35 Cancelled XBOX 360 Games

Back with another bumper episode of Cancelled Games, looking at 35 of the many unreleased XBOX 360 titles...
Find the rest of the Cancelled Games series here:
• 15 Cancelled Sega Drea...
Video sources:
Tim Schafer KINECT demo - pt9386
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Recoil: Retrograd - Gamereactor
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The Crossing (gameplay) - Noclip - Video Game Documentaries
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Cipher Complex - Hard4Games
/ @hard4games
Mega Man Universe - XboxViewTV
/ xboxviewtv
All other footage from Unseen64 and IGN
Background music from:
Arcana Heart 3
Arkham Asylum
Blur
Burnout Paradise
Fable: The Journey
Far Cry Instincts: Predator
Forza Motorsport 2
Lost Odyssey
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generation
Street Fighter IV
Soul Calibur V
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Turbo Super Stunt Squad
Way of the Samurai 3

[@SUPERNOVASTV]

The last game, Road Trip, you described State of Decay entirely, no exceptions.

[@onaretrotip]

Ooh, really? I'll have to check that game out!

[@SUPERNOVASTV]

@@onaretrotip Yes! This game provides you with several emerging stories. I was once looking around by car for supplies for my survivor base, just like in TWD. My gas ran out and I had to spend the night hiding in a pet store until dawn and run to some billboard, climb on it and try to spot a car or gas. And there is an established number of cars in the world, meaning that like the characters, if you kill a car, it won't come back and you need to use the next one you found.

[@jamespaul6315]

Yes ! SOD is great

[@RetroGamesCollector]

A lot of promising looking games amongst those. I've always thought the 360 to be one of the most capable consoles ever made and it's library is so vast, I'm not surprised there are so many cancelled games to choose from. Great choices though Pete, really enjoyed this.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, there are probably hundreds of cancelled games, it took ages to whittle down to these 35. A lot of uninspiring games here, but equally a lot of promise. Thanks, Ant!

[@jtsiomb]

I was one of the engine programmers on Theseis. It was an extremely ambitious project, and it was a lot of fun working on it, because we had a great team, and we were doing some cutting edge work at the time. But it was completely mismanaged (almost unmanaged) and chaotic, and we ended up eating through the budget without having something completed to show for it. I really enjoyed it regardless. Fun times :)

[@onaretrotip]

Hey! Glad to hear you enjoyed it even though it never made it.

[@olivertejada8281]

Man all these games are so cool I don't care if they were exclusives or not when will this struggle end RIP TO ALL THESE GAMES

[@onaretrotip]

RIP 😢

[@mvpheat]

I was bummed when I heard Demonik was canceled. Grandmas Boy was one of my favorite movies back in the day.

[@krebstar2752]

Grandmas Boy is such a great movie.

[@onaretrotip]

I thought it looked awful, but so many comments are saying it's good I'll have to watch it and see.

[@meltingcookievlogs4595]

@@onaretrotip my birthday is a day away

[@DocVolteer]

Wait there was a Little Prince Video game ???? My god I love reading the book and there was also a Interactive activity on PC in the 90's (Still have it) It really sad me that this game was cancel :( I got to say Kinda shame some of them got cancel since some of their concept sound pretty good

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, some really cool concepts here, and some looked really good graphically. What a shame.

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

So many of these games looked really unique. It's a shame that only rehashes get green lit.

[@onaretrotip]

Yup. Industry churning out the same old shite.

[@ConStructorVideos]

28:08 I believe this could be a character with the ability to transform into forms based on elements. For example, wind, blowing harsh wind with their hands and flying, water, being able to launch water, maybe fill in a certain closed area that's too wide to jump to get across, then lava, which is basically the same as last, and Earth, where you could build covers and walkways with dirt and throw boulders at enemies. That's just based on the footage.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, I think you're probably right there.

[@fernandomosquera6339]

Excellent video, again. Congrats on the channel.

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you very much.

[@GenerationPixel]

Mate, this is an epic piece of work. I'd love to produce this level of quality 👌

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you so much mate. Too kind.

[@GenerationPixel]

@@onaretrotip don't be modest, you've obviously honed your skills 👌

[@oddpodshow]

Love your cancelled games series, Grandma's boy is great!

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Dan. Maybe I should give it a watch.

[@ZoeKirkRobinson]

Here comes another list of games we want to play and can’t. Prepare to be sad. :’(

[@onaretrotip]

I cry every time.

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

Grandma's Boy was pretty good.

[@lz7194]

💯

[@onaretrotip]

I thought it looked awful, but so many comments are saying it's good I'll have to watch it and see.

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

@@onaretrotip This negative reception of all Adam Sandler & Happy Madison movies has to stop.

[@lactobacillusprime]

Very interesting video Pete. Such a shame the 360 and us also had to miss out on these.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Mark! A shame indeed.

[@angeloortiz7903]

I was rewatching the canceled series and what a coincidence after I was done this pops up :)

[@onaretrotip]

Boom! :)

[@lallen1982]

Amazing vid Pete with some real interesting games 👍🥷👾

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks very much, Lee!

[@SEGASaturnLad]

Well done Pete, good vid

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks very much, Scott!

[@SentinelXVII]

you know that SIX DAYS IN FALLUJAH was already re-announced like a month ago right! coming to PS4,PS5,XBOX ONE,XBOX SERIES S|X & PC this year

[@antoniopallares4845]

holy shiy fr??

[@SentinelXVII]

@@antoniopallares4845 yeah just go search SIX DAYS IN FALLUJAH on KZbin

[@onaretrotip]

Oh wow. I wrote this episode months ago, so I had no idea!

[@KoraidonTheSandwichEater]

@@onaretrotip I found a prototype of slam Shaq vs the legends

[@KoraidonTheSandwichEater]

@@onaretrotip hey search slam Shaq vs the legends on youtube I just play on a emulator 🎮

[@yellowcard425]

I was Hoping You'd Talk About Juggernaut a Cancelled Xbox 360 Car Combat Game it looks cool as hell

[@onaretrotip]

Not heard of that one. Got a link?

[@codylamp6814]

Very few impressed, I can see why most got binned. Captain Blood looked good and Six Days in Fallujah is back.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, the later builds of Captain Blood look really promising. I heard Six Days In Fallujah is back! Crazy.

[@TOOFUTURETV]

Project Enwor looks like an early version of ANTHEM. Cool video, 👍🏼😎

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you!

[@imposterblues]

the backlash against six days in falujah was fierce because they were making "realistic game" where they just sorta don't talk about the warcrimes commited.

[@onaretrotip]

Ah, that makes so much more sense. I'm not surprised! Thank you.

[@imposterblues]

@@onaretrotip specifically it was over the use of white phosphorus if you wanted to look into it further. the developers have basically admitted to embellishing the story to make the us troops look heroic. pretty cringe imo.

[@onaretrotip]

@@imposterblues Oh that is horrific. Typical whitewashing of the truth of war to make them seem noble. Happens all too often in Hollywood. Definitely cringe-worthy.

[@user-bn5ny9hk2p]

I hope you like it now

[@voorheesretro8129]

Wow that's a whole lotta games! On the face of the footage, would've loved to play Cry On, Chase or the third iteration of Captain Blood. The final game Road Trip looks great too. I think that probably could have been very good given Hydravision's history with multi-controllable-character survival horror with the Obscure series.

[@onaretrotip]

There are sooo many cancelled 360 games, this is such a small fraction. Def agree on Chase and the later builds of Captain Blood, they look amazing!

[@voorheesretro8129]

@@onaretrotip On the big uptake consoles that were really popular, it's got to be harder to narrow the list down to make a manageable episode I'm imagining. I'll be honest, even on that limited footage I would've taken someone's arm off with the speed I would've bought Chase, it's strange what publishers don't take up on.

[@onaretrotip]

@@voorheesretro8129 Yes, it takes aaages to narrow down because I have to first make a list, then find which have a good amount of info AND have some media available. The PS3/360/PC shortlist was hundreds to whittle down into 3 episodes, and even then it was 105 games (35 for each).

[@ericp631]

There are a few that would interest me (beyond good and evil 2, that mistwalker game, and the MegaMan game are the ones that stand out to me the most)

[@onaretrotip]

Yes, it's a mixed bag here, but some really good looking titles.

[@360zm4]

Even though I think Mirror's Edge would be a better game, that parkour game looks kind of fun.

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, I thought that looked really fun too.

[@natejoe9924]

This is a really good video

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks mate!

[@ZoeKirkRobinson]

Sally can become a giant, but still wears a skirt. Methinks there would have been an achievement similar to that “I swear I did by accident!” one from another game.

[@onaretrotip]

LOL She doesn't become a giant, her Bogle thing does.

[@ZoeKirkRobinson]

@@onaretrotip I could have sworn I heard you say she became a giant. 🤦‍♀️

[@onaretrotip]

@@ZoeKirkRobinson Questioning myself now... 🤔

[@sbplankton_1999]

Another missing Timestamp Here 18:56 - Theseis 31:31 - Freelancer 2 35:02 - Chase 40:55 - LMNO 40:30 - Hellion Mystery of The Inquisition 48:48 - Elveon Here ya Go.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, but these videos do not have timestamps, it's autogenerated.

[@MizfitZer0]

1 of the best consoles of all time imo

[@SevenCompleted]

I just got one cause I wanted to catch up on stuff I missed out on and replay some classics and it honestly is. It has so many coop games which the current gen forgot existed. Also im enjoying playing some of the pc games from my teenage years again from the comfort of my living room.

[@onaretrotip]

👌

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Holy crap that Mega Man game looks hilarious! Crazy that got cancelled. Captain Blood looks pretty fun to me as well. Man what a list!

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, I'm surprised that they didn't go ahead with a "Mega Man Maker" kind of game. Seems like easy money. Captain Blood looks great, well, the later builds at least. Thanks, Marcus!

[@AI-Maginations]

Nice video

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you very much!

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

Pete, give Grandma's Boy a shot. I think it's one of the funniest movies, ever. Yeah, it's stupid, but it pokes fun at gamers and developers, in a loving way.

[@onaretrotip]

I thought it looked awful, but so many comments are saying it's good I'll have to check it out.

[@mtshark7]

Awesome video Pete! Wow I had no idea the game Demonik was an actual game in development lol. I thought it was a fake game for Grandma's Boy.

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Mark. Haha yes, apparently so!

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

The Crossing was to be published by Valve for the Xbox 360 and PC and ran on the Source engine, you just forgot to mention it. (28:42)

[@onaretrotip]

👍

[@DadLadsGaming]

Really interesting Pete. Some trash in there but some real good stuff too. Necessary Force looked very good. Blitz and Massive naturally appeals to me as a point & click fan... Looks a little like Encodya which is a recent PC release. The second iteration of Captain Blood looked excellent, why on earth didn't that get released 🤷🏼‍♂️ I'm amazed Furious 4 didn't get released.... Looked great fun👍

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, mixed bag. The later builds of Captain Blood look mint, and Furious 4 looks decent too. Thanks, Marcus!

[@erainmartinez8175]

oh my, Glob how's that game not released CRY ON? it's so beautiful 4:00

[@onaretrotip]

😭

[@bettyhordeclinic6147]

Thats a lot of games and Chase looked brilliant especially the driving, what a shame

[@onaretrotip]

Yeah, Chase looks awesome!

[@natejoe9924]

I think I definitely will like this channel I just subscribed

[@onaretrotip]

Thank you! Welcome.

[@natejoe9924]

@@onaretrotip you're very welcome but thank you I like videos like this

[@headman82]

There was an fps game called Them, (or maybe it was They) that had like a horror alien theme. I swear it was real but I can’t find anything about it. I think it’s to vague to show up in search results Edit: I searched for “cancelled 360 fps games” and it was actually called They. It has a 7 minute video

[@onaretrotip]

Cool! Glad you found it.

[@Igoreshkin]

Damn I remember Capitan Blood gameplay videos. Damn I want to play this game.

[@onaretrotip]

Looks brilliant, right!?

[@Igoreshkin]

@@onaretrotip Yeah. I wan't to play it :(

[@zackarymario1335]

what is your next cancelled game series

[@onaretrotip]

3DS!

[@destroyerbreaker7394]

That is a lot of games, haven't seen the video yet though, also, i bet that the Xbox One must have more considering how lackluster it's catalog of games is.

[@onaretrotip]

Yes, I'd imagine it has loads.

[@Coloradoaudits]

Grandma’s boy is fucking hysterical you gotta watch that bro

[@onaretrotip]

Still on my to-do list!

[@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533]

Thanks for keeping me company at work for an hour, project offset looked brilliant a shame it disappeared. Beyond good and evil is one of my all time favourites, a sequel is probably the only thing that would persuade me to by a new console. Blitz and massive looked interesting. Chase looks great, as you say very mad Max. Enjoyed this mate, although I think they would all look better in 4:3 😆

[@onaretrotip]

My pleasure, David. Yeah, Blitz & Massive definitely caught my interest as I love point & clicks, and Chase looks awesome! Hahaha yes, I'm sure they would.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Always gutted when MS annouced they had cancelled the Freelancer Sequel. Loved Starlancer on PC and DC, Freelancer on PC and couldn't wait for a third title. The space sections in Halo:Reach did little to fill the void. Great to see you cover the 360 😍

[@onaretrotip]

Yes, that one was a shame 😢

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

@@onaretrotip Starlancer, let alone the Colony Wars series on PS1, proved the genre could work on console, hated MS for doing this

[@user-zo7qg4io8i]

By the way, complete build of Captain’s Blood PC version was leaked online in April 2021.

[@onaretrotip]

Ooh, nice!

[@danyamalyutin]

@@onaretrotip ironic, that the only way to play pirate game is to pirate it.

[@evanhanley6437]

Sucks that all of these were cancelled. Some of them had a lot of potential.

[@onaretrotip]

Definitely.

[@DawnLynnCat]

The Little Prince reminds me of Fable.

[@onaretrotip]

🤔

[@av4010]

that six days in fallujah game sounds like a terrible idea, jesus. still does.

[@onaretrotip]

Apparently it's back on, and is coming to modern consoles LOL

[@HolsterTV]

Interesting vid, can’t believe that Bonk game! That would’ve been decent! Agree with Dad & Lads gaming’s comment; surprised Brothers In Arms didn’t get released. Cheers Pete! 😁🤘🏻

[@onaretrotip]

Thanks, Hol! Yeah, a mixed bag here, but definitely some promising games. Furious 4 looks great!

[@SalDOWN]

Highlander looks fn amazing! What a shame...

[@onaretrotip]

I know, right. That franchise would make an interesting game.

[@jamespaul6315]

Six days in fallujah just got re announced

[@onaretrotip]

I saw! That was unexpected.

[@voiceofthesou1606]

More games to tickle my fancy ;).

[@onaretrotip]

😂👌

[@omenxxo]

Make a part 2

[@onaretrotip]

Maybe one day.

[@MN_-]

DAM IT SO MANY GOOD GAMES CANCELLED

[@onaretrotip]

😭

[@SevenCompleted]

Grandmas boy is really really stupid but it's super funny. Honestly it was better than superbad and pineapple express those other stoner movies I didn't even find funny.

[@onaretrotip]

I thought it looked awful, but so many comments are saying it's good I'll have to watch it and see.

[@schiftyplayz4141]

What about goldeneye

[@onaretrotip]

Originally I was going to do a separate video on that, but it kind of got scrapped after certain things happened.

[@schiftyplayz4141]

@@onaretrotip OK no worries. Just wondering

[@marioluigism64]

Cancelled for wii

[@onaretrotip]

Are you asking for a cancelled Wii games?

[@zackarymario1335]

yay

[@onaretrotip]

😎👌

[@natejoe9924]

If you got more videos like this I think I would like this channel not exactly like this one you know what I mean

[@onaretrotip]

Yes, there's a playlist of the entire Cancelled Games series linked in the video description.

[@natejoe9924]

@@onaretrotip thank you I'm going to watch some more this video is really good

[@SnoppleWopple]

bruh

[@onaretrotip]

😎

[@playstationgen2133]

Non of this games shouldn’t got cancelled including gta style games . But great video like always.

[@onaretrotip]

Always a shame to see so many cancelled games. Thank you!

[@natejoe9924]

I like this video but is not going to be complete if pray 2 is not on this list I don't think it is it's not going to be complete a good video but not complete I still have a couple more minutes pray to still might be on here

[@onaretrotip]

As I said in the intro, there is considerable overlap with the PS3 and PC episodes when it comes to multiplatform games. But even then it's not a "complete" list as there are probably hundreds of cancelled 360 games. I never cover all of them, I hand pick some I think are worth showing.

[@natejoe9924]

@@onaretrotip yeah I guess you're right

[@boywithanearring]

Can u do top 15 cancelled hentai games

[@onaretrotip]

😂😂😂

[@dnachistatrax1029]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@onaretrotip]

👍

[@natejoe9924]

It is Mega Man game I don't like it just like I did not like Super Mario maker it looks really stupid

[@onaretrotip]

Not my cup of tea either, but I can see the appeal and it looks fun for people to make their own levels. Far from stupid.

[@natejoe9924]

@@onaretrotip I guess you're right

[@silvawo]

Indiana Jones and This is Vegas out of list? Lol!

[@onaretrotip]

I said in the intro, there's overlap with the PS3 and PC episodes for multiformat games.

[@cwskbfan1456]

First

[@onaretrotip]

👍

[@tay16stnorthphilly42]

Microsoft is the worst company

[@onaretrotip]

LOL

[@alannaramone3821]

K if you havent seen grandma's boy, you need to watch it!!! One pf my favorite funny movies of all time. Dont sleep on that flick!!!

[@onaretrotip]

I still haven't watched it!