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*Moon Warrior is an unreleased PlayStation (PSX) game by SCE Studio Cambridge, developed concurrently to MediEvil 2. It is unknown when the game was cancelled, but it is speculated there may be later builds. | *Moon Warrior is an unreleased PlayStation (PSX) game by SCE Studio Cambridge, developed concurrently to MediEvil 2. It was the brainchild of Tameem Antoniades, who revealed in a [https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/ninja-theorys-tameem-antoniades-following-the-pack-has-never-worked-for-us-3155301 2022 interview with NME] that it was based on films such as ''Once Upon A Time In China'' and further described it as "Metal Gear, but Kung Fu." It is unknown when the game was cancelled, but it is speculated there may be later builds. | ||
*The case displays a URL, http://moonwarrior.camb.scee.sony.co.uk/. It is speculated this was an internal website which hosted internal development documents and sketches, similar to known websites for Frogger and Tax Man. | *The case displays a URL, http://moonwarrior.camb.scee.sony.co.uk/. It is speculated this was an internal website which hosted internal development documents and sketches, similar to known websites for Frogger and Tax Man. | ||
*The game automatically loads the first level upon bootup. | *The game automatically loads the first level upon bootup. |
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A prototype of the unreleased Moon Warrior for the Sony PlayStation.
Notes
- Moon Warrior is an unreleased PlayStation (PSX) game by SCE Studio Cambridge, developed concurrently to MediEvil 2. It was the brainchild of Tameem Antoniades, who revealed in a 2022 interview with NME that it was based on films such as Once Upon A Time In China and further described it as "Metal Gear, but Kung Fu." It is unknown when the game was cancelled, but it is speculated there may be later builds.
- The case displays a URL, http://moonwarrior.camb.scee.sony.co.uk/. It is speculated this was an internal website which hosted internal development documents and sketches, similar to known websites for Frogger and Tax Man.
- The game automatically loads the first level upon bootup.
- This prototype contains only 2 levels. KING'S GARDENS and WAREHOUSE2.
- The player model looks to be a bit unfinished as his head and his hands are untextured.
- There's a cube in the first level. This was probably used for testing purposes. It looks very similar to the blocks which comprise the unused 'QB.MAP' in Frogger, a game created by the same developers a few years prior.
- The player can't move in the second level. The player cycles through his attacking animations. You can explore the map using the debug camera.
Controls
The D-Pad is a bit unfinished. Pressing Up on the D-Pad plays a walking animation.
- Press START to pause the game and bring up a debug menu.
- Press and hold SELECT to slow down the game. (Perhaps this is taking a screenshot?)
- Use the Left Analog Stick to move.
- Use the Right Analog Stick to look around.
Moveset:
- Press X to kick.
- Press Square to punch.
- Press Circle to jump.
- Press L2 or R2 while moving to shuffle left and right.
- Press R1 to toggle a debug camera.
- Press R2 to toggle some sort of magic ability.
- Press R3 to rotate the camera 180°
- Pressing L3 plays an audio file: "For your crimes you will feel the sting of Shao Lin."
Pressing Square followed by X activates a debug animation where the player tries to strangle a person, but the person flips the player over. This can be confirmed by performing this move on the NPC who looks like the player character, who will perform a responding animation.
Miscellaneous Notes
- Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 4, 2022).
- Game contains dongle protection: No.
- Game contains debugging symbols: No.
Screenshots
Videos
Origin
Acknowledgments
Dan's Friend (Took museum photos, discussed stuff)