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'''''Agent 9 (Prime 8) '''''is a cancelled game that''''' '''''was being developed by <strong>Backbone Entertainment</strong> as a spin-off of [[Spyro the Dragon (series)]]. it featured [[Agent 9]] as the main playable protagonist.
'''Agent 9 (Prime 8)''' is a cancelled game that was being developed by <strong>Blue Tongue Entertainment</strong> and <strong>Backbone Entertainment</strong> as a spin-off of the [[Spyro (franchise)|''Spyro the Dragon'' franchise]]. It featured [[Agent 9]] as the main playable protagonist.


==Development==
==Development==
Sometimes in 2003 / 2004, Vivendi Universal wanted to use Agent 9 to be the protagonist of his own platform adventure game, out from the Spyro world.
Sometime in 2003/2004, Vivendi Universal wanted to use Agent 9 to be the protagonist of his own platform adventure game, out from the Spyro world.


Vivendi asked to Blue Tongue Entertainment to create the initial concept for this new project, in which Agent 9 became a James-Bond-alike spy, but after a series of focus group with kids, they had to redesign the character to make him more “cool” to appeal more to the right audience. Agent 9 became Prime 8, with a more “hip” look and a gameplay that should have been similar to the Ratchet & Clank series. Sadly, even after this redesign, something went wrong during the development and Prime 8 was never released.
===Blue Tongue Version===
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Vivendi asked Blue Tongue Entertainment to create the initial concept for this new project, in which Agent 9 became a James-Bond-alike spy, but after a series of focus groups with kids, they had to redesign the character to make him more “cool” to appeal more to the right audience. Agent 9 became Prime 8, with a more “hip” look and gameplay that should have been similar to the Ratchet & Clank series. Sadly, even after this redesign, something went wrong during the development and Prime 8 was never released.


The Blue Tongue project was not the only Agent 9 in development: another pitch was asked to Backbone Entertainment. Backbone created a series of concept designs more true to the original character (as seen in Spyro the Dragon). In the end there were at least 2 different “Agent 9″ projects, but we can speculate that Vivendi Universal did not like any of them and these games were never finished.
===Backbone Version===
Another pitch was proposed to Backbone Entertainment. Backbone created a series of concept designs more true to the original character (as seen in Spyro the Dragon). In the end there were at least 2 different “Agent 9″ projects, but we can speculate that Vivendi Universal did not like any of them and these games were never finished.


Clarity Jones from Backbone Entertainment wrote:
Clarity Jones from Backbone Entertainment wrote:
"Prime 8, which was a game we were developing as a spinoff of Spyro The Dragon, actually eventually became Death JR for the PSP. When Prime 8 was cancelled, we still kept messing around with the engine and eventually Death Jr was conceived."<ref>http://www.unseen64.net/2009/06/16/agent-9-prime-8-ps2-cancelled/</ref>
 
"Prime 8, which was a game we were developing as a spin-off of Spyro The Dragon, actually eventually became [http://deathjunior.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Jr._Wiki Death JR] for the PSP. When Prime 8 was cancelled, we still kept messing around with the engine and eventually Death Jr was conceived."<ref>''[http://www.unseen64.net/2009/06/16/agent-9-prime-8-ps2-cancelled/ Agent 9 / Prime 8 [PS2 – Cancelled]]'' (Date Posted - June 06, 2009) ''[https://unsenen64.net Unseen 64]''.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Agent 9 (Blue Tongue)===
<gallery position="center">
agent-9-01.jpg
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agent-9-03.jpg
agent-9-04.jpg
agent-9-05.jpg
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agent-9-07.jpg
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agent-9-09.jpg
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</gallery>
===Prime 8 (Blue Tongue)===
<gallery position="center">
agent-9-10.jpg
agent-9-12.jpg
agent-9-13.jpg
agent-9-14.jpg
</gallery>
===Agent 9 (Backbone)===
<gallery position="center">
Backbone-Agent 9.jpg|Concept by  Peter Overstreet
Backbone-Agent 9-Concept.jpg|Concept by Peter Overstreet
Backbone-Agent 9-Gun.jpg|Concept by Peter Overstreet
Backbone-Agent 9-Jetpack.jpg|Concept by Peter Overstreet
Backbone-Agent 9-Speeder Bike.jpg|Concept by Peter Overstreet
</gallery>
===Video===
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==References==
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[[Category:Cancelled Games]]
{{Spyro franchise}}
[[Category:Cancelled games]]
[[Category:Spinoffs]]
[[Category:Spinoffs]]

Latest revision as of 11:34, April 20, 2025

Agent 9 (Prime 8) is a cancelled game that was being developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and Backbone Entertainment as a spin-off of the Spyro the Dragon franchise. It featured Agent 9 as the main playable protagonist.

Development

Sometime in 2003/2004, Vivendi Universal wanted to use Agent 9 to be the protagonist of his own platform adventure game, out from the Spyro world.

Blue Tongue Version

Vivendi asked Blue Tongue Entertainment to create the initial concept for this new project, in which Agent 9 became a James-Bond-alike spy, but after a series of focus groups with kids, they had to redesign the character to make him more “cool” to appeal more to the right audience. Agent 9 became Prime 8, with a more “hip” look and gameplay that should have been similar to the Ratchet & Clank series. Sadly, even after this redesign, something went wrong during the development and Prime 8 was never released.

Backbone Version

Another pitch was proposed to Backbone Entertainment. Backbone created a series of concept designs more true to the original character (as seen in Spyro the Dragon). In the end there were at least 2 different “Agent 9″ projects, but we can speculate that Vivendi Universal did not like any of them and these games were never finished.

Clarity Jones from Backbone Entertainment wrote:

"Prime 8, which was a game we were developing as a spin-off of Spyro The Dragon, actually eventually became Death JR for the PSP. When Prime 8 was cancelled, we still kept messing around with the engine and eventually Death Jr was conceived."[1]

Gallery

Agent 9 (Blue Tongue)

Prime 8 (Blue Tongue)

Agent 9 (Backbone)

Video

References

  1. Agent 9 / Prime 8 [PS2 – Cancelled] (Date Posted - June 06, 2009) Unseen 64.