Developed by Pi Studios
Published by Hudson
Announced for PS3/360/Wii
Bonk: Brink of Extinction was developed by Pi Studios and was aiming for a 2010 release on XBLA, PSN and WiiWare as a digital-download. It was going to retail for $10, or 800 Microsoft Points. This would have been the first Bonk title in quite some time, not counting the mobile game or re-releases of the old games on the Wii's Virtual Console. This was going to be a 2D Bonk that uses 3D-rendered graphics. It's not the most attractive looking game and much of the charm and tight controls of the old games are lost in the transition. Some of the background design and the colors looked decent, but the character models themselves were just strange looking. The developers had to create something that could run on the Wii, so that definitely held back the graphical presentation a bit. It's still recognizable as Bonk I suppose, but it would have been so much better to just go with 2D sprites.
Bonk: Brink of Extinction was going to feature a story mode with both local and online coop play. Gameplay looks to remain true to the old games, where you navigate 2D platforms while headbutting, climbing, swimming and biting your way to the end. Eating certain items will transform Bonk into several different forms, acting as a temporary power-up. There are hidden entrances on many levels that will lead to mini-games. From what I've seen of the gameplay, it looked like a rather standard 2D platformer. 3 DLC packs were also planned, 2 of which appeared to be competitive modes and another to be an additional story.
Bonk: Brink of Extinction was actually completed and there were a few contributing factors as to why it stayed unreleased. In January 2011, Konami bought Hudson and began setting projects aside to save money. The US branch of Hudson, Hudson Entertainment, closed down in February 2011 and the following month it was announced that Bonk: Brink of Extinction was cancelled. Developer Pi Studios also closed down around this time. It didn't help matters that the TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami hit in March 2011. Bonk: Brink of Extinction features a natural disaster in the game so this basically ensured that Bonk would stay cancelled.
Related Links:
Bonk: Brink of Extinction - Unseen64
Bonk: Brink of Extinction Feature - Nintendo Life
Bonk: Brink of Extinction Unreleased Soundtrack - Disaster Peace
Hard4Games Playing Bonk: Brink of Extinction - YouTube
Bonk: Brink of Extinction - Wikipedia
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