History Trivia / ColdFear

* DuelingGames: ''Cold Fear'' had the bad luck of coming out 2 months after ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', with both attempting to evolve the Main/SurvivalHorror genre in a similar manner, such as with more action-oriented gameplay, faster parasite-controlled enemies rather than slower traditional zombies, and an over-the-shoulder camera angle for aiming. ''Cold Fear'' stood no chance against the massively popular ''Resident Evil'' franchise, and ended up often accused of ripping off [=RE4=] despite the two games' close development times making that highly unlikely.

** Several discarded projects can be seen, including a blonde, BareYourMidriff version of Anna, a different Tom, and various models of zombies, Exocels and mutants, including a wide array of sea-themed mutants - up to and including seagulls. Additionally, it was, development-wise, initially, an Xbox exclusive ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'' game that got cancelled.

** There was even a point in time where, after the ''Time Crisis'' idea was scrapped, it was briefly proposed to be the fifth game in the ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' franchise (as the game was developed by the same company that did ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDarkTheNewNightmare'', the fourth game in that series), but this was scrapped early on and instead it became a standalone IP.

** There was even a point in time where, after the ''Time Crisis'' idea was scrapped, it was briefly proposed to be the fifth game in the ''Franchise/AloneInTheDark'' franchise (as the game was developed by the same company that did ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDarkTheNewNightmare'', the fourth game in that series), but this was scrapped early on and instead it became a standalone IP.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Several discarded projects can be seen, including a blonde, BareYourMidriff version of Anna, a different Tom, and various models of zombies, Exocels and mutants, including a wide array of sea-themed mutants - up to and including seagulls. Additionally, it was, development-wise, initially, an Xbox exclusive {{VideoGame/Time Crisis}} game that got cancelled.
** There was even a point in time where, after the ''Time Crisis'' idea was scrapped, it was briefly proposed to be the fifth game in the ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' franchise (as the game was developed by the same company that did ''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare'', the fourth game in that series), but this was scrapped early on and instead it became a standalone IP.

** There was even a point in time where, after the ''Time Crisis'' idea was scrapped, it was briefly proposed to be the fifth game in the ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' franchise, but this was scrapped early on and instead it became a standalone IP.