That's the bulk of the reason, yes...



It still could've been an alright game, but then the plot/gameplay got completely unraveled/butchered on top of all that.



I personally think Rare probably could've made that game succeed. It's awfully popular nearly 20 years after its death, which is saying something, as it 'should' be irrelevant by now if it were so doomed to failure back then.



At this rate, though, if we don't see a ROM dump, we might see a re-make, even if from scratch! lol Can always hope, right?