| Varuna's Forces | |
|---|---|
 Splash screen from the unreleased 3DO version | |
| Developer(s) | Accent Media Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Corporation (Jaguar CD) JVC (3DO, Dreamcast, PC, Saturn) |
| Producer(s) | Paul Fullwood |
| Designer(s) | Mike Montague |
| Programmer(s) | Eric Adem |
| Platform(s) | 3DO, Atari Jaguar CD, Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| Release | Unreleased |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, rail shooter, real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Varuna's Forces is an unreleased sci-fi video game that was in development by Accent Media Productions and planned to be published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar CD and JVC for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.[1][2][3]
Assuming command of four soldiers from the eight-man Marine Attack Division team of the United Coalition of Planets, the player would have the choice of selecting a number of scenarios, each one featuring a different set of objectives to successfully complete by taking advantage of the unique attributes that each member of the team has to do so.[4] Varuna's Forces was being created by the same company who previously developed titles for the Philips CD-i based on both The Joker's Wild and Jeopardy! TV game shows.[5] It also stars Michael Clarke Duncan in one of his first video game roles along with Panic in the Park, among other actors that were involved in the production of the project prior to its cancellation.[2]
Though the Jaguar CD version was slated to be published in late 1995, it was never released along with the 3DO version due to discontinuation of both platforms.[2] The Saturn version was slated to be released around summer 1996,[6] but this version was later discontinued and development was transferred to the Dreamcast instead, although this version would later be cancelled due to the system being discontinued as well.[3] The PC version remained into development until JVC ran into financial difficulties that left AMP without funds to continue with the project, ultimately ceasing development of Varuna's Forces and leaving it unfinished as a result.[2][3]
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- ^ a b c "Unreleased Saturn Games – Varuna´s Forces". sega-saturn.net. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Atari Explorer Online – Volume 4, Issue 5". atarihq.com. July 20, 1995. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "3DO Brasil: Jogos Cancelados – Varuna's Forces". 3dobrasil.com (in Portuguese). April 2015. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Varuna's Force". Saturn+. Paragon Publishing. 1996. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.