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This article is based on a video game that was not released. Although this article is based on an official subject, its was never officially released or produced. |
| Academy of Flight | |
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Eurocom |
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PS2, Xbox, Gamecube |
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Academy of Flight, also referred to as LEGO Flight, was a canceled video game that was being developed by Eurocom.
The only official mention of the game was in a December 2001 press release, which stated:
 This is a description taken from 2001 press release. Please do not modify it.
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Electronic Arts, the leading interactive entertainment software company has signed an agreement with the LEGO Company, a privately owned Danish company and one of the world's largest toy manufacturers. Under the terms of the global agreement, EA will co-publish and provide marketing support for more than 30 LEGO software titles on a minimum of four platforms over a three-year period. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. LEGO Company and EA will create world-class software for young gamers, while building current franchises and establishing new ones. Current franchises include: LEGO Racers, Bionicle®, LEGO Island, Academy of Flight, LEGO Sports and Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension. Both companies pride themselves on supplying consumers with high-quality, safe, fun products. This agreement will enable LEGO Company to benefit from EA's significant global distribution and organization. |
The only other information on the game comes from its project manager, who listed the project as "Lego Flight" and said the project was pitched to LEGO, but then slowly fizzled out as focus shifted to other projects at Eurocom. The pitch was described as "along the lines of a game like Blast Corps, using aerial vehicles to save people in peril". The game was to be based on a "centenary of flight" theme LEGO was planning (2003 was the 100th anniversary of the first flight by the Wright brothers). As far as the project manager recalled, the theme may have been intended to include "a few classic aircraft from the 20th century, the Wright brothers biplane, a 747, the space shuttle etc", but details are uncertain and he didn't recall seeing any of the actual sets themselves. In the end, 2003 saw the release of set 10124 Wright Flyer and the Discovery theme, which may have had some relation to the earlier theme plans.