Talk:List of video games notable for negative reception
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Because there are a wealth of bad video games out there in the world, a set of criteria have been created to make sure we're focusing truly on games that are truly notable for their negative reception. Games are eligible for inclusion in this list if they have an article on Wikipedia, have established notability, and have demonstrated a strong negative reception described by one or more of the criteria listed below. This demonstration requires providing in-line citations for the entry to several published articles, from sources that are generally considered reliable for the coverage of video games, which describe in significant detail (not in passing) how the game meets the criterion/criteria; entries that fail to provide these citations will likely be removed without question. A minimum of three such sources is strongly recommended, and preferably at least five such sources should be provided. Note that you may reuse citations from the game's article to support inclusion here.
Shovelware, tie-ins, and non-notable indie or mobile titles are typically excluded from this list, barring exceptional circumstances, since they generally receive little media attention and do not typically have a reasonable expectation of quality (thus they would have negative reception, but not be notable for it). Other common examples include cheap cash-in games based off of movies, television, or other similar media.
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Bebes Kids (1994)
[edit]The 1994 SNES Adaptation of the 1992 film Bebes Kids has a metacritc score was 1% 74.69.13.35 (talk) 17:12, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
- We need more than just a low Metacritic score. Given that that would fall under the general mantra of shovelware, its hard to justify without any other aspects of negative reception. Masem (t) 17:28, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
Fast & Furious Crossroads
[edit]IP game but not shovelware. They got Vin Diesel and the company behind the game have created many other racing games before this one that got positive reviews https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slightly_Mad_Studios
Unlike blatant shovelware like Rise of Kong, people actually had some expections from this game. It was also not a quick cash grab in the sense that it took 6 months max to make. Before SMS created Crossroads, they created Project Cars 2 that have a 82 procent metacritic. Mainwhile Crossroads have under 50 procent on metacritic on all 3 consoles. 80.198.18.220 (talk) 18:35, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
- To add to the above the game was co developed by Tigon Studios. This company is founded by Vin Diesel. So this is an other reason why this game belongs, it clearly have a lot more budget and hype behind it compared to most IP games. 80.198.18.220 (talk) 18:41, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
Lair (2007 PS3 game)
[edit]This game killed factor 5 and is known for bad controls. It was also supposed to be a big release and there was some hype behind it. 85.80.237.150 (talk) 12:24, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Why is Hong Kong 97 not on this list?
[edit]It is more notable than over half of the games here. 85.80.237.150 (talk) 19:47, 7 May 2025 (UTC)