Rare's Kameo Sequel Canceled?

**Valigarmander** · 11-02-2009, 03:18 PM

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Hope you're not holding your breath for a sequel to Kameo: Elements of Power. According to a CVG report, a follow-up to the Xbox 360 launch title was under development at Rare, but has since been canceled in favor of freeing up resources for the Project Natal launch.

In fact, CVG's sources stated that other Rare franchises also had sequels in the works, and they've all arrived at similar fates as Kameo 2. They didn't specify exactly which series had gotten the axe, but it's entirely possible that there were plans for a new Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, or Killer Instinct that will never see the light of day.

Though Rare's newfound focus on supporting Project Natal is partially to blame for the cancelations, CVG's insider also cites poor sales of the original Kameo as another reason for the abandoned sequel. And, honestly, were there really that many people who were looking forward to revisiting that world in the first place?

***Booyakasha*** · 11-02-2009, 05:13 PM

I would've played a 'Kameo' sequel. And I can't think of much that interests me less than Project Natal bullsh*t. So this is doubly lame.

Jere · 11-02-2009, 06:09 PM

i would visit her world, if you know what i mean

1-up Salesman · 11-02-2009, 06:14 PM

Ugh. Not that I've played the game, but geez, let Nintendo do the Motion-Control stuff.

**X-3** · 11-02-2009, 07:25 PM

^uh, why?

Kameo...yeah, played the demo of that in stores. I thought it was fun.
also, I think Rare was planning another Banjo, but it got scrapped.

Robotazy · 11-02-2009, 07:46 PM

Another reason to hate Natal.

1-up Salesman · 11-02-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by X-3

^uh, why?

Because, we already have enough people in the world that hate everything but the X-Box/X-Box 360, talking about how kiddy Nintendo is and how much better the X-Box's graphics are. Now, the X-Box people want to try to beat the Wii's motion-controls.

Metal Man · 11-03-2009, 12:48 AM

Welp. Good bye Rare, you've become the Natal support Company instead.

***Booyakasha*** · 11-03-2009, 12:59 AM

God damn it. You know, Rare just spent an assload of time a year back on those brick-stupid NXE avatars, too. What, did Microsoft pick them up just to do whatever worthless bitch-work they could dredge up?

Metal Man · 11-03-2009, 01:11 AM

Seems to be so.

I figured something like this anyway. You see what number they did to Bungie? A once intellectually stimulating game maker reduced to a million Halo games.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 11-03-2009, 01:58 AM

Though I never played Kameo, a sequel wouldn't hurt I guess.

I remember the scrapped ConkerBFD game a while back. It seems M$ doesn't want more money or good games.

Robotazy · 11-03-2009, 02:14 AM

Or maybe they just don't want what Rare is making.

**LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT** · 11-03-2009, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 1-up salesman

Because, we already have enough people in the world that hate everything but the X-Box/X-Box 360, talking about how kiddy Nintendo is and how much better the X-Box's graphics are. Now, the X-Box people want to try to beat the Wii's motion-controls.

I dont even like the Xbox 360, and i dont give a **** about the motion control, it's a formula that works, so can you blame companies for trying to make money from it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 11-03-2009, 07:32 AM

Well, yeah, it's pretty disgusting that everyone tries to jump in line behind Nintendo after bad-mouthing them over the Wii. I can blame them for only being interested in money and being disloyal to their fanbases, sure. It's the copy-catting that has driven the industry to the blatant stagnation and over-complication that Nintendo sought to escape, and now the opportunists responsible for that want a piece of the pie, too. No surprise, but damn it doesn't make me like them much.

Demonicus Prime · 11-03-2009, 07:50 AM

I don't know what kind of lunatic would pick Natal as a controller rather than the pad. Especially for shooters, I couldn't possibly imagine CoD being better than Red Steel with a motion-sensor.

Regardless, I don't know what Rare's doing but they need to stop. I didn't like Kameo in the first place, but Nuts and Bolts was a step in the right direction. They're supposed to re-release Perfect Dark like they did with the Banjo's, and I would be surprised if they didn't put Conker's BFD on the XBLM.

***Cosmonautical*** · 11-03-2009, 08:00 AM

Well, as I see it there isn't much they could do for shooters with Natal, anyway.

Demonicus Prime · 11-03-2009, 08:07 AM

I can't remember the specific story, but I heard that you can hold up a prop gun and the scanner will scan it into the game as a movable object.

***Booyakasha*** · 11-03-2009, 08:17 AM

Natal is wedded to casual and party gaming.

Robotazy · 11-03-2009, 08:46 AM

It's not that I'm not a fan of Motion Control or anything, it's just that Natal smacks of being too futuristic to be very good. Like, it'll wonk out every once in a while, or it'll be worse than an actual controller.

I just don't know how they're gonna make that work.

Panfan · 11-03-2009, 10:13 AM

you can at least put somewhat "hardcore" games on the wii (Conduit, MadWorld, Dead Space, Metroid, etc.) but I don't see a lot of "hardcore" games being used with Natal. Especially seeing that they're going to be a huge pain in the ass to develop.

I don't think copying the Wii will really help Sony or Microsoft that much. Remember when Sony tried to put motion sensory into their controllers? Have any PS3 games since launch even used that feature?

11-02-2009, 05:13 PM	#2
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	I would've played a 'Kameo' sequel. And I can't think of much that interests me less than Project Natal bullsh*t. So this is doubly lame.

11-02-2009, 06:09 PM	#3
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	i would visit her world, if you know what i mean

11-02-2009, 06:14 PM	#4
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Letting you guys know that I'm planning on continuing Attack of the Spammers soon. Gender: Posts: 4,095 Thanks: 2,162 Thanked 250 Times in 194 Posts Blog Entries: 9	Ugh. Not that I've played the game, but geez, let Nintendo do the Motion-Control stuff.

11-02-2009, 07:25 PM	#5
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	^uh, why? Kameo...yeah, played the demo of that in stores. I thought it was fun. also, I think Rare was planning another Banjo, but it got scrapped.

11-02-2009, 07:46 PM	#6
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Another reason to hate Natal.

11-03-2009, 12:48 AM	#8
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Welp. Good bye Rare, you've become the Natal support Company instead.

11-03-2009, 12:59 AM	#9
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	God damn it. You know, Rare just spent an assload of time a year back on those brick-stupid NXE avatars, too. What, did Microsoft pick them up just to do whatever worthless bitch-work they could dredge up?

11-03-2009, 01:11 AM	#10
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Seems to be so. I figured something like this anyway. You see what number they did to Bungie? A once intellectually stimulating game maker reduced to a million Halo games.

11-03-2009, 01:58 AM	#11
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Though I never played Kameo, a sequel wouldn't hurt I guess. I remember the scrapped ConkerBFD game a while back. It seems M$ doesn't want more money or good games.

11-03-2009, 02:14 AM	#12
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Or maybe they just don't want what Rare is making.

11-03-2009, 07:32 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Well, yeah, it's pretty disgusting that everyone tries to jump in line behind Nintendo after bad-mouthing them over the Wii. I can blame them for only being interested in money and being disloyal to their fanbases, sure. It's the copy-catting that has driven the industry to the blatant stagnation and over-complication that Nintendo sought to escape, and now the opportunists responsible for that want a piece of the pie, too. No surprise, but damn it doesn't make me like them much.

11-03-2009, 07:50 AM	#15
Demonicus Prime Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I Pity The Fool Who Confuses Me With Someone Other Than YoshiFreak. Gender: Posts: 3,108 Thanks: 648 Thanked 129 Times in 87 Posts	I don't know what kind of lunatic would pick Natal as a controller rather than the pad. Especially for shooters, I couldn't possibly imagine CoD being better than Red Steel with a motion-sensor. Regardless, I don't know what Rare's doing but they need to stop. I didn't like Kameo in the first place, but Nuts and Bolts was a step in the right direction. They're supposed to re-release Perfect Dark like they did with the Banjo's, and I would be surprised if they didn't put Conker's BFD on the XBLM.

11-03-2009, 08:00 AM	#16
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Well, as I see it there isn't much they could do for shooters with Natal, anyway.

11-03-2009, 08:07 AM	#17
Demonicus Prime Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I Pity The Fool Who Confuses Me With Someone Other Than YoshiFreak. Gender: Posts: 3,108 Thanks: 648 Thanked 129 Times in 87 Posts	I can't remember the specific story, but I heard that you can hold up a prop gun and the scanner will scan it into the game as a movable object.

11-03-2009, 08:17 AM	#18
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Natal is wedded to casual and party gaming.

11-03-2009, 08:46 AM	#19
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	It's not that I'm not a fan of Motion Control or anything, it's just that Natal smacks of being too futuristic to be very good. Like, it'll wonk out every once in a while, or it'll be worse than an actual controller. I just don't know how they're gonna make that work.

11-03-2009, 10:13 AM	#20
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,249 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	you can at least put somewhat "hardcore" games on the wii (Conduit, MadWorld, Dead Space, Metroid, etc.) but I don't see a lot of "hardcore" games being used with Natal. Especially seeing that they're going to be a huge pain in the ass to develop. I don't think copying the Wii will really help Sony or Microsoft that much. Remember when Sony tried to put motion sensory into their controllers? Have any PS3 games since launch even used that feature?