Thrill Kill is a fighting game that was developed for PlayStation by Paradox Development. It was cancelled by Electronic Arts a few weeks before shipping after
EA acquired the original publisher, Virgin Interactive. In a release, EA stated that they didn't want to "publish such a senselessly violent game", as they felt that it would harm their image. They also stated that they deemed
the game so offensive that they would not even attempt to sell
the game to be released by another publisher either. Later, former employees that had worked on
the game released the full game onto the
internet, along with various beta versions. All are still widely available through filesharing.
Gameplay consisted of a closed 3D room where up to four opponents would fight to the
death, and proceed to finish each other off with Thrill Kills, much like the fatalities of Mortal Kombat. Instead of the usual life
bar, characters built up a kill meter. Once this meter was full, a
player's character could activate a Thrill Kill move to brutally slay an opponent.
Thrill Kill was considered a technical feat for the PlayStation for allowing four players to fight simultaneously in the same room. Other content included revealing BDSM and fetishistic costumes, characters with amputated limbs and other handicaps and violent and sexual moves with names such as "Bitch
Slap", "Swallow This", and "Head Muncher".
Me: Hey
Luke: Hey have you heard of that cancelled game thrill kill.
Me: Yeah i have it on copy, paradox secretly released it on the
internet and well as other beta version.
Luke: Whoa! lets play!
Me: Sorry too violent for you little guy