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Rygar 2 [Xbox-PS2] Cancelled

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure is a fun action adventure on the PS2 released in 2002. The game was well-received among critics, going as far as receiving nominations for various awards. While it did well critically, it sadly failed commercially. Rygar was unable to dethrone competitors like Shinobi and Devil May Cry. While Tecmo was working on a Ninja Gaiden game back then, rumours began to surface about a potential Rygar sequel in the works. The first mention of a Rygar follow-up appeared in an Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine issue and an IGN article in 2004 where journalists reported that Tecmo was gearing up to showcase the next chapter in the Rygar franchise. Game Informer caught up on the news and interviewed Tomonobu Itagaki to obtain more scope on the matter. The aforementioned assured everyone that he would make an announcement regarding Rygar 2, but in the end, he didn’t.

Gamekult reported that Tecmo has renewed the trademark, speculating that the company may indeed release the Rygar follow-up. On the other hand, IGN continued with their investigation, speculating that Rygar 2 may be released in 2005 for the Xbox and the PS2. In the end, nothing happened and the project was silently shelved.

There were attempts to contact Satoshi Kanematsu, Yoshifuru Okamoto and Tomonobu Itagaki to learn more about Rygar 2, but nothing came to fruition.

More details concerning Rygar 2 have been documented in a YouTube video.

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