Others, PC / MAC

X-COM Alliance [PC – Cancelled]

monokoma
20-01-2011
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X-COM: Alliance is a cancelled FPS / Strategy game that was in development in 1999 / 2000 by Hasbro Interactive’s Chipping Sodbury office in the UK and later by their studio in Hunt Valley, USA. As we can read in Wikipedia, unlike other games in the X-COM series, most of which were turn-based strategy, the game had the player assume the role of a trooper in an X-COM squad and through the first-person perspective of a squaddie, to fight the hostile alien invaders. At the end of 1999, the Hunt Valley studio survived the first round of studio closures enacted by Hasbro Interactive when they decided to scale back their efforts in the video game industry. Later in 2000, however, the Hunt Valley studio was also closed down and the game was “shelved”.

Thanks to Leo(T.C.K.) and derboo for the contributions!

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Unseen News

[Update] Even more screens, videos and info in the U64 archive!

monokoma
20-01-2011
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In the last 4 months we have added some screens, videos or info in these Unseen Archives: Armed (Aftermath) [PSX/Saturn – Cancelled], Cipher Complex [X360/PS3 – Cancelled?], Big Guns (Exodus) [PSX – Cancelled], Super Mario Galaxy [Wii – Beta], Project Dream / Banjo Kazooie [N64 – Proto / Beta], Pokémon Ruby, Super Mario Sunshine [GC – Beta], Nomen Quest / Aidyn Chronicles [N64 – Tech Demo / Beta], Super Mario World [SNES – Beta], Sonic The Hedgehog [MD/G – Beta / Concept], Panzer Dragoon Saga [Saturn – Beta], Mario’s Face [DS – Tech Demo], Dark Cloud [PS2 – Beta], Dragon Quest 9 (IX) [DS – Beta], Resident Evil 1 [PSX – Beta / Concept], Super Smash Bros Brawl [Wii – Beta], Beyond Oasis / Story of Thor [MD/G – Beta], Metal Gear Solid [PSX – Beta / Tech Demo], Luigi’s Mansion [GC – Beta], Dead Rising [XBOX 360 – Beta], ClayFighter Extreme (63 1/3) [N64 – Tech Demo], Earthworm Jim 3D [N64/PC – Beta], Wave Race [GC – Space World 2000 Tech Demo], Metal Gear Solid 2 [PS2 – Beta / Concept], Day of the Tentacle [PC – Beta], Earthworm Jim [PSP – Cancelled], Quake [PC – Beta / Proto], Silent Hill [PSX – Beta], Sabreman Stampede [XBOX / X 360 – Cancelled], Hardcore [Mega Drive / Genesis & Mega CD – Cancelled], Dead Rising [XBOX 360 – Beta], Spyral Saga [PSX – Cancelled], Splinter Cell [Beta], Final Fantasy 9 [Beta / Concept], Mumu Boukenki Amusing Dream [SNES – Cancelled], Sonic Adventure [Beta], Ecco The Dolphin [Saturn – Concept], Mother 3 / Earthbound 64 [N64 – Cancelled], D2 [M2 – Cancelled], Resident Evil 5 [X360/PS3 – Beta], Mission Impossible [SNES MD GEN – Cancelled], VX Vampire XDV-7 [N64 – Tech Demo], Dead Unity [PSX – Cancelled], Silent Chaos [PSX – Cancelled], Resident Evil Zero 0 [GC – Beta], Titan A.E. [PSX PC – Cancelled], ClayFighter [SNES – Beta], Fallout 3: Van Buren [PC – Cancelled], Silent Hill 2 [PS2 – Beta], K Project (REZ) [Dreamcast – Beta / Prototype], Left 4 Dead [X360 PC – Beta], DNAction: The New Breed [SNES GEN MD – Cancelled], Bounty Arms [PSX – Unreleased], Sonic The Hedgehog [MD/G – Beta / Concept], Tarantula [PSX Saturn PC – Cancelled], Shining Sword [PSX – Cancelled], Dreadnought (HMS Carnage) [PC PSX Saturn – Cancelled], Donkey Kong 64 [N64 – Beta], Donkey Kong Country 2 [SNES – Beta], Earthworm Jim 2 [MD GEN SNES – Beta], Mission Impossible [N64 – Beta / Tech Demo], Little Big Planet [PS3 – Prototype], Kirby’s Adventure [NES – Beta / Unused], STORM [PSX Saturn – Cancelled], Zoiks! (Pandemonium) [PC – Cancelled], SaGa Frontier [PSX – Beta / Concepts], X [N64 F-Zero – Beta], GTA: San Andreas [PS2 – Beta], The Contract [PSX – Cancelled], Resident Evil 5 Beta Analysis, California Raisins [NES – Cancelled], Allegiance [PSX/SAT/3DO – Cancelled], Yoshi’s Story [GBA – Tech Demo], Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories [GBA – Beta], Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow [DS – Beta], Resistance 2 [PS3 – Beta], StarFox Armada / Assault [GC – Proto / Beta], Sound Fantasy [SNES – Unreleased], Metroid Prime 2: Echoes [GameCube – Beta], Violent Seed [PSX – Cancelled], Mario Kart [Wii – Beta/Unused Stuff], Glover 2 [N64/PSX – Cancelled], Heavy Rain [PS3 – Beta], Little Big Planet [PS3 – Beta / Prototype], Cyber Thug [PSX – Cancelled], Escaper [PSX – Cancelled], Pokemon SNAP [N64 – Beta], The Conduit [Wii – Tech Demo / Beta], Goldeneye 007 [N64 – Beta], Call of Cthulhu Trilogy [XBOX – Cancelled] and many more!

Remember: you can add info, images or videos to all the games in the U64 Archive thanks to the wiki-alike system! 

Others, PC Engine / PC FX

Cyber Fighter [PC-FX – Cancelled]

Celine
19-01-2011
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Cyber Fighter is a cancelled fighting game set in a futuristic context where robots fight each others like in the terrible game “Rise of the Robots” (it uses pre-rendered graphics too). The title developed by NEC HE would never seen the light of the day for unknown reason. You can watch a short video of Cyber Fighter below, taken from a promotional video made by NEC to promote the then brand-new system.

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Others, PC / MAC

Urban Decay [PC – Cancelled]

monokoma
18-01-2011
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Urban Decay is a cancelled action game that was in development by Andrew Spencer Studios and it would have been produced / published by Psygnosis for PC. The project was to be an ellipsoid game like Ecstatica, but it was put on hold at one point to focus on Ecstatica 2. When they went back to work on Urban Decay the design switched to a traditional polygonal engine from which no images have surfaced yet. Relationship with the studio went south after this and the game disappeared forever.  Pcloadletter sent an e-mail to Ken Doyle, that graciously replied and says in his own words:

I did work on it. The ol memory’s a bit dim but basically various issues assailed and eventually sunk the project. Firstly the main creative and design force behind the game, a guy called Eamon Butler left to pursue a successful career at Disney. He became frustrated with endless requests for design and style changes. It was originally due to be an ellipsoid game but later changed over to a more regular poly look for the sake of realism. Urban Decay was shelved so work on Ecstatica 2 could begin. We returned to Urban Decay but the studios relationship with Psygnosis soured and that was that. Studio closed and we all moved on. That’s about it. Hope this helps.

Some more info on Urban Decay can be found at Games That Weren’t (web archive, the site is currently down). Also, check the video from Ecstatica to have a better idea about how the game would have looked like in motion.

Thanks to Pcloadletter and derboo for the contributions!

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