Taz: Wanted

Taz: Wanted
Developer: Blitz Games Publisher: Infogrames Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows Released in US: October 17, 2002 Released in EU: October 27, 2002 This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has a development article This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

Taz: Wanted is a 3D-platformer set in the Looney Tunes universe, with Taz the Tasmanian Devil as the main character. The main objective of the game is to destroy all the Wanted signs in the world after Taz escapes the zoo.

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Development Info

Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Debug Mode

Unused Objects

catcher.obe

An animal catcher carrying a large hammer. They can be seen in prototypes of game and also in some cutscenes in the final game.

taskforce.obe

Task Force catchers armed with a helmet, shield, and boxing-glove baton sticks. They can be seen in concept art and Gladiatoons outro cutscene.

beaky.obe

A model of Beaky Buzzard, meant to appear as an enemy in the western levels.

coyote.obe

An earlier version of Wile E. Coyote's model, different from the one seen in cutscenes.

Unused Levels

Test Map (test)

To do: Get a recording. Try to access this level in the prototypes to list differences.

Accessible in the debug menu. An actual test level is playable in the September 5th, 2000 prototype, where it's selectable and having textures. It was presumably used for developers to test out mechanics.

PROTOARENA

A strange level coming from a extremely early prototype, not present in the final release. The level files are from the Dave Pinkney backup discs.

testSlide

Another strange level coming from a extremely early prototype, not present in the final release. The level files are from the Dave Pinkney backup discs.

Slide

Another strange level coming from a extremely early prototype, not present in the final release. The level files are from the Dave Pinkney backup discs.

Internal Project name

The internal project name was called Taz, according to source directories. This is likely a leftover, for when the game was a unnamed Taz game.