Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The game sold 1.5 million copies [23] and came nowhere near Atari's expectations of five million units. On top of that, a large number of the cartridges sold were sent back to the company, because many consumers found the game to be unenjoyable. [22] Truckloads of these cartridges were buried in a landfill in New Mexico after they failed to sell.
In April 2024, the PC version of Stardew Valley, a farming simulation game that had received nearly universal acclaim, was review bombed by Chinese players due to issues in Chinese translation of the game in the recent 1.6.4 update. According to a few players, some of the translations could be "incorrect" or seen as "rude" to native speakers ...
At launch, eFootball 2022 was panned by critics and players, who criticized the "atrocious" graphics, [18] lack of content, laggy engine and finicky controls. [18] With 92% negative reviews, it became the worst-rated game on Steam a day after launch, [19] and the lowest-rated game of 2021 on the review aggregator Metacritic. [20]
By his estimation, it was "a surprisingly fun game" and one of the last "true" adventure games. [1] Nevertheless, he shared Hunt's problems with major bugs in the software, [1] [5] and encountered a game-breaking glitch on the jungle planet. [1] Saved game glitches and numerous crashes were likewise reported by Darcy Danielson, the reviewer for ...
He attributed the game's failure to its blend of casual gameplay with "hardcore storytelling", to its publisher's limited support and to Pendulo's lack of interaction with players and the press. [27] However, the game's iOS port saw greater success: Rafael Latiegui noted that it had "sold many more copies" than the computer version by August ...
OpenCritic was developed to avoid some of the controversies that Metacritic has gained in the video game industry. A game's Metacritic score has become strongly attached to the financial performance of a game and subsequent efforts of the development studio and publisher, such as affecting post-release studio bonuses.
Server problems prevented some from playing the game at launch [22] and in subsequent weeks. [23] Blizzard explained that these problems resulted from several factors. Part of this was due to legacy game code related to game creation and database access, which they were trying to resolve with patches over this period.
Blacksad: Under the Skin is an adventure game that takes place in a three-dimensional game world. Its gameplay has been compared to the work of Telltale Games, [1] as well as Team Bondi's L.A. Noire and Frogwares' Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter.