The Assassin (cancelled video game)

This article is about the cancelled Atari Jaguar video game. For the 1992 video game, see Assassin (video game). For other uses, see Assassin (disambiguation).
The Assassin
Developer(s)OMC Games
Publisher(s)Hellified Games
Programmer(s)Jim Krych
Sandro Sarang
Tim Wilson
Artist(s)Kevin Burke
Writer(s)James Garvin
Composer(s)Arthur Lauritsen
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit, Atari Jaguar CD
ReleaseCancelled
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

The Assassin is an unreleased action role-playing video game that was in development by American studio OMC Games and planned to be published under the company's Hellified Games label on a scheduled Q1 2000 release date for the Atari Jaguar CD.[1][2] It was intended to be a prequel to Orb Of Bengazi, another title that was in development by OMC for the add-on.[1]

The Assassin takes place in the future of the year 2147 where the player assume the role of Michael Steele, a detective from Chicago who is put on a trial for killing the perpetrator who murdered his brother Kavanaugh Steele as an act of revenge, but starts delving more in-depth on his investigation and getting caught on a web of deception when looking for answers to questions he was previously not aware of.[3][4] Conceived and originally in development for the Atari 8-bit computers, the game was later moved to the Jaguar CD after the author of the game came across with unforeseen technical issues with his 8-bit development equipment when moving from the United States to Japan.[1][4][5] The title was also set to feature an internally developed role-playing game system called Blood City.[1][4][6]

Although The Assassin was originally planned to be released sometime in 1999, it was later pushed back for release in 2000 but it never materialized in the end, despite reassurances by the developer.[1][2][4][5] In addition to its prequel, OMC Games had three more games in development and planned to be released under their publishing label for the platform that failed to materialize as well.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b c d e "OMC GAMES DIVISION TO RELEASE "THE ASSASSIN" FOR THE ATARI JAGUAR 64-BIT GAME CONSOLE". thejagzone.com. October 21, 1998. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ^ a b "Jaguar Explorer Online - Volume 3, Issue 1". atarihq.com. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  3. ^ "Game Information - Games in Development For the Atari Jaguar - The Assassin". thejagzone.com. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jaguar Explorer Online - Volume 2, Issue 4". atarihq.com. December 18, 1998. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  5. ^ a b C. Rittmeyer, Brian. "THE OMC GAMES STORY". atarihq.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  6. ^ "OMC Publishing - Blood City: The Sourcebook". omcgames.com. Archived from the original on 1999-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  7. ^ "Hellified Games Presents... - Age Of Darkness". omcgames.com. Archived from the original on 1999-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  8. ^ "Hellified Games Presents... - Eternal Darkness: Scent Of the Spider". omcgames.com. Archived from the original on 2002-08-29. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  9. ^ "Hellified Games Presents... - Dark Guardian Episode 1: Unknown Enemy". omcgames.com. Archived from the original on 2002-08-29. Retrieved 2018-11-23.