cancelled. "The original name, ESPionage, was a clever play on words, but it did not get across the idea of psionic powers as well as we wanted," said Eddy. "Dozens and dozens of names were considered and thrown out (my favorite bad idea was Psypocalypse) before we arrived at what we felt described the game." Lawsuit On February 20, 2007, William L. Crawford III filed a copyright infringement suit against Midway. The complaint stated that Crawford had written a screenplay titled "Psi-Ops" sharing a similar premise and other similarities with the game, including some of the characters and their psychic abilities, and that Midway wrongfully appropriated and exploited Crawford's work without his permission. Midway has stated that they do not comment on legal matters. In December 2008, the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a ruling granting summary judgment on all counts in Midway's favor, having found no evidence of copyright infringement. (Case No. 2:07-cv-00967-FMC-JCx (docket entry No. 175)) Reception GameSpot named Psi-Ops the best PlayStation 2 game of June 2004, and it was nominated for 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development" and "Best Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year" nominations but lost to Fable and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas respectively. In 2009, GamesRadar included it among the games "with untapped franchise potential", commenting: "Midway's 2004 shooter combined traditional weaponry with its protagonist's psychic abilities (such as telekinesis), and received generally favorable reviews from critics and players. It was even reviewed better than the similarly-minded Force Unleashed, yet we still haven't seen a sequel." In 2010, UGO ranked as the #21 on the list of the games that need sequels. That same year, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. See also Second Sight References External links Free ad-supported version (Working Link) Psi-Ops The Mindgate Conspiracy Widescreen Fix 2004 video games Cancelled GameCube games Cooperative video games Midway video games PlayStation 2 games Third-person shooters Stealth video games Windows games Xbox games Video games about amnesia Video games using Havok Video games developed in the United States Science fiction video games Spy video games Video games about telekinesis Video games about spirit possession Video games about telepathy Video games about psychic powers