Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Looniverse
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Looniverse is the name of Tiny Toon Adventures video game that seems to have been canceled. Originally developed by Treasure Video Games, it was originally slated for the PlayStation 2 and possibly the Nintendo GameCube and/or the Xbox. The game was originally set for a May 2001 release.
Other possible titles for the game included Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Loony-verse, Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe, and Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME Invasions. None of them were confirmed, however.
[edit] The Future?
The game's original official website, www.dotu.net, no longer exists. Tetsuhiko Kikuchi (aka Han), the apparent director of the game, has hinted on his homepage (Japanese) that the game has indeed been canceled.
An article on IGN, written back in 2004, had suggested that the game had always been intended for release. It said that at the end of the article that the game was "still officially slated to come out sometime (not necessarily in 2004)". However, years later, nothing new has been mentioned about the game. With the releases of the next generation consoles, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii, the game's release is very unlikely. The main page at IGN now has canceled for the US release date.
Exact reasons for the game's cancellation remain unknown, but publisher Conspiracy Entertainment was in dire financial shape at the time and several other projects of theirs quietly disappeared during this same time. Their previous partnership with Treasure, Tiny Toons: Scary Dreams was released in such limited quantities that few sources even recognize its release. The title was evaluated by the ESRB, which some take as evidence that the game was in a near-final state.
[edit] Trivia
- Defenders of the Looniverse was of the most interest to Treasure fans because it was based of the gameplay that was originally in Rakugaki Showtime[citation needed]. The gameplay had been greatly expanded over Rakugaki and the most obvious additions included large, interactive levels and a new scenario mode that allowed for 4 player co-operative play and giant bosses.
- Nintendo Power magazine listed this game in its upcoming games section until the redesign of the magazine. It hasn't been listed since.
[edit] External links
- Official Developer's Website (requires Japanese support)
- The World of Tiny Toon Adventures Game Information Page
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Looniverse at GameFAQs
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