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| {{Title|''Haggar''}} | | {{Title|''Haggar''}} |
| {{Status|RealWorld}} | | {{Era|RW}} |
| {{Game infobox | | {{Game Infobox |
| |name= ''Haggar'' | | |name= ''Haggar'' |
| |image= [[File:HaloMegaBloksLogo.png|300px]] | | |image= [[File:HaloMegaBloksLogo.png|300px]] |
| |developer= [[n-Space]] | | |developer= n-Space |
| |engine = [[Unreal Engine|Unreal Engine 3]]
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| |platform= [[Xbox 360]] | | |platform= [[Xbox 360]] |
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| |pagelabel=Cancelled game
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| '''Haggar''' was the codename for a canceled ''Halo'' [[Mega Bloks]] title that deviated from the series' typical design and gameplay. The game was to be originally released on the Xbox 360. The game was apparently [[List of cancelled Halo games|cancelled]] in 2013.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://ptoponline.com/?p=2157|Site=PtoPOnline|Page=MegaBloks: Halo (N-Space 2013)|D=05|M=07|Y=2017}} | | '''Haggar''' was the codename for a canceled ''Halo'' [[Mega Bloks]] title that deviated from the games typical design and gameplay. The game was to be originally released on the Xbox 360. The game was apparently cancelled in 2013.<ref>http://ptoponline.com/?p=2157</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ''Haggar'' was an exploratory project worked on and intended for the [[Xbox 360]] platform, in development "several years" prior to [[2017]]. The game was worked on in conjunction with [[MEGA Brands]] and n-Space with a focus on elements of action, exploration and user creativity. The project was one of many ''Halo'' games prototyped by [[343 Industries]] an an ongoing basis.{{Ref/Site|Id=Bonnie|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/f9237adeaf1742c09de144d7bf3f7507/topics/a-note-from-bonnie-ross-about-the-haggar-project/261e7b32-eb42-4c30-abdb-3a18cc8199b4/posts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=A NOTE FROM BONNIE ROSS ABOUT THE HAGGAR PROJECT|D=01|M=6|Y=2020}} The game was primarily created by n-Space, a studio which ultimately closed in 2016, using ''[[Unreal Engine|Unreal Engine 3]]'' and was considered internally to be a fully-AAA project. As such, the prototype was developed to a more complete status than typical game pitches.{{Ref/Reuse|Video1}} According to PtPOnline, the prototype's work represents around 10 months of development (not including initial pitching) and the game was one of numerous pitches to Microsoft Game Studios around the same timeframe. The game's cancellation is said to have come suddenly by Microsoft.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Video2|oBlne2pXpVo|PtoPOnline|Mega Bloks Halo : Follow-up and Raw Gameplay|D=04|M=06|Y=2024}} After ''Haggar'' was cancelled, n-Space began work on a new game called Backyard Heroes, using ''Haggar'' as a base, and making enemies/weapons very similar to those planned for ''Haggar''. ''Backyard Heroes'' would focus primarily on a very similar gamemode to ''Haggar''{{'}}s planned "Besieged" mode (detailed below), though would ultimately end up being cancelled too by n-Space. Builds available still had ''Halo''-related related weapons and vehicles leftover.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Besieged|Uje1zqwKAzQ|Spartan Deviss 116|Mega Bloks Halo - Besieged Raw Gameplay|D=04|M=06|Y=2024}}
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| On January 7, 2017, gameplay of the demo from the game's September or November 2013 build was leaked online and uploaded to YouTube by user PtoPOnline.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Video1|VZB8d11d9go|PtoPOnline|Mega Bloks Halo - Unreleased by N-Space (2013)|D=04|M=06|Y=2024}} Two days later, 343 Industries studio head [[Bonnie Ross]] made a post on the [[Halo Waypoint]] forums confirming the game's existence and the legitimacy of the footage shown.{{Ref/Reuse|Bonnie}}. 2 months later, on March 13 2017, PtoPOnline would upload another video, showing the "Besieged" mode the game had, acting similarly to the [[Generator Defense]] mode featured in the [[Firefight (Halo: Reach)|Firefight]] of ''[[Halo Reach]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Besieged}}
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| ==Gameplay== | | ==Gameplay== |
| ''Haggar''{{'}}s gameplay can be most likened to that of the ''[[:Wikipedia:List of LEGO video games|LEGO video games]]'' series, particularly those produced by Traveller's Tales starting with ''LEGO Star Wars''. The game was played in a third-person view and appeared to magnetically pull the crosshair over enemies to make aiming easier. Like Halo the player would have shields and health, be able to pick up and use weapons and grenades, and interact with various objects and structures to progress. New features specifically created for this game involved collecting blocks from fallen enemies and building various structures including barriers and automated turrets. Unlike the core series, vehicles could be customized with different paint jobs, decals, weapons, and tools that would give the vehicle different utilities.
| | The game was played in a third-person view and appeared to magnetically pull the crosshair over enemies to make aiming easier. Like Halo the player would have shields and health, be able to pick up and use weapons and grenades, and interact with various objects and structures to progress. New features specifically created for this game involved collecting blocks from fallen enemies and building various structures including barriers and automated turrets. Unlike the core series, vehicles could be customized with different paint jobs, decals, weapons, and tools that would give the vehicle different utilities. |
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| In the prototype revealed on YouTube, one campaign mission vertical slice can be found extremely polished and almost complete, with another playable though lacking polish. In the first mission, players play as a Mega Bloks representation of [[John-117]], on a mission to defend a UNSC base tasked with overwatching a Forerunner temple. En route to the objective, the Pelican is shot down by Banshees, forcing the player to proceed on foot through the swamps while battling Covenant forces along the way.{{Ref/Reuse|Video1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Video2}} According to Bonnie Ross, the prototype did not progress far beyond the levels showcased in the demo.{{Ref/Reuse|Bonnie}}
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| ==Appearances==
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| |title-1=Species|
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| *[[Human]]
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| *[[Kig-Yar]]
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| *[[Sangheili]]
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| *[[Unggoy]]
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| *[[Mgalekgolo]]
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| |title-2=Organizations|
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| *[[UNSC]]
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| **[[UNSC Navy]]
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| ***[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
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| *[[Covenant]] or [[Covenant remnants]]
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| |title-3=Weapons|
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| ====UNSC====
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| ;Usable
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| *[[BR55HB battle rifle]]
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| *[[MA5C assault rifle]]
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| *[[M319 grenade launcher]]
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| *[[M41 Vulcan]]
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| *[[M41 SPNKR]]
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| *[[M739 SAW]]
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| *[[M9 fragmentation grenade]]
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| *[[M90 shotgun]]
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| ;Unusable
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| *[[M7 SMG]]
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| *[[M6 Spartan Laser]]
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| ====Covenant====
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| ;Usable
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| *{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}
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| *[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
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| *[[Plasma pistol]]
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| *[[Needler]]
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| *{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}
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| *{{Pattern|Mosa|carbine}}
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| *{{Pattern|Kelos'vaarda|storm rifle}}
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| ;Unusable
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| *[[Assault cannon]]
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| *[[Class-1 directed energy cannon]]
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| *[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]
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| *{{Pattern|M'tara|focus rifle}}
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| |title-4=Vehicles|
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| *[[AV-30 Kestrel]]
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| *[[D79-TC Pelican]]
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| *[[M274 Mongoose]]
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| *[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]
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| *{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}
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| *{{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}
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| *{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}
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| *[[M808 Scorpion]]
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| |title-5=Technology and equipment|
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| *[[Anti-vehicle barrier]]
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| *[[M5 Talos]] base turret
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| *[[Covenant defense barrier]]
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| *[[Covenant supply case]]
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| *[[Halo Array]]
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| *[[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]
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| *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
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| **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#First generation|MJOLNIR [GEN1]]]
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| ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]
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| **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]
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| ***[[SCOUT-class Mjolnir|Scout]]
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| ;[[Armor abilities]]
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| *[[Active Camouflage]]
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| *[[Drop shield]]
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Haggar.jpg|Project Haggar MasterChief gameplay; image provided by PtoPOnline.
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| File:Haggar Warthog Customization.png|Project Haggar Warthog Customization; image provided by PtoPOnline.
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| File:Haggar Second Playable Character.jpg|The second of two playable characters on the Project Haggar campaign.
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| File:Haggar Bubble Shield.png|MasterChief using the bubble shield ability in Project Haggar.
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| File:Haggar Unfinished Level.png|Project Haggar MasterChief in an unfinished level; image provided by PtoPOnline.
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| File:Haggar Ghost Vehicle.jpg|Project Haggar’s version of the Ghost (Vehicle).
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| File:Haggar Covenant squad.png|Project Haggar Covenant squad.
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| File:Haggar Master Chief Forerunner structure.jpg|Project Haggar MasterChief on Forerunner structure; image provided by PtoPOnline.
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| File:Haggar phantom.png|Project Haggar phantom dropship.
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| File:Haggar Hunter.png|Project Haggar Hunter enemy unit; image provided by PtoPOnline.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Navbox/Media/Games}} | | [[Category:Games]] |
| [[Category:Cancelled games]] | | [[Category:Deleted Material]] |
