Loose Cannon

Loose Cannon is a cancelled Xbox and PC game by Digital Anvil and then Sinister Games. It was to be a wide open sandbox game.

Plot
In the year 2016, crime has taken over. You play as Ashe, a bounty hunter hired by the government. Your job is to take down targets across twenty missions.

Gameplay
The gameplay was a mixture of driving and shooting. If you fail to kill your target, other mercenaries may try to get a hit on you. Some trouble-making citizens and thugs will set up ambushes for you. You are never safe.

There was to be a variety in locations set across nine cities to the foreboding countryside. The money gained from missions can buy firearms, armour, and up to fifteen vehicles. You will need them because as you progress further the enemies get more capable as well.

Cancellation
Loose Cannon was first cancelled when Microsoft acquired Digital Anvil in December 2000. Most of the dev team were moved onto Freelancer.

In May 2001 Ubisoft acquired the rights for Loose Cannon. Their Sinister Games team was to complete the game by 2002. The game was likely cancelled this time due to Grand Theft Auto III overshadowing the game and its potential sales.