Deathwatch (video game)

This article is about the 1995 Atari Jaguar video game. For other uses, see Deathwatch.
Deathwatch
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Developer(s)Data Design Interactive
Publisher(s)Atari Corporation
Producer(s)Eamonn Barr[1]
Designer(s)John Court[1]
Programmer(s)Ben Whitlock[1]
Artist(s)Richard Priest[1]
Composer(s)Darren Wood[1]
Platform(s)Atari Jaguar
ReleaseUnreleased
Genre(s)Platform, run and gun
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
(up to two players)[2]

Deathwatch is an unreleased run and gun platform video game that was in development by Data Design Interactive and planned to be published by Atari Corporation on a scheduled December 1995 release date exclusively for the Atari Jaguar.[3][4] It was the only game in development by DDI for the system.

Taking control of an anthropomorphic bug character wielding a gun, players would have needed to traverse through multiple levels while fighting against enemies and avoiding obstacles along the way. Deathwatch was demonstrated during the first Electronic Entertainment Expo held in 1995, featuring a visual style similar to that of Plok on the Super NES.[5][6]

Atari Corp. halted and terminated development of Deathwatch along with multiple upcoming projects for the platform in March 1996,[7] before merging with JT Storage in a reverse takeover the next month of the same year,[8][9] while the game's source code has become lost with time.[10]

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  2. ^ "Atari Jaguar Lost Games - Deathwatch". thejagzone.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. ^ Gore, Chris (August 1995). "The Gorescore - Industry News You Can - Upcoming Jaguar Software Titles". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 79. L.F.P., Inc. p. 14.
  4. ^ Gasking, Frank (August 2020). Nineteen Ninetieth-Nineteen Ninety Nine: Deathwatch. Bitmap Books. pp. 370–385. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Atari Explorer Online - Jaguar Edition #3". atarihq.com. May 20, 1995. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  6. ^ Hans Reutter (July 11, 2020). Atari Jaguar @ E3 1995 - Atari Explorer Online (1h 35min 36sec). YouTube. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  7. ^ "ProNews: Atari Axes New Games". GamePro. No. 79. IDG. February 1996. p. 17.
  8. ^ "Atari and JT Storage Reorganisation Plan". onecle.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  9. ^ "ATARI CORP Annual Report (Regulation S-K, item 405) (10-K405) ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  10. ^ panamajoe (July 15, 2003). "(sad) news about DEATHWATCH". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.