Maverick Hunter - Cancelled Mega Man X FPS?!

[Jelux Da Casual]

A canceled Mega Man X first-person shooter codenamed Maverick Hunter has been unearthed. In a report published by Polygon, Maverick Hunter is revealed to have been in development in 2010 by Armature, a studio founded by the creators of Metroid Prime.



According to Polygon, “the game would have stayed true to core Mega Man X gameplay concepts, re-imagining his X-Buster arm cannon, his dash and his ability to appropriate the special powers of his fallen enemies. Platforming elements, including X's wall jump, and classic Mega Man X characters would have been re-imagined in new ways.” Like most Mega Man games, Maverick Hunter’s enemies would have been weak to certain weapons and levels would contain branching paths.



Maverick Hunter was axed shortly before Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune left Capcom in 2010. It was intended to be part of a trilogy “that would culminate in a third game in which the player would assume control of Zero, forced to destroy a Mega Man who had grown incredibly powerful and infinitely intelligent over the course of two games.”



Maverick Hunter joins the roster of other canceled Mega Man games including Mega Man Legends 3 and Mega Man Online. Last month, Capcom said that discussions for a new Mega Man game are underway, but nothing has been finalized or announced just yet.



Personally, I... I don't quite know what to make of this, but the fact that Kenji was on board with the project has to say something. He always has been big on innovation, calling out Japanese development on becoming stale...

[HyperVoiceActing]

*watches footage*

I never thought I'd be glad to see a Mega Man game being canceled before I saw this

[Macaulyn97]

I think that it could be a great game, but, just like Capcom Fighting All-Stars (the original, not the MUGEN), it just died, probably slain by Capcom also...

[O Ilusionista]

*watches footage*

I never thought I'd be glad to see a Mega Man game being canceled before I saw this

Same here. We don't need ANOTHER FPS game.

[Insert Account Name]

That's not Megaman, that's Samus's biological failure rip off Robotic Nightmare son.

[Slivern]

I would rather have that Mega Man in Street Fighter X Tekken rather than the fat one actually.

[Mugendude26]

Is it bad for me to say that I'm glad that this game was canceled?

[G.P.O.A - GatlingPunchRalf]

Well, what do you know. Capcom killed Megaman by trying to prevent killing Megaman. Once again, their "brilliance" shines through.

[HyperVoiceActing]

But dude, don't you get it?

This is the one time Capcom's current hatred for the Blue Bomber actually saved us from a crappy game

[KPT25]

Is it bad for me to say that I'm glad that this game was canceled?

No, because that is the general feeling for most of us (including me)

[overlordnick]

[G.P.O.A - GatlingPunchRalf]

[Manic]

You know, if it weren't Megaman and were something else, it would actually look pretty neat.

[Rage]

You know, if it weren't Megaman and were something else, it would actually look pretty neat.

this is true

[Prototype God]

Its said tat it would play like x, but fps. AND BESIDES REMEMBER METROID PRIME. no one thought that would be good. But it was one of the best games ever. Only thing im not a fan of is this canceled games art style -_- 

[G.P.O.A - GatlingPunchRalf]

Its said tat it would play like x, but fps. AND BESIDES REMEMBER METROID PRIME. no one thought that would be good. But it was one of the best games ever. Only thing im not a fan of is this canceled games art style -_- 

EVERYONE remembers Metroid Prime. And that would be the entire problem. It would just be a Megaman version of Metroid Prime, and EVERYONE would hate it for that reason, even if it wasn't a crap game.

[Trinitronity]

True.