt them down, they're all instinct for the popularity of humanity. Thats quiet dark for the animal kingdom. So don't take it too much.

Speaking of "too much", it was cancelled in 2004, mainly because the game is waaay too ambitious, too big to developed and very difficult to finish it, so, it was on drawing board.

But after 12 years, Lionhead studios is shut down on April 29 2016. Pretty sad that they're best known for they famous game like Fable series.

Number 10: Star Wars Battlefront 3 and Online

Oh, Star Wars Battlefront, i really miss the old times like i played the first one that i was plain fanboy.

Anyway, the original Star Wars Battlefront was first started in 2004 by Pandemic Studios and they made a sequel one year later and they're both classic.

As times went on, they're originally plan to make a third one with new group like Free Radical Design for the concepts of new characters, more vehicles and new worlds and stuff. What could possibly went wrong?

The project was nearly finish to make a release, but sadly, it was canned because LucasArts disagreement, since they developed for two years. Gees, two years of development? Oh well, at least its not as longer than Prey 2, which it was also cancelled after six years, but thats a different story.

And even more sadder, Pandemic Studios came to the end as they're closed the door in 2009.

Another game that could've been finished that we want, is the Online game that was made by Slant Six Games. It was supposed to be a third installment of Battlefront with online games with a similar concepts of the third one and its gonna be a next gen consoles like XBOX 360 and Playstation 3.

However, they never finish their project for their deadline of 2010, so, it was pulled the plug that there's no Star Wars Battlefront in XBOX 360 and PS3.

But not before EA and DICE came in to make their own Star Wars Battlefront in 2015 and it sucks!! I know its one of a biggest disappointing game, but im sorry, its just nothing but a boring and a shameful game with expensive price with $200 to buy all the contents and the gameplay is less fun!

*sigh* Lets just move on before bursting my rant...

Number 9: Warcraft Adventures, Lord of the clans

This one is completely different than previous Warcraft games in the 90's. Rather than a real-time strategy, this one is a point and click adventure with comedy, kinda like Monkey Island.

Blizzard was working with a Russian animator for the animation of the game with a help of Animation Magic. They also hired Steve Meretzky to design something special with puzzles and narrative for over two weeks in development, sometimes they had a delays with rewriting and more animation.

They had a hard time for their deadline in their business, until they announced it on Battle.net to every users by saying that the project was cancelled.

Blizzard felt that this game is complicated for the story is too much important than hiring workers to finish the project and even authors for writing their novels. But they did finish it, as a novel with "Warcraft: Lord of the clans", especially borrowed the elements of the book to World of Warcraft.

Number 8: Thrill Kill

Ever since Mortal Kombat became popular for a combat with fatality, every company was inspired to make their clone games, some are good and some are horrible.

Then there's Thrill Kill, a game that was made by Paradox Development and published by Virgin Interactive. Not only with violents, but it also have sex like one girl in sexy maid outfit name Belladonna, or even some other suggestive with innuendos like Bitchslap and "Swallow this" (No relation to Evil Dead. Maybe...).

But its just too much of violents and sex that it was supposed to be released with ESRB's rated Adult Only for the first time. But it was overshadowed that EA refused to publish it for the release because of Ultra-violent and offensive for the customers in video store, so it was cancelled since this game is almost finish.

Well, despite it was cancelled, Paradox even release another violent combat called Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style with a rapper group name Wu-Tang Clan. Which many people believed that its a spiritual success of Thrill Kill. Although i never played Wu-Tang game, i understand why people called, but Thrill Kill is available somewhere in internet in emulator game in computers.

Number 7: Fez 2

Well, this one is gong to to have a drama for a Canadian independent developer name Phil Fish.

Since Fez two was successful when it was released on 2012, many fans wondered if Phil and his gang to make a sequel, and it was announced on Electronic Entertainment Expo, so maybe we can have a hope for that, right?

Well, it was wrong. a month after announcement, Marcus Beer from GameTrailers's show called Invisible Wall, during a Q&A, he responded to Phil by calling him a hipster. This result a meltdown over Phil's Twitter that he argues over and over, until he was quickly retired and pull the plug out of his game as he quoted:

"Fez 2 is cancelled. I am done. I take the money and I run. This is as much as I can stomach. This isn't the result of any one thing, but the end of a long, bloody campaign. You win."

Yeah, he cancelled his project, because of his drama over Marcus Beer. I mean come on, there's no reason to cancelling your project, you making the fans felt upset and hate you.

But sadly, he turned into a SJW, this is the reason he's attitude is in "Good guys gone bad", not matter how many times he post a lot of questionable Tweets.

Number 6: Mega Man Legends 3

Here's another Capcom cancelling Megaman, but this one...  Even though i liked Megman Legends series, but this one is just even worse than Maverick Hunter.

This game is supposed to be return after nearly ten years after Megaman Legends 2. But tather than bring back on Playstation, they decided to make it to a downloadable game of Nintendo 3DS.

Like i mentioned before, since creator Keiji Inafune, they're still worked their project for game, but not before in 2011, it was cancelled with no hopes for the fans and no resume of their development.

The fans was very upset when it was cancelled, they went on to a support that they want it back with a group account on Facebook as they wished if Capcom finish their project. Even Keiji Inafune could've finish it when he left, despite of his disappointing Mighty No. 9...

I wanted to give my opinion cancellation of this game that i really want to play it, but i don't want to talk more of my opinion, because i don't want to get more drama of my life.

Number 5: Gotham by Gaslight

For those you never heard of it, let give you a small review of this alternate universe of Batman. This story takes place in Victorian era of 1889 where Bruce Wayne as Batman founds a woman who killed herself from poison, turns out that Batman was on a mission that a murderer came from Europe name Jack The Ripper going to Gotham to not only murder everyone, but also frame Bruce Wayne himself to the prison that he's considered a killer with The Ripper.

I gotta say, its a pretty cool story. But i never got the comic to take a look for my impression.

In fact, the company Day 1 Studios decided to make a game based on the comic. To show us the gameplay and the graphics to see how cool it is for the setting of Victorian age. But the story didn't matter to tell, its as if its gonna be the same as the comic.

The game was announced somewhere before Batman Arkham series as i was thinking about it. But the game was cancelled because THQ had a hard time to secure the property. Its a shame that it could've been a promising game where you play as Batman in alternate world that it wan idea of Elseworld.

I wonder what if anyone make a game based on Superman Red Son on the next gen console...

Number 4: Starcraft Ghost

Here's another Blizzard's game that they never gave a chance to let us play, before Starcraft 2.

Like Warcraft, Starcraft Ghost is gonna be different than a real-time strategy game, instead, its a third person shoot'em up. Which it could be an interesting game.

In this game, you play as a female Ghost agent from Terran named Nova. Her main weapon is a sniper rifle, which you can use it to shoot at enemies head. Unless you can pick up some other weapons. Not to mention, its a stealth game that you better not to get busted, but you can use your cloaking device to be invisible. Well, either you wanna snipe, or you can do a hand-to-hand combat in person prospective, which according to Nova, she's highly agile and acrobatic that she can climb, hanging and even sliding with zipline.

The game was also plan to have a multiplayer with deathmatch, capture the flag and even king of the hill match that whether you play as a ghost, or even some other units in Terran like a Marine, Zerg with Zergling or even Protoss with Zealot.

But sadly, it didn't get any chance for the release, because it was delayed for four or five years, not before it was cancelled because the company Nihilistic Software had a time to developing for the delays, so they're replaced by Swingin' Ape Studios who also attempt to finish the project with Blizzard. But Swingin' Ape and Blizzard never noticed that most consoles like Gamecube, PS2 and original XBOX didn't have an online support for online game. So, the game was pulled out.

But don't worry, Nova is still here make her appearance in games like Starcraft 2 and even Heroes of the storm. So maybe she'll be doanloadable character of Overwatch, what do you think?

Number 3: Jazz Jackrabbit 3

Ok, you guys never know why i put this on higher list, its because i really love Jazz Jackrabbit. Its a side-scrolling shoot'em up PC game that was developed by a Dutch programmer Arjan Brussee and a designer Cliff Bleszinski with their company called Epic Game. But they left the company as they made their own company called Boss Key Productions to making their upcoming game called LawBreakers.

Anyway, after the first and two was released, in 1999, Epic Game was planning to make a third game with Jazz in the realm of 3D with a help of Unreal engine and help for the design with  Dean Dodrill since the second Jazz Jackrabbit.

For the gameplay, unlike the first and two, it goes into Metroidvania style where you walking around many locations, killing monsters and going to the save spot for your progress.

However, Epic Game had a hard time to find some publishers to finish their project for the game release on PC, but because of that, the game was cancelled. Bu the alpha version was released around the internet.

Its pretty sad that Jazz never gets a chance for his adventure on 3D and the franchise of Jazz Jackrabbit is turning into obscurity. Lets hope of CliffB will bring it back for my chance to play it back, either brought back on Steam or even make a new sequel, a spin-off or a reboot.

Cliff and Arjan, i hope you'll bring back my fav green rabbit in the new generation...

Number 2: Star Wars 1313

Yeah, im pretty sure you guys really want it on number one on my list, but its my personal pick, which not only its disappointing, but its also very sad truth.

This one is completely different than before, this one is darker and gritty for the franchise. This is supposed to be like Star Wars Bounty Hunter.

In this game, you take control as Boba Fett, one of the most deadliest hunter of the universe, which it takes place before he wears his famous armor that he's in a serious business in Coruscant on the underground area of 1313 and of course, fulfill his destiny for his dead father.

In other words, rather than playing as a Jedi, you're playing as a human Bounty Hunter with guns and plenty of dark action.

But then in 2013, when Disney purchased Lucasfilm with a Billion dollars (Thats a lotta money for a parentship. 0_0), their project will be on hold for meeting and even made a plan for Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, and still developing. But sadly in the same year, Lucasarts has no enough employees to finishing the projects since almost everyone left for new films of Star Wars.

As a result, the game was cancelled and LucasArts closed their doors for their career of gaming development and publish.

Its a very sad ending that it could've been a promising game since Disney purchased George Lucas's company for the new films and ending a video game company with Star Wars licenses.

I mean i always love this company that they made some good Star Wars games that either based on movies or even a new story elements with new characters, but they're all gone that my childhood is like it was flushed out from a black hole that they're no longer make more. Because all we get is EA and DICE is trying way to hard to make a good Star Wars games like Battlefront EA.

And now, my number game that got cancelled is....

Number 1: Silent Hills (aka P.T.)

Oh yeah, you know that coming. Not only a game that scare the S*** out of you in the demo, but its also the most controversial game that got cancelled.

This game was developed by Hideo Kojima with his good friend film director name Guillermo Del Toro. And it stars Norman Reedus. Yeah thats right, Daryl Dixon from "The Walking Dead" is in Kojima's gaming project.

When the game was announced, fans was excited for the return of the series of Silent Hill. Though that im not a huge fan of it. The game was relased on demo known as P.T. (aka Playable Teaser) where you play was Norman Reedus's character walking around in the circle of this creepy room that one evil woman name Lisa is coming to break you body off of death.

But this is where the controversies began (as i mentioned before for my top list of controversial events of 2015), you see, Kojima had not only developing Silent Hills, but also Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain. But Konami is taking too seriously, that they told Kojima to forget Silent Hills and mainly focus on Metal Gear Solid 5 for money. As a result, Kojima was forced to cancelling Silent Hills and focused with Metal Gear Solid 5, which resulted a huge backlash on social media claiming that its Konami's fault for cancelling a horror franchise and a Douchebags for development.

Because of that, Hideo Kojima decided that he left Konami for good. When we heard it, its like "Good, he deserves to quit, because F*** You Konami!". I mean, im glad Kojima left the company, because i felt that Konami is turning into my other hated gaming company since EA.

Right now, Kojima is an independent developer in his own company with Sony for his next project game that i really can't wait to play, that is "Death Stranding" with once again, Norman Reedus as a main protagonist and lets hope its gonna be good one.

In conclusion, Silent Hills is game that was buried in the ground that Konami refused to finish it for Metal Gear that we're no longer support them, thats why Silent Hills is my number game that we'll never make it to the store with no hopes at all...

But before il end my countdown, let me give my honorable mention with one game didn't happened, until right now.

My Honorable Mention: Shantae advance

If you ever heard the name like that, you'll be like "Shantae advance? Is this a game on GameBoy Advance?", well, you get the answer correct.

Developed by Wayforward Technologies with creative director Matt Bozon, after the poor release of the first Shantae of Gameboy color that is the last game before the main focus of GBA, they felt that although it was a successful game for reviewers, but not for the retail for stupid SJW claiming "This game is for girls, not for boy!!", F***ing retards, its just a game, not a lesbian toy! I mean, i like Shantae and so does the fanboys!

Sorry, sorry for taking too seriously...

Anyway, Matt decided that he and his group is going to make sequel on GBA. named "Shantae 2: Risky revolution", the game has eight chapters for the story, with seven towns, six labyrinths and six islands. They also said that the game takes about twenty hours to beat it. Not to mention, all the labyrinths was based on four seasons, summer, autumn, winter and spring. Sounds pretty creative for the labyrinths.

However, the game got cancelled, because they didn't have a chance to finish the project, because of finding publishers. But they did show us their scrapped game in their Twitch channel (i think) to show the fans while they promoted their kickstarter game that it will coming out this year: Shantae Half-Genie Hero and lets hope its gonna be good.

Even though they cancelled their project, they decided to start over, but this this time, they developed "Shantae: Risky's revenge" on DSIWare, they did finish their project in 2010 and it still available on Nintendo EShop. But they also released it as  "Director's cut" for Wii U, PC and Playstation 4.

Man, so many games that they never finish their project that we want them, no Megaman, no Silent Hill and no Star Wars...

But you know what? Im gonna be a new engineer to make my own game that i like to call "Anthony saves DeviantArt". Its a game where i save every users from evil users to stop the drama and Make DA Great Again! So, il start to make a game by myself.

*several weeks later*

What do you mean il never finish my project, administrator of DA??

*phone talk*

Oh, so i forgot to ask you a permission.  Oh, ok, you're telling me that i have to pay you a thousand dollars for permission?

*phone talk*

Yeah, that sounds like an expensive price for using a license. I mean, i have no enough money left in my bank account and Paypal.

*phone talk*

Hmm... You know what? Il change my mind, im gonna cancel my project.

*phone talk*

Because i wasn't as satisfy for my development before asking you to complete it.

*phone talk one more time*

Yeah, so have a nice day, boss. *hang up*

*sigh* Yup, still complicated for gaming development.

Well, this is the end of my top list, if you guys have your honorable mention, opinion or any suggestions, let me know at the comments bellow.

Thanks for reading, and im Anthony, signing out.