Genewars is a real time strategy game released in 1996 for the PC and developed by Bullfrog Productions. The gameplay mixed some elements of strategy, along with minor terrain editing and cross-species breeding. Originally the project was started in 1991 as an Amiga CD32 game, known as “Biosphere” but it was later postponed and reworked for the PC with a different graphic style.
Some old previews can be found at the Amiga Magazine Rack!
Thanks to Celine for the contribution!
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Before Ensemble Studios was closed, they worked on serveral prototype games, such as Nova, Sorcerer, Wrench and Phoenix, an RTS which featured humans fighting aliens (which later evolved into Halo Wars). Another protype was known as “Bam” which Ensemble describes as a “Ratchet & Clank-Style Platformer”. As seen on various images posted by the company’s employees , in the game you would have played as Sprocket and the levels had a cartoony look to them.
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XFire was a PC action RPG similar to Diablo, that was in development by SirTech Software, but sadly it was never released.
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Miss Honeybee was going to be a platform game for the Amiga: it was in development by Kaiko, but they never finished the project for some reasons. Some of the sprites, like the chikens, were used even in Timet / Mr. Nutz.
Thanks to Celine for the contribution!
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Creation was a cancelled project from Bullfrog Production that started as a concept for the Amiga in 1992, then it became a PC aquatic-theme action / strategy game in 1995. For various marketing problems, the project was never finished.
Some scans with old previews can be found at Amiga Magazine Rack!
Thanks to Robert Seddon and Celine for the contribution!
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