A playable prototype of a cancelled PlayStation 2 sport has been discovered and shared on-line.
Frank Gaskin of Video games That Weren’t has uploaded the prototype for The Final Job (often known as The Heist), a sport that was as soon as in improvement at Acclaim.
The sport was being developed at Acclaim’s Cheltenham studio, and was stated to be round 40% full when Acclaim went bankrupt and its initiatives had been cancelled.
In line with Gaskin, the sport was labored on by round 40 individuals for roughly a yr, and was proven behind closed doorways throughout E3 2004, which resulted in a small quantity of press protection.
Deliberate for PS2 and Xbox, the sport was to have gamers taking management of 4 criminals, every with their very own particular skills.
Acclaim additionally reportedly introduced in former SAS member John McAleese for a team-building train, to show the event group how particular forces models suppose throughout operations.
Gaskin says the playable construct was supplied by one of many sport’s stage designers, and was a backup of the final identified construct on PS2 when the sport was cancelled.
The prototype options a lot of the levels from the Outdated Financial institution space and among the storyline, and gamers also can entry a debug menu which lets them see different areas reminiscent of a motel, a dockyard, a cadino and a mansion.
Given the early stage of the sport, nonetheless, there are clearly a whole lot of bugs and Gaskin warns that falling by way of the stage will be widespread.
Video games That Weren’t can have a extra detailed write-up on the sport’s improvement sooner or later, however for now the prototype will be downloaded and run on PlayStation 2 emulators or modified {hardware}.
