Third World (video game)

Third World is a cancelled role-playing video game from Redline Games^[2] and Activision.

Third World
Developer(s)	Redline Games
Platform(s)	Windows[1]
Release	Cancelled
Genre(s)	Strategy RPG[1]

Gameplay

Third World was developed as a real-time tactical role-playing game with a 3-D graphics engine.^[3][4][1] The game was set in the future on a decaying post-apocalyptic planet, in which the player leads a group of heroes as they struggle for survival against rival gangs in urban warzones.^[3] Gang members could be Mutants, Androids, Cyborgs and Aliens, each having their own special abilities as well as character classes, and gain technology and artifacts while completing missions.^[3][4][5]

Development

The game was in development at Redline Games, a company founded by programmer James Anhalt, designer Ron Millar, and other former members of Blizzard Entertainment.^[6][4] Millar was the game's lead designer.^[3] Around 10 people were working on the game.^[7]

Activision announced the game in April 1998 and showcased it at E3 1998.^[6] The game was originally scheduled to release in late 1998.^[3][8] The release date was pushed to 1999.^[5] Activision dropped to the game in April 1999 for unknown reasons.^[6] The game was later cancelled in January 2000 due to a lack of funding.^[9][10]