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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 |
Release | Cancelled |
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]