10 Cancelled Video Games You Can Actually Play

Because of its violence, Thrill Kill was one of the first games to be given an AO rating by the ESRB. AO stands for Adults Only and is mostly reserved for games of a sexually-explicit nature.

Most stores refuse to sell AO games, so the publisher Virgin Interactive did try to get the developers to tone the violence down a bit to get it rated M instead. Whether it was M or AO in the end, doesn’t really matter as the game was cancelled.

Thrill Kill was practically complete when it was cancelled. Developed by Paradox Development, Thrill Kill is a fighting game that was all set to be released until EA brought the rights to the publisher, and had no plans on releasing the violent game.

A practically finished version of the game does exist online though. Thrill Kill isn't anything special and the violence is laughable by today's standards but it is interesting nonetheless.

The game's engine did end up being used in Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, a fighting game based on the musical group the Wu-Tang Clan, so the work put into making the game wasn't completely wasted.