No, Lucasarts! We wanted the 360/PS3 version, the one with the Euphoria animation technology and the ability to give us a rousing John Williams score and passable Harrison Ford likeness. Not Staff of Kings. Nobody, anywhere wanted what Staff of Kings ended up as.

To help get you over the pain - or, really, to sadistically increase that pain - Unseen64 have dug up some assets for the cancelled "next-gen" project. There are some screenshots (some of which we've seen before), and some rough gameplay videos. Enjoy! Or, be tortured by it. One or the other.

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] [Unseen64, via Joystiq]

Your purchase can still be salvaged. oracrest over on NeoGAF has whipped up a high-res version of an improved slip cover for the game, which will mask your shame by removing all mention of Staff of Kings. Instead, print this off and you'll have a terribly official-looking cover for Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Lucasarts' classic adventure game that's included as an extra with the Wii game.

Kinda makes you wish Lucasarts were just doing it themselves, no? Release a whole load of them, $20 each, give people a nice piece of box to put on their shelf.

[oracrest @ NeoGAF, via Go Nintendo]

The story kicks off, we're told, the year after Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Sure, the same actor played both Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and yes, George Lucas created both characters. But really?

Seems a tad on the gimmicky side — like putting Yoda in SoulCalibur or something.

Oh wait. Never mind. Carry on, LucasArts!

Exclusive Footage [StarWars.com Thanks, Alex!]

Coupled with the gameplay footage - I know this is a third person action game, but it looks like it strings together a bunch of minigames sorta like a rail shooter (rail-whipper? guided-first person experience?) would.

It's also up for the PS2, PSP and DS, and I'm a big Indiana Jones fan, but not enough to buy a PS2 for this one.

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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Screenshots [Nintendo Everything]

Clearly, Lucasarts are being paid by the waggle on this, because it looks as obnoxious an overuse of the Wii's "unique" capabilities as you can get. Waggle to punch! Waggle to row! Waggle to whip! Forget Wii Fit, kids, the real workout is going to come from trying to get through a level of this game without your arms falling off.

Thankfully, the game is also due on the DS, PSP and PS2, so those looking for the same action with a less taxing control scheme will be well looked-after.

And those wishing this game was instead coming out on 360, PS3 and/or PC? Join us in making sad, frowny faces in the general direction of Lucasarts HQ.

In Staff of Kings, Indiana Jones will be racing from San Francisco to Panama on a quest for the Staff of Moses.

Most importantly, you will be able to wield your Wii Remote like a whip to work your way through the game's combat and puzzles. The game will also feature some gunplay, the ability to ride vehicles including a biplane, a raft and an elephant and a cooperative gameplay mode featuring a character from the Indie lexicon never playable in a game before.

The game will include a four-player versus mode that features biplane and tank combat. More than 20 artifacts and unlockables, and, get this, the ability to unlock the classic Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis game.

The DS version will have you using your stylus to use the whip and the PSP version will include six types of gameplay like combat, physics challenges, puzzles and chase sequences.