It's a shame that WCW Mayhem 2 was cancelled and a 3rd ECW game would've been done by another development company. Unfortunately, that game was never even thought of.
Dev kits for whatever systems they were being developed on might still be carrying them. Pray someone tags onto one with some of the cancelled games on them.
In an age of Netflix and amazon studios and the like, I’m amazed none of the developers are remaking and such for indie download stores. Edit: Kickstarter. Forgot to mention Kickstarter
Indeed. I'm sure there are good reasons. There are a lot of retro cancelled games emerging, but perhaps that generation is a bit too advanced to make finishing a game financially viable for the indie scene.
Also the cancelled Twisted Metal black 2:harbor city as well,which they are alot of cut material from that,that still never made it into Twisted Metal Head on;Extra Twisted Edition
No "Escape from New York" That game was about 80% finished until the Dev pulled the plug. Think the game was set before his famous mission in NY and focus on his time as a criminal before capture I think.
That Legions Of Fear game looked boring as shit but the outdoor section looked great. Dont think there was many games i would have paid money for tho, maybe just Fear & Respect, that Fist Of The North Star beat em up & possibly H2Overdrive, tho if only that arcade one got released on 360/PS3 that would've been amazing, hopefully one day thats playable on Teknoparrot or something. Great video as usual, especially for a console i never cared for lol.
I actually like the murder mystery style adventure games, like Cruise for a Corpse, but yes it looks a bit slow. The outdoor sections look stunning. Thanks, glad you liked it, Adam!
I was very excited that you covered the Taxi Driver game. I read some articles stating that the game was supposed to be an expansion to the events of the fim & some details like if Travis killed pedestrians it would affect his mental health & ultimately commit suicide. I also found the execution system to be interesting eventhough the executions looked very goofy & unrealistic. I spoke to some hardcore fans of the film about this game & some didn’t like it because they felt that the game didn’t translate the films plot very well & doesn’t feel very taxi driver like. I haven’t watched the film, only saw clips of it, but i found the game to be very entertaining. What do you think?
I think I'd agree that the game doesn't necessarily fit in line with Travis in the film; but I haven't played it, so can't really say. Love the film though!
Same here just imagine playing a game like GUN that would have had really cool weapons and midievil creature's that would tried to kill you. Also there is a PS2 horror game set in the wild west I'll come back to tell you the name ok I came back it's called dark watch : curse of the west
Game of Death kinda looks like it would've been a lower-budgeted combination Silent Hill & Resident Evil look alike with possible gameplay elements from both games, but possibly with Quick-Time Events out of an old crappy FMV game like those from Digital Pictures. (46:29)
Is the lost vigilante 8 sequel on this list?the sequel to vigilante 8:2nd offrnse? It would later get restarted though on xbox360 though as a remastered version now under the title vigilante 8:arcade.
I have the graphic novel on which The Four Horseman game was based, after it's initial collapse they tried to resurrect it on the Wii, PS3 and 360 but that didn't end well either.
There are actually 3 Released PC Versions of "The Lost", each for a different market, each with a different name and each with a different main character. "Agni: Queen of Darkness" was, as mentioned in the video, the original Indian release. "Inferno: Where Death is your only Ally" was a East European release of the game and finally "NetherWorld: Beyond Time I Stand" is proper English release of the game, though I'm not sure in which markets that one was released.
If anyone got sad seeing that Hydro Thunder style game that got cancelled, if you haven't tried it, Riptide GP Renegade is a pretty awesome game very-much inspired by Hydro Thunder. It's a somewhat of a budget title, so it isn't going to be the second coming of the game, but it is good fun while it lasts. Also, please note that Riptide GP 2 is a horrible mobile port, where-as Riptide GP Renegade is a game designed FOR current-gen hardware, so make sure you get the right one...
I feel like we didn’t hear enough about some of the other games as we did for ones such as the Stargate game. And wow, something like Deadlight on the PSP? That sounds absolutely awesome.
I can only discuss a game at length if the information is available. Fact is, there is a tonne of footage and info on the Stargate game, and next to nothing on others. The same goes for any episode in the series.
There was Call of Cthulhu: At World's End game by HeadFirst Productions, and to be published by HIP Games before they went out of business. In retrospect, it's probably for the best that it was canceled, as there was very little cosmic horror going on in it, and WAY too much RE4 cheese.
ill bet good money that that Magical ninja game was being worked on by the folks who made the maximo games, very similar in gameplay and in art style (just with more anime flair) also im not surprised Jo Wood studios, the ones behind the laughably lousy game CHASER pulled some shady crap for that submarine game.
@@onaretrotip btw heres an honorable mention, originally Capcom was developing the original version of Red Dead Revolver (the predecessor to Red Dead Redemption) which later got sold to rockstar and completed, the original version of the game was more cinamatic and a bit more styalized. you can find footage of it on an old Gamepro DVD with plenty of preview footage
@@onaretrotip I found the video th-cam.com/video/ukFnBOvtJ-Q/w-d-xo.html very little people know about this and I think this would have been a better game then the one that got released, so feel free to use this info, just remember this clip came from the 2003 gamepro action DVD
On first glance I also thought immediately on Maximo. However, I think this game was being developed by a Japanese team, while the Maximo games were made by a western Capcom studio, if I recall correctly.
@@GimblyGFR the people working on the game were probably western, but the art director was probably the one who got shared since the two projects have a early similar style to them
Many PlayStation 2 Games generation they might have the good game was heard back in memories day, The originally game developer they might didn’t made the game so far that suffered by lack of development, faith game development, technical issues, ruined studios led by the bankruptcy, liquidated, closing and shut down their company. Perhaps I’ve been discussing and topics with Original PS2 Game titles of unreleased games titles including the PlayStation 1 games, We’re decided to opened internal massive production design my company going to reworked with Original PS1 and PS2 games titles based from the real-time game development 2 decades. Nice to hear your good topics and entertaining.
I need a petition starting to get Johnny What ever released NOW!!!! now thats my kind of game I think this has to be my favorite list of cancelled games, it looks like there was a lot of quality games we missed out on!
This must have been a monster task to make Pete. Well done. I kept thinking I wanted to play some of these games :) Shame they never made it. Not a sg fan myself, but the game looks amazing and the concept of the star gate opens up a lot of cool gameplay options. Great video Pete. You're my scripted video example.
Yeah, it was hours and weeks of work to put this one together, Wouter. Yeah, I always thought the Stargate universe was the ideal jumping off point for developing a game; it has such a rich story and character base. Thanks very much mate, too kind.
33:00 Legions of Fear looks really interesting and one of the best games on the list. It's too bad so many interesting looking games never saw the light of day. Great video, by the way!!!
I once read about this cancelled game that was about a mother walking through literal Hell to retrieve her Son. What Made me curious was the mention of Philistia, the Layer of the Ignorants, in which she was supposed to face Donkey-Faced Demons. Still cannot remember its name, I wonder If I can find it in this video! EDIT: Holy cow could it be The Lost?! Sounds a lot like it!
Here are some more interesting cancelled PS2 titles (in alphabetical order): D.i.R.T.: Origin Of The Species - Developed by Nu Generation Games for PS2 & PC, this 3rd person action shooter sees you control an all-girl monster hunting team. Enemies include everything from zombies to giant crabs. Game was supposed to be released in 2005/2006, but got delayed & finally PS2 version was cancelled for some reason. Game was finally released in 2009 for PC. Here's a trailer: th-cam.com/video/wnXt5rod07E/w-d-xo.html Fear Effect: Inferno - Developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment for PS2 only, the 3rd installment & a prequel to Fear Effect series, it tells the story how Hana & Rain met. Game was suppose to be released in 2003, but was cancelled, because of Kronos Digital Entertainment closure by Eidos Interactive. Trailer: th-cam.com/video/aTHKXjePz-0/w-d-xo.html Fighting Force 3 - Developed by Core Design for PS2 & Xbox, the 3rd installment in beat 'em up series, was suppose to be released in 2003/2004, but was cancelled because of Core Design closure by Eidos Interactive (again!). There's no trailer, but there's a mini-doc: th-cam.com/video/2nMOJKdrhOk/w-d-xo.html Galidor: Defenders Of The Outer Dimension - Developed by Asylum Entertainment for PS2, PC, Xbox & GBA (only GBA version was released) & based on LEGO toyline of the same name, it's a generic 3D platformer. To be released in 2002, game was cancelled by EA for unknown reasons. Trailer: th-cam.com/video/WYeIvQ6j1YE/w-d-xo.html George Romero's City Of The Dead - Developed by Kuju Entertainment for PS2, PC & XBox & set in Romero's Living Dead universe, it's a 1st person action survival horror video game, where you control horror make-up legend Tom Savini as he's trying to escape the city infested by zombies. To be released in 2005 as a tie-in to Romero's Land Of The Dead, game was cancelled for unknown reasons. Trailer: th-cam.com/video/qTjU7BzwNek/w-d-xo.html Mad Max: Asylum - Based on post-apocalyptic franchise created by director George Miller & producer Byron Kennedy. Melbourne House wanted to develop a Mad Max game for PS2, but they didn't have a licence. They created a short pitch-trailer to show Miller, but he didn't like it, because it was too similar to Mad Max: Fury Road, which entered development at the same time (it was 2001), thus canceling it. Can't find the trailer, so here's a doc: th-cam.com/video/o0g5hvx1lwA/w-d-xo.html
I love the cancelled series. I recall seeing one of them in Metal Gear Solid 3. It's a shame though. Ever thought about doing XBOX games or Wii games too?
XBOX episode is being worked on (but I'm just at the scripting and research stage so it won't be finished for ages). Wii I'll definitely consider doing too, along with PS3 and 360.
Wow the second ad I got I sat through it and the women said her dog reminded her of starfox from the games, which she had a crush on when younger...whaaattt? Beastiality
@@onaretrotip I also started listening to metal as a teenager. I broadened (a lot) my musical horizons with the years, but I'm still very much a metal fan, so I always get excited when someone praises some of those great albums 🤘.
Funny how this came up on My front screen of TH-cam and the 1st of GTA topic. Awesome! Also where is the Metallica exclusive? I don't suppose it is on Napster...
A cancelled SG-1 game!!!?!? OUCH! That one hurt's! Johnny Whatever sounds super fun! Reminds me of Wild 9. Deadlight looks VERY creepy. PLEASE BRING Legions of Fear BACK FROM THE DEAD! DAREDEVIL has always been a huge loss for me personally. WHAT MORE DID YOU WANT MARVEL!!?!?!? NOooooo I would play both Agent 9 and Deadlands!! Holy SHIT Game of Death sound's like it would have been...just wow. A must play.
Wow that was a bloody brilliant episode dude! Totally agree on the Stargate game, it looked too good. Such a shame! Also that Fist of the North Star bit was toooooo funny! hahahaha Cheers!
Thanks, Kevin! Man, I'd love a Stargate game. A Fallout/Elder Scrolls style adventure set in the Stargate universe would be mental! Haha yeah I always loved that particular move in FOTNS. I had to mute the clip though because I had a copyright strike once before when I showed a short clip from the show.
I'll never know why _StarGate_ doesn't get treated like, say, a _Batman Arkham_ game - it's a whole universe. Doesn't need to tied to any specific TV show, movie, or project; just make a video game _specific_ version of it all, that's got all the pillars people want from a _Stargate_ project. Someday, I hope someone attempts one again, and actually gets it done. Also, that story about JoWood and _Aquanox_ was CRAZY. I've heard of that game, but didn't know about why it was cancelled, or that they put in some bugs on purpose to buy themselves some more time to finish it. I've also heard of _GhostWorld_ by Z-Axis, but haven't heard of it in a few years - this is the first time I actually ever saw footage of it. Once again, you're killin' it with your research on these videos, buddy :) It's also just crazy to see stuff like _Deadlight_ in general, since *you just know* that kind of thing would've been made as an indie production nowadays. Heck, it's far more ambitious than most indie horror games nowadays, what with that whole "ecosystem of creatures" stuff and the vulnerability to different wavelengths of light - that is wild, original-ass stuff there! Some of these are real heart-breaking to hear about. I'm sure you've already heard of it, but in case you haven't, whenever you do another PS2 cancelled games video, you should look into _Silent Chaos._ It was going to be the sequel to an obscure PC adventure called _Dark Earth_ by French developer, Kalisto, who also did the _Nightmare Creatures_ games. What I found interesting about this is that Square picked it up for publishing, and they took special interest in it, going so far as to have Tetsuya Nomura redesign all the characters and the title took on an anime bent, visually. As far as I know, that's the only time they've ever thrown some of their Japanese talent at a western game.
Yeah, I agree. Stargate has such a rich lore and vast universe and characters, that it's perfect for a video game franchise. Weird, seeing as all the big sci-fi franchises have numerous games (Star Wars, Star Trek, etc) and Stargate is pretty big (having the film, ten seasons of SG-1, plus Atlantis, Universe, etc). Fingers crossed that one day it happens. In an ideal world I'd absolutely love a Fallout/Elder Scrolls style adventure game in the Stargate universe; that would be amazing. I love the concepts in Deadlight; some really interesting gameplay mechanics there. Not heard of Silent Chaos, but sounds interesting. I'll look it up. Thanks!
11:48 "fear factor unleashed were cancelled for unknown reasons" i may have a slight clue www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/why-was-fear-factor-canceled-133266/ if it's blocked in your country (like it is here in europe) use www.proxysite.com/ and use a US server
Skies of Arcadia... This was one of the BEST RPGs I played and was glad it came out on the gamecube. Shame that I found out that it never came to the PS2. Even more sadder was a friend of mine I told stories of this game, he passed away...
i would love to have all those 3d games back on pc,now it's just a bunch of retro or sprite top view garbage for the same old people who buy them in droves.The only ones left are the ty Tasmanian tiger series,destroy all humans and that new spongebob game coming to steam.Like what the hell happened,we devolved for some reason.EDIT: *3d* *platformers/fighters*
@@onaretrotip what? Yeah I would play them for a few minutes on andriod like Aladdin return of Jaffar but I won't say they have aged better.Dont know what you played on your nintendo console but I'm being a Sony and a pc player for a long time.
Asylum, Four Horsemen and Deadlands interested me the most, luckily Darkwatch is a similar western horror game that is fantastic (btw that was almost also cancelled btw, THANK GOD we got Darkwatch)
What's missing here is Nightmare Creatures 3 which was originally planned for PS2 and Xbox. During development they scrapped PS2 version leaving it Xbox exclusive, if i remember correctly 🤔 It was cancelled because sadly Kalisto Entertainment went bankrupt in 2002 😕 That was the biggest disappointment regarding any cancelled game in the history for me as i loved Nightmare Creatures 1 & 2 ❤️ Later i heard Ubisoft bought rights to the series but they never released anything using those rights. I don't know if they still have those rights 🤔 Would love to see new Nightmare Creatures game in the future for PS5 (or PS6 and so on...) 🙏
There where 6 games that I would picked up.That Tintin game and that Ape (James bond like) and platformer that got forgotten when guerrilla games took over looked promising to me.
Man! These games look great!!!! But I'm sad! The only one I was excited is "Taxi Driver" game with Robert De Niro. I hope they try again! Hope they will make it in PS4? Maybe? But It would of be awesome if RockStar games make that game! They would of killed it! That would of be cool! Just like they did like the game called "The Warriors" 😃
Taxi Driver is definitely a good fit for Rockstar. I love The Warriors (film), and watched it countless times in my teens, so I was really pleased that the game ending up being good.
All but two of these are games I would have at least tried, even if I didn't like them. And I''m just gonna put this out there... These look better than anything I've seen out of companies that were supposed to be PS3 gen powerhouses on graphics, like Bethesda. It's really sad that the games on here with polished visuals looked much better than Skyrim, or either Fallout they put on there.
It's so annoying and disappointing when a game is like 99% complete, but then a company buys their company, and then canceled everything. ...kinda like LucasArts. :-/
Of all the canceled PlayStation 2 games in your video, I'm really disappointed that Hokuto No Ken: Legend of the Final Hero, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Project Dagger, Orchid, and Capcom Fighting All-Stars didn't get released. I'm surprised to even hear that the would-have-been HNK game was handled by a developer outside of Japan. If Fear and Respect, Taxi Driver, and Time Traveler at least got released, I probably would have given them a shot, too. Well, anyway, great video, and keep up the good work.
So many PS2 games that are unreleased for ages. Wow that's a lot. It's a shame it never got Capcom Fighting All Stars on the PS2, i mean it could have gone well with it cause i'm a big capcom fan myself..
I came across a 2004 October issue of Tips and Tricks magazine i happen to still have and it showed Taxi Driver was set for a release date and I thought the game came out I just never found it and so weird this video came up and assured me I wasn't crazy.
Although the PS2 has over 2000 games in its library, I’m still annoyed that every one of these didn’t get released.
I’ve ruined your day, as usual. These 40 are just the tip of the iceberg too!
onaretrotip This makes me cry even more. Boo hoo! 😢
It's a shame that WCW Mayhem 2 was cancelled and a 3rd ECW game would've been done by another development company. Unfortunately, that game was never even thought of.
Ps1/ps2 my favorite time of gaming.. so many memories!
Isn't it more like 5000?
You forgot Skyrim. They're working on a port
Hey, you. You're finally awake...
"Minus 16 times the detail"
That’s fake
Just think, all of these games are stored on someones hard drive somewhere....
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Dev kits for whatever systems they were being developed on might still be carrying them. Pray someone tags onto one with some of the cancelled games on them.
@@juicyjuice5083 You never know!
That Game Of Death sure would made for an interesting release, especially if Charles Manson received a copy and gave out a review of it.
Hahaha indeed. A very sinister, but very interesting and unique idea for a game.
Looks more like "Game of Lower-Budget" to me. (46:33)
Wow many of these games look already great and finished.
Its sad that they cancelled them.
Yes, I always feel so bad for the developers.
That's the problem. Most of them would be unplayable due to the lack of PS2's power.
@@onaretrotipcant be finished nowadays ?
Oh, this is gonna be interesting. Almost 50 minutes, 40 titles, the best console ever... I will go for the popcorn!
😃
Yeah my heart says SNES because of peak childhood and that, but rationally I also think the PS2 is the best console ever
Wait! There was a Hokuto no Ken game that was cancelled and I didn't even know about it? What a shame.
😢
In an age of Netflix and amazon studios and the like, I’m amazed none of the developers are remaking and such for indie download stores.
Edit: Kickstarter. Forgot to mention Kickstarter
Indeed. I'm sure there are good reasons. There are a lot of retro cancelled games emerging, but perhaps that generation is a bit too advanced to make finishing a game financially viable for the indie scene.
taxi driver game NEEDS to be done before de niro dies 😫
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Now I want to play Asylum... 😂
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It had potential ngl
Also the cancelled Twisted Metal black 2:harbor city as well,which they are alot of cut material from that,that still never made it into Twisted Metal Head on;Extra Twisted Edition
So many cancelled games didn't make the list. The full list of unreleased PS2 games is insanely long!
No "Escape from New York" That game was about 80% finished until the Dev pulled the plug. Think the game was set before his famous mission in NY and focus on his time as a criminal before capture I think.
That will be in the upcoming XBOX episode.
@@onaretrotip Can't wait! Seen it so many times, but don't know exact background story why it was cancelled,
ps2,xbox,gamecube best gen ever..
Good times.
@@onaretrotip we can still relive them
@@2KUniverseGuy That's what this channel is all about! :)
No DLC!!! And games had to be complete during release date no dumb patches
@@TheGaara802 I'm going to come right out and say it that generation is 10 times better than this generation when it comes to video games
The ps2 was a beast, it’s library is unreal, still I’d liked to of seen quite a few of these make release, shame!
Superb video!
Yes, absolutely massive library, and the list of cancelled titles is huge! Thanks, Paul.
It's not easy to keep people engaged for so long but you've smashed that mate!... We were gripped from the first minute.
Awesome stuff
Ah, thanks so much guys! 👊
That Legions Of Fear game looked boring as shit but the outdoor section looked great. Dont think there was many games i would have paid money for tho, maybe just Fear & Respect, that Fist Of The North Star beat em up & possibly H2Overdrive, tho if only that arcade one got released on 360/PS3 that would've been amazing, hopefully one day thats playable on Teknoparrot or something. Great video as usual, especially for a console i never cared for lol.
I actually like the murder mystery style adventure games, like Cruise for a Corpse, but yes it looks a bit slow. The outdoor sections look stunning. Thanks, glad you liked it, Adam!
I was very excited that you covered the Taxi Driver game. I read some articles stating that the game was supposed to be an expansion to the events of the fim & some details like if Travis killed pedestrians it would affect his mental health & ultimately commit suicide. I also found the execution system to be interesting eventhough the executions looked very goofy & unrealistic. I spoke to some hardcore fans of the film about this game & some didn’t like it because they felt that the game didn’t translate the films plot very well & doesn’t feel very taxi driver like. I haven’t watched the film, only saw clips of it, but i found the game to be very entertaining. What do you think?
I think I'd agree that the game doesn't necessarily fit in line with Travis in the film; but I haven't played it, so can't really say. Love the film though!
Every time I hear "The game was canceled .."
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I watched the whole thing, thanks for sharing! ^^
Thanks for watching! 😀
There A lot of cancelled License games for PS2
Yeah, so many. And these 40 are just the tip of the iceberg!
I would personally love orchid because there aren't many games with female protagonists also I love namco games
Indeed!
I would freaking love it when the Sony send me some cancelled games on PS2
But btw: I got a FAT PlayStation 2 for very long time ago since I was a kid
Nice. I have one, but sadly not my original one.
Mine took a diet 17 years ago
Watchdog 9000- Gaming same but this is a battery issues that which means it’s dead and you need a replacement
The Plush Adventures damm sorry about that
Every time I hear about what could have been with SG1A it breaks my heart. I've wanted an SG game like this for years.
I know, right 😢
Wild Justice and Game of Death both sound like games I would have loved.
They both look really interesting!
Same here just imagine playing a game like GUN that would have had really cool weapons and midievil creature's that would tried to kill you. Also there is a PS2 horror game set in the wild west I'll come back to tell you the name ok I came back it's called dark watch : curse of the west
Game of Death kinda looks like it would've been a lower-budgeted combination Silent Hill & Resident Evil look alike with possible gameplay elements from both games, but possibly with Quick-Time Events out of an old crappy FMV game like those from Digital Pictures. (46:29)
Can you do Xbox 360 and Ps3 remember when Highlander the video game was supposed to come out i do because I reserved it and GameStop lol
I definitely will do both eventually, yes.
Fuck off xbox fanboy
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 caaaalm down nigga
Is the lost vigilante 8 sequel on this list?the sequel to vigilante 8:2nd offrnse?
It would later get restarted though on xbox360 though as a remastered version now under the title vigilante 8:arcade.
No, not on the list I'm afraid. There are soooo many cancelled PS2 games.
I have the graphic novel on which The Four Horseman game was based, after it's initial collapse they tried to resurrect it on the Wii, PS3 and 360 but that didn't end well either.
Oh, nice. Is the graphic novel good?
@@onaretrotip It's ok, I only bought it as I'm a big fan of Simon Bisley and he was the main artist.
Asylum looks really close to "painkiller" asylum stage. . .almost identical.
Not played that, I'll check it out!
Great video. Would have liked that Stargate game :)
Me too, that’s one that I’m really gutted about. Love Stargate; and it’s a great premise for a game.
I was looking forward to Ice Nine as the concept sounded interesting. I remember a PSM article with a handful of screenshots from around 2003.
Yeah, it seems like it had some good ideas, and the developers really cared about its quality.
There are actually 3 Released PC Versions of "The Lost", each for a different market, each with a different name and each with a different main character. "Agni: Queen of Darkness" was, as mentioned in the video, the original Indian release. "Inferno: Where Death is your only Ally" was a East European release of the game and finally "NetherWorld: Beyond Time I Stand" is proper English release of the game, though I'm not sure in which markets that one was released.
Ooh, good info! Thank you.
Got my sub solely for being a Stargate fan alone. (Talking about how the gate works was the cherry on top)
Thanks! Tek ma tek, friend.
If anyone got sad seeing that Hydro Thunder style game that got cancelled, if you haven't tried it, Riptide GP Renegade is a pretty awesome game very-much inspired by Hydro Thunder. It's a somewhat of a budget title, so it isn't going to be the second coming of the game, but it is good fun while it lasts. Also, please note that Riptide GP 2 is a horrible mobile port, where-as Riptide GP Renegade is a game designed FOR current-gen hardware, so make sure you get the right one...
Ooh, sounds good. Thanks for the recommendation!
I wish i could swap all of blast and phinix games for all of these awesome games
Hahaha if only!
I feel like we didn’t hear enough about some of the other games as we did for ones such as the Stargate game.
And wow, something like Deadlight on the PSP? That sounds absolutely awesome.
I can only discuss a game at length if the information is available. Fact is, there is a tonne of footage and info on the Stargate game, and next to nothing on others. The same goes for any episode in the series.
I've never been without a PS2.
Nice. Great console.
There was Call of Cthulhu: At World's End game by HeadFirst Productions, and to be published by HIP Games before they went out of business. In retrospect, it's probably for the best that it was canceled, as there was very little cosmic horror going on in it, and WAY too much RE4 cheese.
Doesn't sound great. You're probably right.
Today, prototypes of the PS2 Vectorman were leaked, which was more faithful to the original Sega Genesis before it had that Master Chief redesign.
Nice.
13:31 reminds me of the gameplay of Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter which actually came out for the PS2, Xbox and PC back in 2003
Yes!
ill bet good money that that Magical ninja game was being worked on by the folks who made the maximo games, very similar in gameplay and in art style (just with more anime flair) also im not surprised Jo Wood studios, the ones behind the laughably lousy game CHASER pulled some shady crap for that submarine game.
Yeah, I’d bet on that too. Both developed by Capcom around the same time.
@@onaretrotip btw heres an honorable mention, originally Capcom was developing the original version of Red Dead Revolver (the predecessor to Red Dead Redemption) which later got sold to rockstar and completed, the original version of the game was more cinamatic and a bit more styalized. you can find footage of it on an old Gamepro DVD with plenty of preview footage
@@onaretrotip I found the video th-cam.com/video/ukFnBOvtJ-Q/w-d-xo.html very little people know about this and I think this would have been a better game then the one that got released, so feel free to use this info, just remember this clip came from the 2003 gamepro action DVD
On first glance I also thought immediately on Maximo. However, I think this game was being developed by a Japanese team, while the Maximo games were made by a western Capcom studio, if I recall correctly.
@@GimblyGFR the people working on the game were probably western, but the art director was probably the one who got shared since the two projects have a early similar style to them
Agent 9 looks amazing! Graphically and great flow.
Agreed!
My guess is that 'Knights' looks too similar to: I -Ninja.
Possibly, yes.
Holycrap I still remember the 4 horse man that looked so awesome.
Certainly looks interesting.
Amazing video, good effort man 👍🏽
Thanks a lot mate!
great video, can't wait until you do cancelled xbox, xbox 360 and ps3 games!
Thank you! I'm working on those three right now, but they will take quite a bit of time, so some other smaller episodes may appear first.
Many PlayStation 2 Games generation they might have the good game was heard back in memories day, The originally game developer they might didn’t made the game so far that suffered by lack of development, faith game development, technical issues, ruined studios led by the bankruptcy, liquidated, closing and shut down their company. Perhaps I’ve been discussing and topics with Original PS2 Game titles of unreleased games titles including the PlayStation 1 games, We’re decided to opened internal massive production design my company going to reworked with Original PS1 and PS2 games titles based from the real-time game development 2 decades. Nice to hear your good topics and entertaining.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
As I wish very good yours. Keep it up your good entertaining videos. ;)
I need a petition starting to get Johnny What ever released NOW!!!! now thats my kind of game
I think this has to be my favorite list of cancelled games, it looks like there was a lot of quality games we missed out on!
Yeah, definitely some quality games here, Eddie. Johnny Whatever looks really interesting.
That knights game looks like so much fun, be cool if gorilla games made a release of it for modern systems.
Yeah, that one looks potentially good fun!
This must have been a monster task to make Pete. Well done. I kept thinking I wanted to play some of these games :) Shame they never made it. Not a sg fan myself, but the game looks amazing and the concept of the star gate opens up a lot of cool gameplay options. Great video Pete. You're my scripted video example.
Yeah, it was hours and weeks of work to put this one together, Wouter. Yeah, I always thought the Stargate universe was the ideal jumping off point for developing a game; it has such a rich story and character base. Thanks very much mate, too kind.
33:00 Legions of Fear looks really interesting and one of the best games on the list. It's too bad so many interesting looking games never saw the light of day.
Great video, by the way!!!
I agree. It looks pretty slow, but I had a soft spot for those murder mystery/detective games back in the day. Thank you!
I once read about this cancelled game that was about a mother walking through literal Hell to retrieve her Son.
What Made me curious was the mention of Philistia, the Layer of the Ignorants, in which she was supposed to face Donkey-Faced Demons.
Still cannot remember its name, I wonder If I can find it in this video!
EDIT: Holy cow could it be The Lost?! Sounds a lot like it!
Yes, I was going to say it sounds like The Lost!
Here are some more interesting cancelled PS2 titles (in alphabetical order):
D.i.R.T.: Origin Of The Species - Developed by Nu Generation Games for PS2 & PC, this 3rd person action shooter sees you control an all-girl monster hunting team. Enemies include everything from zombies to giant crabs. Game was supposed to be released in 2005/2006, but got delayed & finally PS2 version was cancelled for some reason. Game was finally released in 2009 for PC. Here's a trailer: th-cam.com/video/wnXt5rod07E/w-d-xo.html
Fear Effect: Inferno - Developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment for PS2 only, the 3rd installment & a prequel to Fear Effect series, it tells the story how Hana & Rain met. Game was suppose to be released in 2003, but was cancelled, because of Kronos Digital Entertainment closure by Eidos Interactive. Trailer: th-cam.com/video/aTHKXjePz-0/w-d-xo.html
Fighting Force 3 - Developed by Core Design for PS2 & Xbox, the 3rd installment in beat 'em up series, was suppose to be released in 2003/2004, but was cancelled because of Core Design closure by Eidos Interactive (again!). There's no trailer, but there's a mini-doc: th-cam.com/video/2nMOJKdrhOk/w-d-xo.html
Galidor: Defenders Of The Outer Dimension - Developed by Asylum Entertainment for PS2, PC, Xbox & GBA (only GBA version was released) & based on LEGO toyline of the same name, it's a generic 3D platformer. To be released in 2002, game was cancelled by EA for unknown reasons. Trailer: th-cam.com/video/WYeIvQ6j1YE/w-d-xo.html
George Romero's City Of The Dead - Developed by Kuju Entertainment for PS2, PC & XBox & set in Romero's Living Dead universe, it's a 1st person action survival horror video game, where you control horror make-up legend Tom Savini as he's trying to escape the city infested by zombies. To be released in 2005 as a tie-in to Romero's Land Of The Dead, game was cancelled for unknown reasons. Trailer: th-cam.com/video/qTjU7BzwNek/w-d-xo.html
Mad Max: Asylum - Based on post-apocalyptic franchise created by director George Miller & producer Byron Kennedy. Melbourne House wanted to develop a Mad Max game for PS2, but they didn't have a licence. They created a short pitch-trailer to show Miller, but he didn't like it, because it was too similar to Mad Max: Fury Road, which entered development at the same time (it was 2001), thus canceling it. Can't find the trailer, so here's a doc: th-cam.com/video/o0g5hvx1lwA/w-d-xo.html
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In my opinion, any video game that lets you play as Tom Savini is worth playing, or at least worth checking out.
Idk if anyone knows this but the dark knight was also supposed to have a game adaptation but was canceled the last minute
Indeed!
These are awesome games..m
Yeah, a lot of lost potential here for sure.
I love the cancelled series. I recall seeing one of them in Metal Gear Solid 3. It's a shame though. Ever thought about doing XBOX games or Wii games too?
XBOX episode is being worked on (but I'm just at the scripting and research stage so it won't be finished for ages). Wii I'll definitely consider doing too, along with PS3 and 360.
Wow the second ad I got I sat through it and the women said her dog reminded her of starfox from the games, which she had a crush on when younger...whaaattt? Beastiality
WTF??? 😂
Excellent video. Is great to hear that you like Metallica's Master of Puppets and Hokuto no Ken. Are you into Rock/Metal or just a fan of that album?
Thanks, Federico. I don’t listen to metal nowadays, but was a huge fan as a teenager. I listen to all sorts these days but not much metal.
@@onaretrotip I also started listening to metal as a teenager. I broadened (a lot) my musical horizons with the years, but I'm still very much a metal fan, so I always get excited when someone praises some of those great albums 🤘.
Some amazing looking games there. Fantastic video!!
Thank you!
Game of death sound great
A very morbid, but also very interesting idea!
A lot of good looking games wasted for one reason or another to bad for me🤔😔💔
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Funny how this came up on My front screen of TH-cam and the 1st of GTA topic. Awesome! Also where is the Metallica exclusive? I don't suppose it is on Napster...
Nice! I'm really not sure as I couldn't even find out the name of the track, or if they even recorded it in the end.
is there going to be a part 2 of this Cancelled games i play sly cooper spyro jak and kingdom hearts and all
I doubt it mate.
Magical ninja concept art is so Maximo (ps2)
Indeed!
A cancelled SG-1 game!!!?!? OUCH! That one hurt's! Johnny Whatever sounds super fun! Reminds me of Wild 9. Deadlight looks VERY creepy. PLEASE BRING Legions of Fear BACK FROM THE DEAD! DAREDEVIL has always been a huge loss for me personally. WHAT MORE DID YOU WANT MARVEL!!?!?!? NOooooo I would play both Agent 9 and Deadlands!! Holy SHIT Game of Death sound's like it would have been...just wow. A must play.
Yeah, I'm gutted about the Stargate game too. Some awesome-looking games here for sure!
Wow that was a bloody brilliant episode dude! Totally agree on the Stargate game, it looked too good. Such a shame! Also that Fist of the North Star bit was toooooo funny! hahahaha Cheers!
Thanks, Kevin! Man, I'd love a Stargate game. A Fallout/Elder Scrolls style adventure set in the Stargate universe would be mental! Haha yeah I always loved that particular move in FOTNS. I had to mute the clip though because I had a copyright strike once before when I showed a short clip from the show.
Why does everything Stargate end up cancelled? Stargate SG1: The Alliance looks awesome, they would've sold a billion copies.
Life as a Stargate fan is tough :(
Damn, Time Traveller looks particularly good! Almost like a PS2 version of Quantum Break. Shame it never came out. Great video, as always!
Yeah, that one looks like it had some great ideas, Nick! Thanks mate.
Superb video mate, really enjoyed it.
I would’ve loved to see a Daredevil game.....but grinding lol
Thanks mate! Hahaha yeah, a bit of a strange addition.
I'll never know why _StarGate_ doesn't get treated like, say, a _Batman Arkham_ game - it's a whole universe. Doesn't need to tied to any specific TV show, movie, or project; just make a video game _specific_ version of it all, that's got all the pillars people want from a _Stargate_ project. Someday, I hope someone attempts one again, and actually gets it done.
Also, that story about JoWood and _Aquanox_ was CRAZY. I've heard of that game, but didn't know about why it was cancelled, or that they put in some bugs on purpose to buy themselves some more time to finish it. I've also heard of _GhostWorld_ by Z-Axis, but haven't heard of it in a few years - this is the first time I actually ever saw footage of it. Once again, you're killin' it with your research on these videos, buddy :)
It's also just crazy to see stuff like _Deadlight_ in general, since *you just know* that kind of thing would've been made as an indie production nowadays. Heck, it's far more ambitious than most indie horror games nowadays, what with that whole "ecosystem of creatures" stuff and the vulnerability to different wavelengths of light - that is wild, original-ass stuff there! Some of these are real heart-breaking to hear about.
I'm sure you've already heard of it, but in case you haven't, whenever you do another PS2 cancelled games video, you should look into _Silent Chaos._ It was going to be the sequel to an obscure PC adventure called _Dark Earth_ by French developer, Kalisto, who also did the _Nightmare Creatures_ games. What I found interesting about this is that Square picked it up for publishing, and they took special interest in it, going so far as to have Tetsuya Nomura redesign all the characters and the title took on an anime bent, visually. As far as I know, that's the only time they've ever thrown some of their Japanese talent at a western game.
Yeah, I agree. Stargate has such a rich lore and vast universe and characters, that it's perfect for a video game franchise. Weird, seeing as all the big sci-fi franchises have numerous games (Star Wars, Star Trek, etc) and Stargate is pretty big (having the film, ten seasons of SG-1, plus Atlantis, Universe, etc).
Fingers crossed that one day it happens. In an ideal world I'd absolutely love a Fallout/Elder Scrolls style adventure game in the Stargate universe; that would be amazing.
I love the concepts in Deadlight; some really interesting gameplay mechanics there.
Not heard of Silent Chaos, but sounds interesting. I'll look it up. Thanks!
Lol you using "jungle infiltration" from 007 nightfire as background music .. Nice ;)
Hell yes!
11:48 "fear factor unleashed were cancelled for unknown reasons"
i may have a slight clue
www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/why-was-fear-factor-canceled-133266/
if it's blocked in your country (like it is here in europe) use www.proxysite.com/ and use a US server
Sorry for the delayed reply; must've missed this comment. Ah yes, that could well be the reason.
Skies of Arcadia...
This was one of the BEST RPGs I played and was glad it came out on the gamecube.
Shame that I found out that it never came to the PS2. Even more sadder was a friend of mine I told stories of this game, he passed away...
Sorry for your loss.
He is now in the skies of arcadia. R.I.P
Oh fuck yeah, thanks man. This video is incredible
Children maybe watching or reading tone the exitement down keep it cool🙄
@@nancyking-hoffman146 Naw, I'm not gonna stop swearin' because baby kids might get offended or upset.
Thanks, that's very kind. Glad you liked it!
@@nancyking-hoffman146 I actually swear quite often on the channel, Nancy, so it's not exactly kid-friendly.
Dam alot of theses games looked good it's too bad we won't ever get to play them wish they would finish them on PS4 just upgraded the graphics
Yeah, some promising games here!
i would love to have all those 3d games back on pc,now it's just a bunch of retro or sprite top view garbage for the same old people who buy them in droves.The only ones left are the ty Tasmanian tiger series,destroy all humans and that new spongebob game coming to steam.Like what the hell happened,we devolved for some reason.EDIT: *3d* *platformers/fighters*
2D retro games have aged so much better than 3D though to be fair.
@@onaretrotip what? Yeah I would play them for a few minutes on andriod like Aladdin return of Jaffar but I won't say they have aged better.Dont know what you played on your nintendo console but I'm being a Sony and a pc player for a long time.
Asylum, Four Horsemen and Deadlands interested me the most, luckily Darkwatch is a similar western horror game that is fantastic (btw that was almost also cancelled btw, THANK GOD we got Darkwatch)
Not played that, I will check it out. Thanks!
Is it just me or is Knights just like a 'next gen' addition to the Speccy's Magic Knight games 😁
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A 40 minute video showing 40 cancelled games of my favorite console? Sign me up for this! Great video as usual!
Thanks, Gustavo!
@@onaretrotip Cheers!
never knew a stargate game was being made interesting
I wish that game was finished. Looks so good!
What's missing here is Nightmare Creatures 3 which was originally planned for PS2 and Xbox. During development they scrapped PS2 version leaving it Xbox exclusive, if i remember correctly 🤔 It was cancelled because sadly Kalisto Entertainment went bankrupt in 2002 😕 That was the biggest disappointment regarding any cancelled game in the history for me as i loved Nightmare Creatures 1 & 2 ❤️ Later i heard Ubisoft bought rights to the series but they never released anything using those rights. I don't know if they still have those rights 🤔 Would love to see new Nightmare Creatures game in the future for PS5 (or PS6 and so on...) 🙏
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This must have taken a long time. Great video 👍🏼
It did indeed. Thanks, David!
Ice nine reminds me of black on ps2,and dead light it's like doom3 for x box very empress, some of the game's here look good
Yes, definitely some really promising games here!
Those games look really nice, especially Aquanox, but at least we can enjoy Aquanox on PC
Indeed we can.
a single average game here looks more unique than every ps5 exclusive combined xd
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There where 6 games that I would picked up.That Tintin game and that Ape (James bond like) and platformer that got forgotten when guerrilla games took over looked promising to me.
Yes, some good ones here for sure.
Man! These games look great!!!! But I'm sad! The only one I was excited is
"Taxi Driver" game with Robert De Niro. I hope they try again! Hope they will make it in PS4? Maybe? But It would of be awesome if RockStar games make that game! They would of killed it! That would of be cool! Just like they did like the game called "The Warriors" 😃
Taxi Driver is definitely a good fit for Rockstar. I love The Warriors (film), and watched it countless times in my teens, so I was really pleased that the game ending up being good.
I hate female leads getting cancelled
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I heard Acclaim was working on a ECW Game for PS2 but cancelled since ECW went out of business in 2001.
Damn I wish ECW never went out of business.
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Another top notch quality video. Thank you.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I did not expect to hear Ys 3 PS2 music in the video, you are the man!
Good ear!!!
I'd really want Manhunt 3 to be in the ps2 so that the series in the PS2 only
I dunno, I think that would have been overkill (no pun intended).
@@onaretrotip Hahahha but I can only imagine if Manhunt is continued with today's video game graphics.
So lit 👌👌
All but two of these are games I would have at least tried, even if I didn't like them. And I''m just gonna put this out there... These look better than anything I've seen out of companies that were supposed to be PS3 gen powerhouses on graphics, like Bethesda. It's really sad that the games on here with polished visuals looked much better than Skyrim, or either Fallout they put on there.
Yeah, some of them certainly do look better than some of the dross on PS3 and 360. Still, great graphics do not necessarily make a great game.
what the fuck I remember playing deadlands I didn't know it was canceled maybe it was the demo version I was playing ?
Possibly 🤷♀
this is sad these games got Cancelled
Yes, always sad to see all that work go to waste.
Game of Death's concept reel makes me think this would be a low-budget horror game, or a crappy unrendered CGI movie mess. (44:43, 46:23)
Most likely one of the above, yes. LOL
It's so annoying and disappointing when a game is like 99% complete, but then a company buys their company, and then canceled everything. ...kinda like LucasArts. :-/
Don't mention LucasArts... 😭
Give me. fear factor unleashed, Taxi driver. Project Dagger. Black sun. capcom fighting all-stars.
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Of all the canceled PlayStation 2 games in your video, I'm really disappointed that Hokuto No Ken: Legend of the Final Hero, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Project Dagger, Orchid, and Capcom Fighting All-Stars didn't get released. I'm surprised to even hear that the would-have-been HNK game was handled by a developer outside of Japan. If Fear and Respect, Taxi Driver, and Time Traveler at least got released, I probably would have given them a shot, too. Well, anyway, great video, and keep up the good work.
Yeah, those are all stand-out games form me too. Definitely some promising titles here! Thank you, I'll certainly try.
So many PS2 games that are unreleased for ages. Wow that's a lot. It's a shame it never got Capcom Fighting All Stars on the PS2, i mean it could have gone well with it cause i'm a big capcom fan myself..
Yeah, I would have loved to play that one too.
I came across a 2004 October issue of Tips and Tricks magazine i happen to still have and it showed Taxi Driver was set for a release date and I thought the game came out I just never found it and so weird this video came up and assured me I wasn't crazy.
Haha. Glad I could help you maintain your sanity.