<s>
Tiny	B-Device
Toon	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
:	I-Device
Defenders	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Universe	I-Device
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Tiny	B-Application
Toon	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
mid-2002	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
completed	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Treasure	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
has	O
listed	O
this	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
publication	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
forum	O
,	O
Lost	O
Levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Tiny	B-Device
Toon	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
:	I-Device
Defenders	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Looniverse	I-Device
,	O
Defenders	O
of	O
the	O
Universe	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
spring	O
2002	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considering	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
resurrection	O
and	O
release	O
are	O
unlikely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
theorized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Treasure	O
's	O
1999	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
Rakugaki	B-Application
Showtime	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
its	O
similarities	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tetsuhiko	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
director	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Rakugaki	B-Application
Showtime	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tsunehisa	O
Kanagae	O
was	O
another	O
designer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
programmer	O
Masaki	O
Ukyo	O
.	O
</s>
