Stargate SG-1: The Alliance is a cancelled first and third person shooter video game based around the television series Stargate SG-1. The game had been intended for release on Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows. Set after the eighth season of Stargate SG-1, players would have taken control of the four original characters from the television series; General Jack O'Neill, Colonel Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson and Teal'c.
MGM awarded developer Perception Pty the Stargate license in 2003. Perception selected JoWooD Productions Software AG to distribute the title and in 2005 JoWood brought Namco on board to publish the game in the United States. Perception and JoWood ended their relationship in August 2005 due to disputes regarding payment, quality of the game and failure to meet deadlines. Perception continued to develop the game until January 2006 when they were forced to cancel after MGM failed to approve a new publisher. Perception and JoWood were embroiled in multiple lengthy legal disputes regarding ownership of the game license, money owed as well as accusations of libel.
By the time development ceased, the game had reached the alpha build stage of development, with much of the game in a playable state. Different builds of the project have both leaked online or been given to specific individuals.
Gameplay
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance was to be shooter video game which would allow players to choose either first or third-person. In the main campaign, at the start of each mission the player is assigned either General Jack O'Neill, Colonel Samantha Carter, Teal'c or Dr. Daniel Jackson, with each of the characters having their own unique abilities. O'Neill would be able to use a sniper rifle, Carter a Goa'uld ribbon device as well as hack enemy computers, Jackson would have a hand-of-light weapon as well as translate alien text to help solve puzzles within the game and Teal'c would have a melee attack. As the player progresses through the story this would have opened up "new skills and possibilities".
Players would be able to play through the campaign in either single player, with AI assuming control of the other 3 members of SG-1 or cooperatively with up-to three other players using split screen or online. A command system would allow the player to issue commands to the rest of SG-1, such as attacking specific enemies or taking cover. The player would also be responsible for keeping their teammates alive, reviving them if they became incapacitated during combat. During missions and combat the members of SG-1 talk to each other as well as delivering dialog relevant to the story. In each mission the player must reach checkpoints to save their progress.
SG-1 and the player would be equipped with an Asgard energy shield allowing them to sustain a small amount of fire before needing to recharge as well as a personnel cloaking device. Between 25 and 30 weapons would have featured in the game, including many from the television series such as the P90, Zat'nik'tel and Staff Weapon. The Zat's power had to be reduced from the television series. Players would be able to pick up additional weapons and equipment during the missions.
The game would have put SG-1 up against a wide range of enemies from the television series, including Goa'uld Jaffa and Kull Warriors, Replicators, Reetou as well as introducing a new enemy, the Haaken. Allies included Thor, General George Hammond, Oma Desala, Shifu, the Tok'ra including Jacob Carter and the Langarans including Jonas Quinn. The player would be able to drive and operate a number of land vehicles such as military humvee as well as a Goa'uld Semekhet. SG-1 would come up against a number of enemy spacecraft such as Goa'uld Death Gliders, Al'Kesh, Tel'tak and Ha'tak.
Multiplayer would have included a number of different modes including capture the flag, death match and supported up to 16 players online. Other multiplayer modes would have included Jaffa, Enslave and Last Man Standing. Both Stargate Command and the alien planet Abydos would have been amongst the multiplayer maps. A map editor was also planned, although may have been a post-launch addition to the game.
Plot
Setting and characters
The Alliance takes place towards the end of season eight of Stargate SG-1. Two of earth's enemies, Anubis and the Replicators are at large and SG-1 work with a number of allies such as the Tok'ra, Ancients, Reetou and Asgard to stop them.
The game follows the actions of SG-1 which is led by General Jack O'Neill, second in command is Colonel Samantha Carter and they are joined by Dr. Daniel Jackson and Teal'c. They are voiced by Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge who portray the characters in Stargate SG-1.
Throughout the story, SG-1 interact with a number of other characters from Stargate SG-1, including General George Hammond, Jonas Quinn, Jacob Carter, Anubis, Walter Harriman and Siler voiced by Don S. Davis, Corin Nemec, Carmen Argenziano, David Palffy, Gary Jones and Dan Shea. Thor, voiced by Shanks, as well as Oma and Shifu also feature.
Story
Thor has travelled to Stargate Command to enlist the help of General Jack O'Neill, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Colonel Samantha Carter and Teal'c. He tells them that the Goa'uld Anubis has laid waste to several worlds seemingly searching for an artefact and the Asgard have been unable to stop him. Thor provides the location of a world designated P3C-796 which being targeted by Anubis' forces and SG-1 and SG-2 travel there in the hope of uncovering what it is he's doing. Whilst exploring the planet, SG-1 uncover a number of runes being excavated by Anubis' forces with contain Stargate symbols on them as well as discovering an artefact, which SG-1 take back to Stargate Command for further study.
Examining the artefacts recovered, Daniel believes the language belongs to the Ancients and soon experiences a vision of a highly technologically advanced race revelling in slaughtering another race. Meanwhile, SG-2 and SG-12 are sent to the gate-address that SG-1 recovered from P3C-796. At a mission briefing, Daniel has another vision, this time it is of Shifu who explains to Daniel that Anubis is attempting to unleash something that had originally been imprisoned by the Ancients. Shifu goes on to tell Daniel that Oma Desala will wait for him at Kheb. Anubis' forces have arrived at the planet that SG-2 and SG-12 are on. Unable to escape to the Stargate, SG-1 have been sent to rescue them. O'Neill and Daniel work around an abandoned city whilst Carter and Teal'c drive the humvee in to rescue the stranded and injured SG personnel, with Major Grey Coulder having secured a second artefact. All the SG teams escape through the Stargate except Daniel and Jack, who struggle to evade Anubis' forces until Jacob Carter arrives in a Cargo Ship having been tipped off by Thor. On the 6 day journey back to Earth, General George Hammond assumes temporary command of Stargate Command, with General Jack O'Neill taking temporary command of SG-1.
SG-1 are sent to another world where SG-2 have gone missing whilst searching for a third part of the artefact. The team make their way through an abandoned city which has been occupied by Anubis' forces and soon locate Coulder and Burnett of SG-2. Coulder tells O'Neill that the rest of their team were killed and that he hid the third artefact so that Anubis' forces would be unable to find it. SG-1 go with Coulder to retrieve the artefact but are ambushed. Burnett is executed and Coulder, along with the artefact are captured. Back on Earth, SG-1 and Hammond believe Anubis may try to attack them and steal their 2 pieces of the artefact. SG-1 travels to Kheb in order to meet with Oma. She explains to Daniel that Anubis has unleashed a race called the Haaken who had been imprisoned by the Ancients thousands of years ago after they used Ancient technology to relentlessly attack the Ancients, Asgard, Nox and Furlings. She tells SG-1 that there are three pieces of the artefact and that it was originally created by the Ancients to bind the Haaken away, and that Anubis seeks it in order to control the Haaken. She also believes that the artefact could be used against the Ancients.
On board the Earth spaceship Prometheus, SG-1 and heading to the beta-site when they are diverted to Langara as it is under attack from Anubis once more. Once on the surface, they must recue Jonas Quinn who has been captured. Upon freeing Jonas he tells them that Anubis has come to take their supply of Naquadria, a powerful mineral, and is heading to a planet in the Lamora system. In the Lamora system, SG-1 infiltrate a shipyard controlled by Anubis where he is using the technology of the Haaken along with the Naquadria to build a new type of Death Glider space fighter craft which would be impervious to their current weapons. SG-1 destroy the plans and escape in a Goa'uld Cargo Ship. They learn that Anubis plans to attack a Tok'ra base where an anti-supersoldier weapon is being worked on, so decide to go there to warn them.
On the Tok'ra base they meet Jacob Carter and begin evacuating the Tok'ra as Anubis arrives. SG-1 along with Jacob work their way around the base to secure the anti-kull weapon and head back to Earth. Daniel has another vision of a planet which Oma previously showed him, but this time he sees Coulder being held there by Anubis and the Haaken. SG-1 along with their Reetou allies arrive on the planet from Daniel's vision and soon encounter the Haaken. On the mission, the Reetou explain to Daniel that the Haaken nearly wiped their race out thousands of years ago. Oma uses her powers to attack the Haaken, forcing SG-1 into a temple where they are attacked by the Haaken's leader. She tells Daniel that it was in fact her that showed him Coulder in a vision in order to lure SG-1 to the planet. Stargate Command locate Coulder on board a Goa'uld moon base and SG-1 are sent to extract him. Once back at Stargate Command they receive word that Anubis is attacking their beta site. SG-1 are sent to the planet and assist in the evacuation, helping to defend the base and extract a group of scientists back to Stargate Command.
The Iris protecting Earth's Stargate malfunctions and Anubis' forces breach the base in search of pieces of the artefact. Daniel discovers that the piece that Coulder recovered is a fake which has been engineered by Anubis to disable the Stargate Command Iris and SG-1 work their way through the base battling Anubis' forces in order to destroy it. In the process Anubis' forces are able to retrieve the two real pieces. It transpires that Coulder has been brainwashed by Anubis and SG-1 have to kill him as he attempts to destroy Stargate Command. who has been brainwashed by Anubis. SG-1 defeat Coulder who attempts to destroy the base. Thor takes SG-1 to Anubis' base of operations on Tartarus where the team infiltrate the base, destroying the shield protecting the Tartarus Stargate allowing Stargate Command personnel to launch an all out attack on Anubis' fortress. SG-1 search the base for the artefacts but soon the Haaken arrive in orbit and also attack Anubis, who retreats. The Haaken retrieve the completed artefact, an amulet, and SG-1 transport up to the Haaken mothership in order to retrieve it. They defeat the Haaken leader and are able to bind the Haaken away once more.
Development