There Once Was an FPS Called "Maverick Hunter..."

Image originally from Polygon

Polygon has put up quite the interesting piece on a canned first-person shooter starring a revamped version of Mega Man X. Codenamed Maverick Hunter, the game would have been developed by Armature Studios, who were a collection of folks from Retro Studios that made the Metroid Prime games. The game was scrapped after the father of Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, left Capcom.

The game doesn't look all that fantastic, but keep in mind that you're seeing a six-month build. But it was ambitious - a planned trilogy featuring Zero as the star in the third game. On top of being able to use enemy weapons temporarily (such as the above cannon), the same boss power steals from the original would have been there, with the ability for weapon combinations. It all sounds like a good time.

Check out the feature. Meanwhile, I'll continue to wonder just what the hell Capcom is doing with Mega Man.

Maverick Hunter: The Mega Man First-Person Shooter That Could've Been