Gaming Best of shovelware

[Master Mo]

I consider games, that are low-budget and that I don`t like shovelware. So IMO there are no good shovelware games...

 

[melksnor]

Obviously I am not asking "What games do you like that you don't like?"

The idea of this topic was that some games

* may have been made by lesser known companies and/or companies with bad a rep
* might have gotten some really bad reviews, shallow reviews or no reviews at all
* BUT are actually enjoyable for what they are!

If you know of any, please share!

 

[Guild McCommunist]

A lot of people disliked Quantum of Solace but I thought it was pretty decent. It's the CoD4 engine with cover mechanics and it makes for some decent fun. The story mode gameplay was actually fun. Also, all the big name Wii FPS games (CoD4/5, The Conduit, etc) lack a splitscreen vs. mode, and this has it.

 

[Pyrofyr]

Shovelware games generally fit into at least 2 of 3 categories:
1. Made by unknown companies or companies that have a terrible rep for the few games they've made
2. Games that flew completely under the radar because no one cared enough about it (games that aren't even dumped, or no one over 8 years old plays), didn't even get rated in magazines, etc
3. Have had nothing but bad things said about them, are generally unplayable without causing physical or mental pain.

There are a few games that fit into 1 and 2 and end up playable still, but very few games fit into the third category and are 'decent' shovelware games. Good examples of shovelware are the "Imagine" series on the DS and the "Build a bear workshop" games for both DS and Wii

 

[chartube12]

I know many people consider rabbits go home, shovelware. I have to say it can be very enjoyable.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I know many people consider rabbits go home, shovelware. I have to say it can be very enjoyable.

wat.

No one considers Rabbids Go Home shovelware. It's actually a great game. Don't know where you got that assumption from.

To clarify the whole term of shovelware...

WikipediaShovelware is a derogatory computer jargon term that refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness. The term is also used to refer to software that is ported from one computer platform or storage medium to another with little thought given to adapting it for use on the destination platform or medium, resulting in poor quality.

The metaphor implies that the creators showed little care for the original software, as if the new compilation or version had been indiscriminately created/ported with a shovel, without any care shown for the condition of the software on the newly created product.

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The term "shovelware" has more recently been used in a more general sense by video game reviewers to indicate any product of disappointingly low quality due to a lack of time and effort by the developers. Additionally, many adaptations of other works, especially films into video games, are often considered "shovelware" until proven otherwise, due to their general low quality as a result of attempting to capitalize quickly on popular properties and content.

 

[Am0s]

myth makers games suck too