<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
the	O
codename	O
for	O
a	O
cancelled	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
darker	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
artist	O
and	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
establishing	O
the	O
western-designed	O
game	O
and	O
Adi	O
Granov	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
X	O
's	O
new	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
had	O
similar	O
platform	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
earlier	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
lifespan	O
of	O
about	O
six	O
months	O
in	O
2010	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
internal	O
disagreements	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
Inafune	O
departed	O
from	O
Capcom	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
other	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
also	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collaboration	O
was	O
established	O
by	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
as	O
an	O
artist	O
and	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
attract	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
character	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
by	O
Adi	O
Granov	O
(	O
the	O
concept	O
artist	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Iron	O
Man	O
redesign	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
would	O
have	O
adhered	O
to	O
core	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
concepts	O
;	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
and	O
utilize	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
his	O
dash	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
X-Buster	O
were	O
all	O
to	O
be	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
weapon	O
designs	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
earlier	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platform	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
wall	O
jump	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
re-imagined	O
in	O
new	O
ways.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
the	O
mythology	O
and	O
feature	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
would	O
be	O
featured	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
human	O
sidekick	B-Application
who	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Bruce	O
Willis-like	O
police	O
officer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
sidekick	B-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
man	O
versus	O
machine	O
contrast.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
recent	O
cancellations	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
(	O
including	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Universe	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Online	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
collaborated	O
again	O
with	O
Armature	O
on	O
the	O
2016	O
game	O
ReCore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
mixed	O
fan	O
reaction	O
,	O
a	O
fan-led	O
Facebook	B-Application
group	O
and	O
Change.org	B-Application
petition	O
intended	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
created	O
called	O
"	O
Operation	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
direction	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
by	O
developer	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
(	O
which	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
spun	O
off	O
from	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
's	O
JC	O
Fletcher	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
need	O
a	O
"	O
gritty	O
"	O
reboot	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
better	O
alternative	O
than	O
to	O
have	O
no	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Ponce	O
compared	O
the	O
redesign	O
of	O
X	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Bomberman	O
in	O
Bomberman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Act	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
very	O
loosest	O
sense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
Primes	I-Device
design	O
by	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
did	O
not	O
change	O
much	O
while	O
X	O
's	O
redesign	O
was	O
"	O
virtually	O
unrecognizable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
an	O
early	O
concept	O
design	O
by	O
Adi	O
Granov	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
that	O
bad	O
"	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clint	O
Mize	O
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
for	O
com	O
's	O
gaming	O
section	O
detailing	O
why	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
a	O
terrible	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
turned	O
off	O
"	O
core	O
fans	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
that	O
X	O
required	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
core	O
title	O
to	O
reintroduce	O
the	O
character	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
"	O
dark	O
reimagining	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
risk	O
involved	O
in	O
competing	O
with	O
big	O
FPS	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
Halo	O
,	O
and	O
Battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
art	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
have	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Vanquish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
