Dead Rush was a cancelled video game that was designed by Treyarch and would have been published by Activision. The game would have taken place in the town of Eastport where a massive earthquake has destroyed most of humanity. As Jake, a character suffering from memory loss, the players job was to try and find out exactly what happened in Eastport, which is now overflowing with zombies.
The game’s main claim to fame was the fact that as Jake players could operate one of several vehicles scattered around town. Not only would this provide the player with a means of transportation but it would also serve as armor of sorts. The zombies in Eastport would try to wreck whatever car Jake was driving. Luckily the player could create new vehicles out of parts of previously demolished cars.
The game would have featured few load times, as after an initial boot up the game would never pause to load data from the disc again. The game was announced at E3 2004 and set to be released in 2005. It was cancelled shortly thereafter. [Info from Wikipedia]
Gaming Conviction did an interview with Gideon Emery who was the voice of Dead Rush’s main character Jack:
GC: I read that you did the voice of a character named Jake in a cancelled game in 2005 called Dead Rush. Do you remember any details about the character?
GE: It was the lead character in a game and I was thrilled to book it. Don;t recall much. I had one recording session, then heard nothing. Later I learned the game was shelved as it wasn’t developing to the level or speed that they wanted. What I do remember was being very disappointed, as it would have been my first true lead.
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this game is also on the Gamecube! Check IGN.com. Who said it was only on PS2 and Xbox
You are right John, i have added it to the Nintendo/GameCube section too! Thanks for the info! :)
Ever sense I saw dawn of the dead I want a game like this. But sadly it never saw the light of day. Oh well after years of waiting someone making the zombie game I always wanted. Undead labs game State of Decay.
What are your thoughts on this job of getting a new one for a gift 😂 just joking about it too
I did an interview with Gideon Emery last year and I asked him about Dead Rush as he was the voice of Jack. He said he did 1 voice session and was never called back. He also mentioned that the game was shelved due to it not being developed to the level or speed they wanted it to.
I have my interview as the source: https://www.gamingconviction.com/interview-gideon-emery-talks-final-fantasy-tekken-cancelled-dead-rush-game/
Nice info!