List of cancelled Game Boy Advance games

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The following games were initially announced as Game Boy Advance titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Title(s)Cancellation dateDeveloperPublisher
100 Bullets 2007 [1] D3 Publisher
Aero the Acro-Bat 2 2002 [2] Atomic Planet Metro3D
Aliens versus Predator 2003 [3] Ubisoft Ubisoft
Barbarian 2002 Titus Titus
Battletoads 2004 [4] [5] Rare
Bejeweled 2004 [6] PopCap Games Majesco Entertainment
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled 2003 [7] Studio Archcraft
A Boy and His Blob: Jelly's Cosmic Adventure 2001 [8] Majesco Entertainment
Charlie's Angels 2001 [9] Ubisoft Ubisoft
The Chaos Engine 2002 [10] Bitmap Brothers Crawfish Entertainment
Chronos Twins 2004 [11] EnjoyUp
Contact 2006 [12] Grasshopper Manufacture
Daigasso! Band Brothers 2004 [13] Nintendo Nintendo
Def Jam Vendetta 2004 [14] Electronic Arts Electronic Arts
Demon Hunter2002Independent Arts Software
Diddy Kong Pilot 2002 [15] Rare Nintendo
Diner Dash 2007 [16] Gamelab Eidos Interactive
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers 2002 [17] [18] Rare Nintendo
Dune: Ornithopter Assault2002 [19] Soft Brigade Cryo Interactive
Futurama 2002 [20] Unique Development Studios Fox Interactive
GB Rally Advance2001 [21] Raylight Studios
Grand Theft Auto III 2002 [22] Crawfish Interactive Destination Software
Gods 2002 [10] Bitmap Brothers Crawfish Entertainment
The Haunted Mansion October 16, 2003 [23] Pocket Studios Ingram Entertainment
Haven: Call of the King 2002 [24] Traveller's Tales Midway
Heart of Darkness 2001 [25] Amazing Studios Ocean
The Holy Bible 2006 [26] Rainbow Mission Crave Entertainment, 505 Games
Hyperspace Delivery Boy! 2002 [27] Monkeystone Games Majesco Entertainment
Jeopardy! 2003 Crawfish Interactive Infogrames
Quake 2002 [28] [29] id Software
Magic Pockets 2002 [10] Bitmap Brothers Crawfish Entertainment
Mega Man Anniversary Collection May 2004 [30] Capcom Capcom
Metal Slug 2005 [31] SNK Playmore SNK Playmore
Metal Slug 2 2005 [31] SNK Playmore SNK Playmore
Metal Slug 3 2005 [31] SNK Playmore SNK Playmore
Metal Slug X 2005 [31] SNK Playmore SNK Playmore
Oggy and the Cockroaches 2004 [32] Xilam Telegames
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 [33] Eurocom Disney Interactive Studios
Radio Rayless2002 Now Production
Rick Dangerous 2003 [34] Spoutnick Team
Rolling 2002 [35] Rage Software Majesco Entertainment
Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder 2 2002 [36] Vicarious Visions [36] Activision [36]
Sonic Riders 2006 [37] Sonic Team Sega
Star Trek: Invasion 2001 [38] Classified Games
Static Shock2004 [39] Vicarious Visions [40] Midway Games [41]
The Thing 2000 [42] Universal Interactive Konami
Tenchu 2001 [38] Classified Games
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005 Ubisoft Ubisoft
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense 2001 [38] Classified Games
Western Lords2004BlossomsoftBlossomsoft
Wizards 2001 [43] Bits Studios
Wheel of Fortune 2003 Crawfish Interactive Infogrames
Xyanide March 2004 [44] Engine Software Playlogic
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel 2002 [2] Atomic Planet Metro3D

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