10 Video Games That Jumped To Other Systems During Development

10. Ryse: Son of Rome

In the PS3 and 360 generation, Crytek was known mainly for the Crysis trilogy, a set of first-person-shooters that matched bleeding edge technology with a super-powered nanosuit. At the turn of the 2010s however, they started to branch out into other projects.

One of these was Ryse, which started out as Kinect title for the Xbox 360, then morphed into a traditional, action-focused launch title for the Xbox One. It turns out the original vision had been in the works since 2006. Once Microsoft released the Kinect, the game aimed to be one of the few hardcore entries for the periperhal, putting players in a bloody first person showdown through ancient history.

However, after three separate prototypes were put together with little confidence in the vision, Crytek chose to move away from the motion-centric approach and convert the game into a hack-and-slash title instead. The final product would arrive in November 2013 as an Xbox One launch title.

Despite the changes made however, Crytek's side project was met with mixed reviews for its shallow gameplay and over-reliance on quick-time-events. It appeared more like a tech demo for new hardware rather than a full game. Would the game have turned out better if they stuck with the Kinect? We'll never really know.