22nd April 2005, 3:58 PM
The only time that would be the case is if they're running out of time and need to get the game shipped ASAP. But in this case, where Rare is remaking an old game and can look at what works and what doesn't, that's no longer an issue. It doesn't matter how much prep work you do, you cannot guarantee that something is going to work well or not until you can actually play it. This seems to have been the case, and my only hope is that Rare hasn't lost their good judgement.