Static Shock was an incredibly popular show in the early 2000s, and because of that, a game is logical. However, the game never was released despite being announced. Information on the game can be found, and even screenshots are out there.
What is Static Shock?
Static Shock was a TV show that was on WB kids programming block and follows the adventures of the DC comic character named Static. The show was incredibly popular whenever it ran from 2000 to 2004. However, the show was relegated to kids WB block which was not the most popular cartoon block.
Static was never the most popular DC hero, but because of the show, it had a huge resurgence. This led to several of the original issues being repackaged and sold.
What was the Static Shock game like?
The Static Shock game was created by Midway games in 2003, and would be playable on the Game Boy Advance. It was going to be a platformer game starring Static, and defeat some of the villains from the TV show. However, information on this game is scarce despite being showcased as a part of E3.
The game was never sold, but plenty of weird artifacts still exist. The Amazon storefront page and several smaller websites still have listings up from the game’s original proposed release. Despite this, the game was canceled, and these pages were never taken down.
Why was the game canceled?
Static Shock was a popular show, but it wasn’t very successful in terms of merchandising. The show was actually canceled because of this factor. However, once the show and merchandise started to be withdrawn the game eventually was hit as well.
A game for a show that is no longer on air is very rare. It doesn’t make much economic sense at all, and this causes problems with the game ever getting released. However, this game was probably not good, and we are not missing out on much.