5. Homie Rollerz
All it takes is one look at this game's cover - and especially its title - to know that you're going to be in for a bumpy ride, and to that effect, the horrendously-titled Homie Rollerz absolutely delivers. Here is a game so steeped in racial stereotypes that it clearly has no idea that what it's doing is offensive; the cast of characters includes an afro-clad black man, a cap-wearing Mexican "gangbanger", several moustachioed redneck-types, and a petite, grinning Asian woman. What this is is clearly a game made by white, middle-class folk who have never met any of the above subsets of people, otherwise the game just wouldn't exist. It gets worse than just the character designs, though; there is, I kid you not, a car so absurdly keen to stereotype that it's bound to raise a laugh whether you want to or not. One of the Mexican characters rides...a burrito. On wheels. Yes, you read that right. Unbelievable.
Shaun Munro
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