Propaganda is a cancelled mission-based racing game that was in development at Burst for Sega Saturn and the original Playstation in 1996 / 1997 and it would have been published by Virgin Interactive. The gameplay was going to be somehow similar to the Driver series, in which the player could have been able to explore the city with a car to complete various tasks. It’s currently unknown why the project was canned and only few screens were found in GamePro #92.
We can read more about the game in its original press release:
The world of Propaganda is perfect for the standard game story. In an alternate universe where Eastern Europe never really lost power, you play an ex-military loner, Jack Heller, who has been pulled into a rebellion against an evil government.
The film clips depicting this tale contain sets, costumes and acting (including an impressive performance by Yancy Butler of Drop Zone fame) that are worthy of a feature length film. Special effects have also been produced in a more traditional fashion – when the script called for a huge explosion tearing through a warehouse, the crew set up an actual explosion with a 20 foot jet of flame rather than use computer modeling which would have been easier, but looked less realistic.
And what about the game? After all, no amount of video, no matter how impressive, will keep players entertained if the actual play is terrible. Here also, Propaganda seems to shine. Although it’s far too early to make a final call, even at this stage of development, the game looks great. Finished stages revolve around player piloting armed cars through a 3-D world in which they have complete freedom.
Enemy cars loaded to the brim with amazing retro-tech weapons like wheeled torpedoes and side mounted guns are everywhere. Each of the game’s cities offers different challenges and more confusing pathways that the player will need to sort out in order to survive. Even better, the design team has gone to amazing lengths to blend the video footage with the game, creating a unified look that will be absolutely absorbing.
Thanks to Alex and Celine for the contribution!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAWxUugTRSc
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Propaganda was announced to be developed by Burst Studios and Barking Carcass Crew and to be published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment for a Spring 1997 release on PC CD-ROM, Playstation and Saturn, as you can see in this 1996 announcement teaser : https://youtu.be/SAWxUugTRSc (from VIE 1996 ‘Trip on this Disc’ promo CD).
this guy has the final burn of Saturn version: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/1frq1si/in_1995ish_i_worked_on_a_game_called_propaganda/