List of recalled video games

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.

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Game list
See also: List of banned video games
Title Scale Reason Reported Date
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg Japan The initial print run of the Dreamcast version was infected by the Kriz computer virus which affected Microsoft Windows systems. The screensaver virus that came with the bonus content partition in the GD-ROM erased CMOS and BIOS settings, and attempted to overwrite files located on hard drives and the local network.[1] 2001
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.[2] 2003, 7 February
LittleBigPlanet Worldwide Quotes from the Qur'an mixed with music.[3] 2008, 17 October
Mario Party 8 UK Use of the word "spastic," which is considered highly offensive in the UK.[4] 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 sector 3 by having a door lock up permanently.[5] 2010
Mind Quiz UK Use of the word "spastic," which is considered highly offensive in the UK.[6] 2006
The Race Against Time UK The original print of the game was recalled due to its unauthorised use of the likeness of American track and field athlete Jesse Owens. Subsequent pressings used a picture of Carl Lewis; Lewis offered his likeness for free to benefit the Sport Aid charity.[7] ACE later placed it as one of the biggest marketing disasters of 1988.[8] 1988
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).[9] 2010
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time US Use of quotes from the Qur'an and the use of the Islamic Symbol.[10] 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".[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Worldwide A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PSP version of the game allowed specifically crafted save games to be used in order to allow homebrew programs and firmware downgraders to run. See PlayStation Portable homebrew. 2005
Limbo of the Lost EU, North America Immediately after its US release, this game developed by Majestic Studios (published by Tri Synergy in the US) was recalled due to allegations of plagiarizing many well-known games and movies.[14] EU:2007 NA:2008
Wrestle Kingdom (Xbox 360 version only) Japan Issues with saving to Xbox 360's hard drive prompted a recall of the game.[15] 2005
WWF No Mercy Worldwide The game's internal memory would occasionally erase saved game progress.[16] [17] 2000

See also

References
  1. "Dreamcast game spreads virus". The Register. 30 November 2001. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
  2. Bishop, Stuart (7 February 2003). "Xbox News: Kakuto Chojin pulled in US and Japan - ComputerAndVideoGames.com". Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  3. Bramwell, Tom (17 October 2008). "Qu'ran references force worldwide LittleBigPlanet recall". Eurogamer. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  4. Nintendo withdraws game that taunts 'spastics' | Times Online
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Ubisoft pulls MindQuiz for offensive language | Joystiq". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  7. "Race Image Change". Commodore User. No. 59. August 1988. p. 7.
  8. "The Ace Fido Awards". ACE. No. 15. December 1988. p. 121.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Version Differences - ZeldaSpeedRuns.com". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/31/atelier-lise-bugged-gust-sending-out-replacement-cartridges/
  13. http://www.gamesradar.com/silicon-knights-must-recall-destroy-x-men-destiny-and-too-human/
  14. http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/12/tri-synergy-pulls-limbo-of-the-lost
  15. Sheffield, Brandon (22 December 2005). "Yuke's Recalls Wrestle Kingdom For Xbox 360". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  16. "WWF No Mercy Bug Riddled?". GameSpot. 21 November 2000. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. Ames, Kevin (11 January 2015). "WWF No Mercy Version 1.1". Micro-64.

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