List of cancelled PlayStation 2 games explained

The following games were initially announced as PlayStation 2 titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Title(s) Cancellation date Developer Publisher
100 Bullets2004[1] Acclaim Studios AustinAcclaim Entertainment
12 Volt2004[2] [3] Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
America's Army 22005[4] United States ArmyUnited States Army
2005[5] United States ArmyUbisoft
American McGee's Alice2001[6] Rogue EntertainmentElectronic Arts
2003[7] HotGenKemco
Black & White2002[8] Lionhead StudiosElectronic Arts
2002[9] Headfirst ProductionsJoWooD
Capcom Fighting All-Stars2003[10] CapcomCapcom
Carrier: The Next Mutation2000[11] JalecoJaleco
2004[12] Starbreeze Studios
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear2004[13] SonyEncore
Charlie Brown's All-Stars2007FarSight StudiosBandai Namco Games
City of the Dead2006[14] [15] Kuju EntertainmentHip Interactive
2005[16] Torus Games
Cocoto Tennis Master2006Bigben InteractiveBigben Interactive
Dastardly & Muttley - Operation: Pigeon Pursuit2008Blast! EntertainmentBlast! Entertainment
Dark Earth1997[17] [18] Kalisto EntertainmentMicroProse
Dead Rush2004[19] [20] [21] TreyarchActivision
Deadly Premonition2007[22] [23] Access GamesMarvelous Entertainment
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed2008[24] Locomotive GamesTHQ
Dino Crisis 32000[25] CapcomCapcom
2001[26] Mythos Games
Ecks vs. Sever2003[27] Zombie Studios
Emergency Mayhem2004[28] [29] Acclaim Studios CheltenhamAcclaim Entertainment
F1 Racing Championship 22001Video SystemUbi Soft
Fallout Extreme2000[30] Interplay EntertainmentInterplay Entertainment
2004[31] Interplay EntertainmentInterplay Entertainment
Final Fantasy XIII2006[32] Square EnixSquare Enix
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse2004[33] 3DO
2002[34] Asylum EntertainmentElectronic Arts
Gremlins2003LSPWarner Bros.
Ice Nine2004[35] Torus Games
Iron Soldier 32000[36] Eclipse Software Design
Jamster Allstars2007Turtle GamesTurtle Games
Jazz Jackrabbit 32000World Tree Games
Jet Moto2003[37] RedZone Interactive
Jimmy White's Cueball World2001[38] Awesome DevelopmentsVirgin Interactive
2001[39] Savage EntertainmentKonami
Knights2002[40] Lost BoysSony Computer Entertainment Europe
Lamborghini2003[41] Rage SoftwareMajesco Entertainment
The Lost2002[42] Irrational GamesCrave Entertainment
M & M Adventure2008Zoo Entertainment, Inc.Zoo Entertainment, Inc.
2003[43] Artematica
2007[44] EA Los AngelesElectronic Arts
The Movies2006[45] Lionhead StudiosActivision
Ninja Gaiden2001[46] Team NinjaTecmo
The Nomad Soul2000[47] Quantic DreamEidos Interactive
2001[48] Oddworld InhabitantsGT Interactive
Painkiller: Hell Wars2007[49] People Can FlyDreamCatcher Interactive
Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot 22007[50] Irem
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice2008BigBig StudiosSony Computer Entertainment
Road to Sunday2005[51] San Diego StudioSony Computer Entertainment
2001[52] Blue ByteUbisoft
Shrek2003[53] Digital Illusions CETDK Mediactive
Skies of Arcadia2002[54] OverworksSega
SpaceStationSim2006[55] Vision Videogames
2000[56] CapcomCapcom
2005[57] Blizzard Entertainment
Super Duper Sumos2003[58] Midway Games
Taxi Driver2005Papaya StudioMajesco Entertainment
2004A fighting game based on the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series was announced in 2001, and would have featured similar gameplay mechanics to developer Treasure's previous fighting game, Rakugaki Showtime (1999). While allegedly completed and scheduled for a July 2002 release on GameCube and PlayStation 2, the game experienced multiple delays and was ultimately never released for either platform, allegedly due to publisher Conspiracy Entertainment experiencing financial difficulties at the time. A near-final prototype of the PS2 version was later found and released onto the internet in 2009.[59] [60] [61] [62] -->[63] TreasureConspiracy Entertainment
2002[64] Rock Solid StudiosConspiracy Entertainment
Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke2002Red EntertainmentSega
Vectorman 32003[65] VBlank SoftwarePseudo Interactive
2005[66] CelerisGlobal Star Software
WCW Mayhem 22001[67] AKI CorporationElectronic Arts
Xevious2002Project AcesNamco
Zombie Revenge2001[68] SegaAcclaim Entertainment

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 12 Volt . IGN . August 11, 2024.
  4. Web site: GameSpy: America's Army: Rise of a Soldier . GameSpy . 2008-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012064915/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/americas-army/ . 12 October 2008 . live.
  5. Web site: America's Army: Rise of a Soldier - PlayStation 2 - IGN . 2017-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821090034/http://www.ign.com/games/americas-army-rise-of-a-soldier/ps2-486890 . 2016-08-21 . live.
  6. Book: McGee . American . The Art of Alice: Madness Returns . 2011 . Dark Horse Comics . Milwaukee, OR . 978-1-59582-697-8 . 6.
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  16. Web site: Classified: The Sentinel Crisis (PlayStation 2) . IGN . November 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121223161840/http://www.ign.com:80/games/classified-the-sentinel-crisis/ps2-857536 . December 23, 2012 . dead . May 21, 2024.
  17. Web site: Dark Earth (PlayStation 2). IGN. August 3, 2013.
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  19. Web site: E3 2004: Dead Rush First Look . . Douglass C. Perry . May 14, 2004 . March 30, 2006.
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  26. Web site: The Gollop Chamber: XCOM is now a genre. PC Gamer . 17 October 2017 . Gollop . Julian .
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  30. Web site: No More Than Words: Fallout Extreme. Rock Paper Shotgun. Gillen. Kieron. January 27, 2010. June 20, 2010.
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  54. Web site: PS2 Skies of Arcadia canceled . GameSpot . 2006-05-17 . 2017-08-14 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170518195356/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps2-skies-of-arcadia-canceled/1100-2876256/ . 2017-05-18.
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  56. Web site: Spawn: In the Demon's Hand - PlayStation 2 . . December 16, 2015.
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  58. Web site: Super Duper Sumos. IGN. Ziff Davis. 3 March 2016.
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  64. Web site: Tremors . gamespy . 5 October 2013.
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  67. Web site: Unseen64 . 26 July 2008 . January 13, 2020 .
  68. Web site: Zombie Revenge - PlayStation 2 Preview . Zdyrko . Dave . Dunham . Jeremy . . June 20, 2012 . April 21, 2001.

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