A look at the cancelled "Saints Row : The Cooler"

Saints Row has seen several titles cancelled before Saints Row IV was released. A report has revealed a new title that was cancelled, Saints Row : The Cooler. The title was under development from Heavy Iron Studios and funded by the now defunct THQ. It was in development as early as March 2010.

The Cooler was going to be a Kinect and later ported to Playstation Move for a much more interactive experience for the player. It would utilize simple punch, kick, and blocking motions, it would be fairly constrained compared to other entries in the Saints Row franchise. The game would have also offered mini-games such as poker and a few activities listed below by a developer over the title.

“Basically, the Cooler was meant to be a Kinect-based fighting game, similar to The Fight: Lights Out, but in the Saint’s Row universe with lots of fighting matches in about 8 of the Saint’s Row locales, plus a few new locations we crafted, and a bar ecosystem where the player could order drinks, get lap dances, gamble, etc.” – Heavy Iron Studios developer

The game was supposedly cancelled in Sptember 2014 for unknown reasons. Here is a look at one of the environments for Saints Row: The Cooler –

How worthy was the game for a release, remains a mystery. But it cannot be denied that the Saints Row fans missed out on some serious action.