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Kameo 2 Was in Development: Cancelled in Late 2007

Split-Screen: "On June 8th 2008, Rare senior software engineer Nick Burton stated that Kameo: Elements of Power (and Perfect Dark Zero, another Rare title exclusive to XBox 360) had "made a lot of money" for the company in a profession where, "If you break even you're lucky, you're in the minority. Now, it's come to light that Kameo was indeed due for a sequel, but was cancelled in late 2007. This happened nearly 2 years after the release of the original."

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kissmeimgreek - 38 days 7 hours ago

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WHY DOES MS ALWAYS CANCEL THE COOLEST NEW RARE GAMES????? first conker 2 and now this... why did you even bother buying them if all you wanted was viva pinata and banjo kazooie?

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Nike - 38 days 7 hours ago

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Don't forget Perfect Dark: Zero and Grabbed by the Ghoulies. It's sad, but Rare was at a time one of the most forward-thinking and fun developers out there. And if Kameo 2 looked this intriguing, I'd definitely be hyped about it. Regardless, since it was cancelled about 2 years ago, this just must be another foot note in MS's production diary - along with the closures of FASA and Digital Anvil.

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dgroundwater - 38 days 6 hours ago

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I always hoped a new Perfect Dark would come around myself.

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Xiphos - 38 days 6 hours ago

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It's sad what has happened to Rare under Microsoft's acquisition. They're a mere shadow of their former self from the Nintendo days.

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whothedog - 38 days 4 hours ago

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I loved RARE on 64 and SNES and NES

almost forgot

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Xbox Avatars Shoe - 38 days 1 hour ago

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Rare should have stayed their own company so M$ would have paid them $50 million to make Banjo Kazooie a 360 exclusive. Instead, now they've turned into garbage thanks to M$ control.

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Dark_Vendetta - 37 days 18 hours ago

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FU*K YOU MS!!
I've been so long waiting for a sequel because I LOVED the first one. It's the best RARE game this gen followed by Viva Pinata, and now MS cancels it, most probably because of Avatar or any Natal sh*t. Once again F*CK YOU!!

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Jamescagney - 38 days 6 hours ago

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I liked Kameo, it wasn't a great, but it was a good start.

EDIT:Rare going to MS was its worst move it could take. Should have stayed at Nintendo.

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KionicWarlord222 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Wonder what rare is making now .

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RememberThe357 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Natal stuff...

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KionicWarlord222 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Other then Natal stuff ....and avatar stuff .

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Carl1412 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Probably nothing.

MS seems to like dumping crap on Rare. Honestly they should have stayed with Nintendo

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Redempteur - 38 days 5 hours ago

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2 games cancelled and during that time , they killed banjoo ( in my eyes )

made avatars ..

congrats ...

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Ceekay - 38 days 5 hours ago

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Natal stuff? So basically, nothing for gamers.

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DeathroW22 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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I have kameo.. got it brand new for £3.50...stopped playing it after 5 minutes lol.

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v1c1ous - 38 days 6 hours ago

5 - all i remember from kameo

was how it looked so damn shiny and bright on the samsung displays of the new 360 kiosks

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Natsu X FairyTail - 38 days 6 hours ago

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So MS makes them Cancel the good games like Kameo and Conker and makes the Sh.t out stuff like Viva pinata and a Gay banjo Game?

MS is really going downhill as the years goes by.

Real talk

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v1c1ous - 38 days 6 hours ago

6.1 - if you would have played those games

you would have known many found them to be decent.

but you didn't, you just love to put in disses against MS.

THAT's the "real talk"

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Elven6 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Viva Pinata and Banjo were good games, they didn't sell very well unfortunately, people have made some really creative gardens, vehicles, etc in those games (see Youtube).

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Natsu X FairyTail - 38 days 6 hours ago

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I played banjo and I hate the new one compared to the Old ones.

they changed the direction of the game to a Collect parts racer game.

which made me Very very mad.

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Halo3 MLG Pro - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Viva Pinata is a great game for those that like that kind of stuff. I put it right there next to games like Lil Big Planet. And Kameo is up there next to Ratchet but much better gameplay. 2 great titles in Rare's impressive lineup.

I just want Conker 2 and Killer Instinct.

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RememberThe357 - 38 days 3 hours ago

7.2 - "And Kameo is up there next to Ratchet but much better gameplay."

o.O

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likedamaster - 37 days 21 hours ago

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Kameo had smooth controls, fresh gameplay, innovative characters and story. It is my #1 platformer for this gen along with Uncharted. Suck it. I absolutely loved Kameo.

Like someone else said, they need to rethink not making a Kameo sequel.

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caRnAGEconcept - 38 days 4 hours ago

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I agree with the guy up top a bit.. The good ole' glory days of RARE releasing one top notch title (one after another ... after another) seemed to deflate at an alarming rate once the company came under the wing of Microsoft. They made old-school fans breathe a sigh of relief in the new gen with Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero, and then... what? Viva Pinata? Now, now a good game in it's own right, it just wasn't aimed towards the same crowd as a lot of their other games. (personal opinion)

The original kameo isn't exactly my particular cup of tea; but damnit the game was excellent either way. Fantastically realized characters, colorful, goofy, entertaining story, and even though i had to put down my shotgun to don a fairy character strait out of "Peter Pan and the Land of the Questionably Gay", I didn't care, Kameo was the shiz.

I guess the point of this rant is... It's a good thing RARE had to close the door on Kameo 2 (wether or not it was at the hands of Microsoft, I am unsure..) because what kind of world would we live in if creative, forward (n further) thinking game developers were allowed to spill their creative juices all over the place with original ideas? (sarcasm kids, .. poured on thick.)

My god, if that were the case we would have way too many games trying new things; interesting - innovative - "crawl inside your head and take a dump of excellence" type ideas...

No, instead we get the same releases attempting the same "seen-it-all-before garbage". (Of course not all of them, a few damn good gems of vidjea game playin' excellence show up occasionally.. but it's few n far between.)

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likedamaster - 37 days 21 hours ago

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Good rant, bubbles.

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ps360owner09 - 38 days 4 hours ago

9 - If Microsoft is stopping Rare from making the games that they want to make then they are making a huge mistake and Rare should do like Bungie and go independent

Rare is still a good developer. And since they said their games made a lot of money that means that the gamers appreciate and buy their titles and Microsoft should give them the freedom to make whatever they want to make. Also Rare helps add diversity to microsoft's game lineup by covering a wide range of genres with titles like viva pinata, kameo, conker's bad fur day, perfect dark, banjo, etc. A lot of people still consider the 360 a "shooter box" because of how hard they push halo and gears but they are missing an opportunity to push titles that come from their other 1st and 2nd party developers like rare and mistwalker.

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Half-Mafia - 38 days 4 hours ago

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thats a shame i really enjoyed kameo. 1 of the best 360 launch titles

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gumgum99 - 38 days 4 hours ago

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Kameo would've been a great franchise to recieve a sequel on Xbox 360. I was quite sure one was gonna come up sometime in one or two years. Its a great lost.

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Tin Foil Hat gamer - 38 days 3 hours ago

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Microsoft in creative project cancellation shocker.

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BlackIceJoe - 37 days 23 hours ago

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This to me is saddening Kameo is a great game. It might have been a little short for my tastes but the game was great fun. I just hope MS will rethink this and make a Kameo 2. Plus if the game can be longer too that would also be great. I really think if Kameo could be turned into a franchise and open up the world it could be great. Plus make the co-op work greater then Kameo could truly shine and could become a great series. Because if you saw the ending of Kameo you know it is just begging for a sequel. So I really hope some day there will be one. Because Kameo could be great if given the chance.

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sakura2009 - 37 days 20 hours ago

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it was cancel because microsoft fanboys didnt buy enough copy of kameo to warrant a sequel. what a shame i guess microsoft wants to focus on mindless fps

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imnotgoodtenglish - 37 days 17 hours ago

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I dunno why MS didnt want too have more colorful games for their system,espiaccily with the 200 arcade out there.

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StarCSR - 37 days 16 hours ago

16 - MS cancelled it?

WHy are people saying MS cancelled it? Did i miss something in the article? Personally I think Rare cancelled it themselves, just like Rare decided themselves to murder Banjo...
I'm still hoping for a true Banjo-sequel...

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DeathroW22 - 37 days 8 hours ago

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Rare don't have control over what they do. They can pitch ideas to Microsoft and then they give the go-ahead. But they themself can't decide to just stop making a game.

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Saaking - 38 days 6 hours ago

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ms always holding devs back

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Tony Scarboni - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Yeah, rare hasn't been the same since 1/2 the devs left to form the now defunct free radical. And if you ask me, those devs seemed like the more confident ones, Free Radical was repsonsible for bringing us Timesplitters, and I'm sure they were the one's repsonsible for GoldenEye and Perfect Dark back in the N64 days.

But honestly, I don't think Rare has made a good game since the N64, what have they really contributed to Xbox?

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corywebb93 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Good move by microsoft cancelling this crappy franchise

Microsoft should do this right thing and give this gaming franchise to sony where crappy games belong

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Saaking - 38 days 6 hours ago

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wow a bot dissing one of their own franchises. lol.

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Elven6 - 38 days 6 hours ago

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Kameo was great dude, it took everything that made those old N64 era games great and turned it upto 11, it has a very Ocarina of Time vibe to it. At first I thought the game would have been stupid, I got it for free with my 360 at Best Buy, I tried it and instantly fell in love with it.

Be a fanboy if you like, but it gets to a point where a stupid decision is simply a stupid decision and should be called out as such.

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NecrumSlavery - 38 days 5 hours ago

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Another dev that went to 360 and died?

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xSizZonX - 38 days 5 hours ago

4 - Rare...

should have been stayed with Nintendo, then we could probably have seen kameo 2 and conker 2 today. to the hell with ms.

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gameman - 37 days 16 hours ago

5 - MS

officially your destroying games with a crr@py hardware killing studios and downgrading the best games

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