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Legions of the Undead

December 01, 2023

Legions of the Undead is an unreleased action role-playing video game that was in development by Rebellion Developments and originally planned to be published by Atari Corporation on a scheduled Q3, 1995 release date for the Atari Jaguar.[1][2] It was also intended to be released for the Windows and PlayStation.[3]

When an ancient evil known as Centurion Gargath manifested himself into the human realm with plans to consume the souls of those under his range, it is up to the player in finding and kill Gargath by traversing through the dungeons where he resides, while collecting weapons and solving puzzles along the way.[4][5] Legions of the Undead was one of the many titles Rebellion originally had under development for the Jaguar and it used an enhanced version of the engine found in Alien vs Predator.[6][5]

Gameplay edit

Legions of the Undead is an action role-playing game that takes place from a first-person perspective presented with two-dimensional digitized sprites on a three-dimensional environment, similar to other titles in the genre such as Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss.[6][4][7] The player would be tasked in entering across multiple dungeons in order to find and kill an ancient evil known as Centurion Gargath, who manifested himself on the human plane and consumes the souls from those within his range.[8] As the game used an enhanced version of the engine found in Alien vs Predator on the Jaguar,[5] the player has the ability to look up and down in the environment.[9] Players would also need to collect weapons and solve puzzles during their journey.[5]

History edit

The project was first revealed and announced in early 1994 for the Atari Jaguar under the name Dungeon, along with concept artwork and model figures from the game.[6][4][7][10][8][11] It was being developed in tandem with other titles Rebellion had under development for the Jaguar such as Alien vs Predator, Checkered Flag (then titled Checkered Flag II and later Redline Racing[12]) and Skyhammer (then titled Hammerhead),[6][13][14][15] however, it was revealed on Atari Explorer Online's March 1994 newsletter that the title of the game was changed to Legions of the Undead and that it would be published by Atari Corporation.[16][17][18][19] In two 1994 interviews by both GameFan and GamePro, Rebellion revealed more info about the project such as using an enhanced version of the game engine found in Alien vs Predator.[6][5][20] Although the game was being developed for the Jaguar,[21][22] Rebellion also stated that they had plans to release it on the then-upcoming Atari Jaguar CD as well with more features than the cartridge version.[5][20][23] Legions of the Undead was then previewed as 25 percent complete in Ultimate Future Games, touting it for an early 1995 release and discussing the features the game would have.[9] Most of the game's development team consisted of the same staff who previously worked on both Alien vs Predator and Checkered Flag such as artists Stuart Wilson, Toby Harrison-Banfield, and Justin Rae, with Dan Mitchell and Jamie Lokier being the programmers of title.[6][5][20][24]

Despite kept being advertised and featured in magazines during 1995,[25][26][27][28] internal documents from Atari Corporation listed the project's development as terminated on December of the same year, suggesting that the game was cancelled for the Jaguar.[29] On June 27, 1996, the game's trademark which revealed its subtitle was abandoned.[30] It was also briefly mentioned on a special feature article dedicated to the system by German magazine Video Games in 1999.[31] In recent years, Jason Kingsley has stated that some of the model figures used during the development of the game still reside within the company.[32] Jason also stated that some of the work done for Legions of the Undead may still reside inside the company.[32]

References edit

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Legions of the Undead is an unreleased action role playing video game that was in development by Rebellion Developments and originally planned to be published by Atari Corporation on a scheduled Q3 1995 release date for the Atari Jaguar 1 2 It was also intended to be released for the Windows and PlayStation 3 Legions of the UndeadDeveloper s Rebellion DevelopmentsPublisher s Atari Corporation Jaguar Director s Jason KingsleyProgrammer s Dan MitchellJamie LokierArtist s Justin RaeStuart WilsonToby Harrison BanfieldEngineAVP Jaguar Platform s Atari JaguarWindowsPlayStationReleaseUnreleasedGenre s Action role playing dungeon crawler first personMode s Single playerWhen an ancient evil known as Centurion Gargath manifested himself into the human realm with plans to consume the souls of those under his range it is up to the player in finding and kill Gargath by traversing through the dungeons where he resides while collecting weapons and solving puzzles along the way 4 5 Legions of the Undead was one of the many titles Rebellion originally had under development for the Jaguar and it used an enhanced version of the engine found in Alien vs Predator 6 5 Gameplay editLegions of the Undead is an action role playing game that takes place from a first person perspective presented with two dimensional digitized sprites on a three dimensional environment similar to other titles in the genre such as Ultima Underworld The Stygian Abyss 6 4 7 The player would be tasked in entering across multiple dungeons in order to find and kill an ancient evil known as Centurion Gargath who manifested himself on the human plane and consumes the souls from those within his range 8 As the game used an enhanced version of the engine found in Alien vs Predator on the Jaguar 5 the player has the ability to look up and down in the environment 9 Players would also need to collect weapons and solve puzzles during their journey 5 History editThe project was first revealed and announced in early 1994 for the Atari Jaguar under the name Dungeon along with concept artwork and model figures from the game 6 4 7 10 8 11 It was being developed in tandem with other titles Rebellion had under development for the Jaguar such as Alien vs Predator Checkered Flag then titled Checkered Flag II and later Redline Racing 12 and Skyhammer then titled Hammerhead 6 13 14 15 however it was revealed on Atari Explorer Online s March 1994 newsletter that the title of the game was changed to Legions of the Undead and that it would be published by Atari Corporation 16 17 18 19 In two 1994 interviews by both GameFan and GamePro Rebellion revealed more info about the project such as using an enhanced version of the game engine found in Alien vs Predator 6 5 20 Although the game was being developed for the Jaguar 21 22 Rebellion also stated that they had plans to release it on the then upcoming Atari Jaguar CD as well with more features than the cartridge version 5 20 23 Legions of the Undead was then previewed as 25 percent complete in Ultimate Future Games touting it for an early 1995 release and discussing the features the game would have 9 Most of the game s development team consisted of the same staff who previously worked on both Alien vs Predator and Checkered Flag such as artists Stuart Wilson Toby Harrison Banfield and Justin Rae with Dan Mitchell and Jamie Lokier being the programmers of title 6 5 20 24 Despite kept being advertised and featured in magazines during 1995 25 26 27 28 internal documents from Atari Corporation listed the project s development as terminated on December of the same year suggesting that the game was cancelled for the Jaguar 29 On June 27 1996 the game s trademark which revealed its subtitle was abandoned 30 It was also briefly mentioned on a special feature article dedicated to the system by German magazine Video Games in 1999 31 In recent years Jason Kingsley has stated that some of the model figures used during the development of the game still reside within the company 32 Jason also stated that some of the work done for Legions of the Undead may still reside inside the company 32 References edit Atari Jaguar Lifetime Sales betaphasegames com Archived from the original on 24 August 2017 Retrieved 18 January 2020 Feature XT Generation Report Atari Jaguar MAN AC in German No 20 Cybermedia June 1995 p 40 Rebellion Assault Computer and Video Games No 156 Tekno Future Publishing November 1994 pp 12 13 a b c Morse Phil February 1994 ST Action Action Preview A New Breed Atari ST User No 97 Europress pp 76 78 a b c d e f g Ripper The May 1994 Special Europa Feature Inside Rebellion GameFan Vol 2 no 6 Shinno Media pp 130 131 a b c d e f Prescreen Rebellion Software Edge No 4 Future Publishing January 1994 pp 26 29 a b Work in Progress Alien vs Predator Computer and Video Games No 148 Future Publishing March 1994 pp 24 26 Archived from the original on 1 December 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 a b Action Feature Jaguar Previews The Jaguar moves in Atari ST User No 99 Europress April 1994 pp 64 69 a b Trailers Jaguar Doom meets Overlord in Legions of the Undead er if that s what it gets called Ultimate Future Games No 1 Future Publishing December 1994 p 13 Archived from the original on 1 December 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 News La Jaguar ronronne On attend sur Jaguar Generation 4 in French No 64 Computec Media France March 1994 p 32 Archived from the original on 4 August 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Nuttall Andy May 1994 Jaguar Preview Alien vs Predator ST Format No 58 Future plc pp 58 60 Archived from the original on 16 July 2017 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Nash Jonathan June 1994 Screenplay Game Preview Redline Racing ST Format No 59 Future plc p 62 Archived from the original on 27 September 2018 Retrieved 30 November 2018 News Update Around the corner Expected Release Dates ST Format No 56 Future plc March 1994 p 48 Archived from the original on 19 July 2016 Retrieved 28 November 2018 News Update New Jaguar Development System Released Expected Release Dates ST Format No 57 Future plc April 1994 p 50 Archived from the original on 19 July 2016 Retrieved 28 November 2018 Profile Presenting Rebellion Software ST Format No 58 Future plc May 1994 p 61 Archived from the original on 19 July 2016 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Atari Explorer Online Volume 3 Issue 4 atarihq com 7 March 1994 Retrieved 29 November 2018 Halverson Dave April 1994 Jaguar s Domain GameFan Vol 2 no 5 Shinno Media pp 86 89 Update Games News Atari ooze confidence at ECTS Jaguar Developers ST Format No 59 Future plc June 1994 pp 56 57 Archived from the original on 27 September 2018 Retrieved 28 November 2018 Atari Explorer Online Volume 3 Issue 14 atarihq com 18 December 1994 Retrieved 29 November 2018 a b c Horwitz Jer June 1994 The Cutting Edge Making the Jaguar Roar GamePro No 59 IDG pp 20 21 Archived from the original on 2 July 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Warpzone Demnachst fur Eure Konsolen Video Games in German No 30 Future Verlag May 1994 p 79 Archived from the original on 4 August 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Warpzone Jaguar Angekundigte Jaguar Spiele Video Games in German No 32 Future Verlag July 1994 p 32 Archived from the original on 4 August 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Scene Erste CD ROM Titel fur Jaguar Mega Fun in German No 21 CT Computec Verlag GmbH amp Co KG June 1994 p 24 Archived from the original on 22 July 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Atari Explorer Online Volume 3 Issue 13 atarihq com 4 December 1994 Retrieved 29 November 2018 Atari Explorer Online Volume 4 Issue 1 atarihq com 16 January 1995 Retrieved 29 November 2018 News Jaguar Plugs into the CD revolution Jaguar CD games in development Edge No 20 May 1995 pp 14 15 Breaking Jaguar Plugs into the CD revolution Jaguar CD games in development Next Generation No 6 Imagine Media June 1995 pp 18 19 The Top 100 Games of The Future Ultimate Future Games No 7 Future Publishing June 1995 p 15 Dragon Lost 6 July 2017 The 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