List of recalled video games
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This is a list of video games that had been recalled for various reasons after their initial release and then rereleased on a later date.
Game list
See also: List of banned video games
| Title | Scale | Reason | Reported Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Worldwide | The "Hot Coffee" mod which unlocks a minigame in which the main character has sex with his girlfriend. See Hot Coffee minigame controversy. | 2005 |
| Sonic Blast Man | North America, Japan | Young players fractured or injured wrists and arms as a result of hitting the Blastman's punching pad. | 1995 |
| Kakuto Chojin | US, Japan | Use of a verse from the Qur'an.[1] | 2003, 7 February |
| LittleBigPlanet | Worldwide | Quotes from the Qur'an mixed with music.[2] | 2008, 17 October |
| Mario Party 8 | UK | Use of the word "spastic," which is considered highly offensive in the UK.[3] | 2007 |
| Metroid: Other M | Japan | The game has a serious game breaking software bug where it is possible for Samus Aran to accidentally get stuck in areas of the game and not be able to get out without starting over with a new game file.[4] | 2010 |
| Mind Quiz | UK | Use of the word "spastic," which is considered highly offensive in the UK.[5] | 2006 |
| Tales of Graces | Japan | The game contained many bugs especially when playing a new game on "New Game+" mode, (a game mode available when completed the game once).[6] | 2010 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | US | Use of quotes from the Qur'an and the use of the Islamic Symbol.[7] | 1998 |
| 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | Worldwide | Saudi Arabia had its own ball (like many countries in the game), violating a faux pas in Islam (see Shahada for more information). Many Muslim fans complained of the issue of "kicking Allah's name".[8] An update for the game was released for the game a month later after the game's initial release. | 2010 |
| SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash DS | US | A bug exists where the game could crash after talking to an opponent that must be defeated to progress in the second play through. | 2007 |
| Atelier Lise ~The Alchemist of Orde~ | Japan | Contained several major bugs, which often leads to the game crashing.[9] | 2008 |
| Tiger Woods 99 (PlayStation version only) | Worldwide | The dummy file in the game was revealed to be The Spirit of Christmas a.k.a. Jesus vs. Santa, created by the creators of South Park, which EA viewed as "offensive to consumers". No such file existed in the PC version. | 1999 |
| Too Human and X-Men: Destiny | Worldwide | Due to legal issues regarding the use of Unreal Engine 3 between Silicon Knights and Epic Games, these two games were recalled, with all unsold copies destroyed.[10] | 2012 |
| Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro | Worldwide | Several stage names and dialogues were changed and a building in the final stage was modified to remove resemblance with the World Trade Center due to sensitivity issues, since the game was released after the September 11 attacks. | 2001 |
| Formula 1 97 | Worldwide | While no content was edited from the game, a legal issue regarding the inclusion of the FIA logo in the game's box art prompted the game to be recalled and re-released with a new box art without the FIA logo. | 1997 |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | Worldwide | Massive issues with performance on PC, regardless of the quality of the system being used. | 2015 |
References
- ↑ Bishop, Stuart (2003-02-07). "Xbox News: Kakuto Chojin pulled in US and Japan - ComputerAndVideoGames.com". Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ↑ Bramwell, Tom (2008-10-17). "Qu'ran references force worldwide LittleBigPlanet recall". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ Nintendo withdraws game that taunts 'spastics' | Times Online
- ↑ http://www.1up.com/news/game-breaking-metroid-bug-acknowledged-nintendo
- ↑ Ubisoft pulls MindQuiz for offensive language | Joystiq
- ↑ http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1071446p1.html
- ↑ "Version Differences - ZeldaSpeedRuns.com". Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/world-cup-ng-discussion/1067031-saudi-arabia-flag.html
- ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/31/atelier-lise-bugged-gust-sending-out-replacement-cartridges/
- ↑ http://www.gamesradar.com/silicon-knights-must-recall-destroy-x-men-destiny-and-too-human/
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