Editing Daikatana (section)

==Reception==
===Sales===
Ion Storm's 1996 business plan projected that ''Daikatana'' would sell around 175,000 copies.<ref name="stormy weather"/> Before ''Daikatana''{{'}}s release, reports indicated that Ion Storm forecast sales of 2.5&nbsp;million units, a number that [[GameDaily]] called necessary for the game "to become profitable".<ref name="20 years" /><ref name=gamedaily>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010425030744/http://www.gamedaily.com/features/ionstorm/index.html |url=http://www.gamedaily.com:80/features/ionstorm/index.html |title=GameDAILY Interviews ION Storm's John Romero |date=January 1999 |author=Staff |work=[[GameDaily]] |archive-date=April 25, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> According to American market research company [[PC Data]], a week after its release, the game ranked number ten on their charts from the week of May 28 to June 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/daikatana-steps-up/1100-2589052/ |title=Daikatana Steps Up |author=GameSpot Staff |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=May 17, 2006 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The computer version of ''Daikatana'' sold 8,190 copies in the United States by July 21, which drew revenues of $271,982. Mark Asher of [[CNET Gamecenter]] called this performance "a disaster".<ref name=disaster>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816190258/http://gamecenter.com/News/Item/Textonly/0,78,0-4502,00.html |url=http://gamecenter.com:80/News/Item/Textonly/0,78,0-4502,00.html |title=Game Spin: An Irrational Superhero Game |author=Asher, Mark |date=July 21, 2000 |work=[[CNET Gamecenter]] |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> According to PC Data, the game's domestic sales reached 40,351 units through September 2000.<ref name=40k>{{cite magazine |author=Staff |title=''Wolfenstein'' Story: The Patch |date=January 2001 |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |issue=198 |page=33}}</ref><!--It sold 25,291 copies in the United States by November 2000, according to [[PC Data]].<ref name=comparisons>{{cite journal |author=Staff |title=Where Have All the Legends Gone?; By the Numbers |date=November 2000 |pages=42, 43 |journal=[[PC Gamer US]] |volume=7 |number=11}}</ref>-->

===Reviews===
{{Video game reviews
| N64 = true
| PC = true
| na = true
| GR_PC = 54%<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197031-john-romeros-daikatana/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012032532/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197031-john-romeros-daikatana/index.html |title=John Romero's Daikatana for PC |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GR_N64 =42%<ref name=GRN64>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/197032-john-romeros-daikatana/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209013127/https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/197032-john-romeros-daikatana/index.html |title=John Romero's Daikatana for Nintendo 64 |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = {{rating|1.5|5}}{{sfn|Coffey|2000|p=98}}
| Edge_PC = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/diakatana-review/ |title=Daikatana Review (PC) |author=Edge Staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=86 |date=July 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427193202/http://www.edge-online.com/review/diakatana-review/ |archive-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| EGM_N64 = 3.87/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Daikatana (N64) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |year=2000}}</ref>
| EuroG_PC = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/daikatana |title=Daikatana (PC) |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=July 1, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| GameFan_PC = 77%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1994&t=r |title=REVIEW for Daikatana (PC) |last=Howarth |first=Robert |magazine=[[GameFan]] |date=May 26, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000622034258/http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1994&t=r |archive-date=June 22, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GamePro_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/5745.shtml |title=Daikatana Review for PC on GamePro.com |last=Wight |first=Brian |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=June 1, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124221310/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/5745.shtml |archive-date=January 24, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameRev_PC = C<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/daikatana |title=Daikatana Review (PC) |author=Johnny B. |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=May 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 4.6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/daikatana-review/1900-2580414/ |title=Daikatana Review (PC) |last=Wolpaw |first=Erik |website=GameSpot |date=June 1, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpot_N64 = 3.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/daikatana-review/1900-2612712/ |title=Daikatana Review (N64) |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |website=GameSpot |date=August 7, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| GSpy_PC = 74%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/daikatana_a.shtm |title=Daikatana (PC) |last=Timperley |first=Nate "Lokust" |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=June 12, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040903040203/http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/daikatana_a.shtm |archive-date=September 3, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameZone_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/daikatana_pc_review |title=Daikatana - PC - Review |last=Lafferty |first=Michael |publisher=GameZone |date=May 29, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209172854/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r10694.htm |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Gen4_PC = {{rating|2|6}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Prince |first=Stephanie |url=https://archive.org/details/generation4-magazine-135/page/n89/mode/2up?q=Daikatana |title=Tarte a la creme |language=fr |magazine=[[:fr:Génération 4|Génération 4]] |issue=135 |date=June 2000 |pages=90–91 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
| Hyper_N64 = 80/100<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Adam |first=Arthur |date=June 2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-080/page/56/mode/2up?q=Daikatana |title=Daikatana |issue=80 |magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]] |pages=56–57 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
| Hyper_PC = 60/100<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fish |first=Eliot |url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-083/page/70/mode/2up?q=Daikatana |title=Daikatana |magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]] |issue=83 |date=September 2000 |pages=70–71 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 5.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/02/daikatana-3 |title=Daikatana (PC) |last=Lopez |first=Vincent |website=IGN |date=June 1, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| IGN_N64 = 4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/22/daikatana |title=Daikatana (N64) |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |website=IGN |date=November 21, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
| JS_PC = 40/100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/joystick116/Joystick%20116/page/n109/mode/2up?q=Daikatana |title=Daikatana |language=fr |issue=116 |magazine=[[Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]] |date=June 2000 |pages=110–111 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
| MS_N64 = 4.7/10<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021145020/http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_analisis.php?id=1502&idj=1875&pic=N64 |archivedate=October 21, 2007 |url=http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_analisis.php?id=1502&idj=1875&pic=N64 |title=Daikatana |language=es |work=MeriStation |date=April 30, 2000 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
| NGen_PC = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="NG"/>
| NP_N64 = 5.6/10{{sfn|Nintendo Power|2000|pp=132}}
| PCGUS_PC = 53%<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/reviews_208.html |title=Daikatana |last=Williamson |first=Colin |journal=[[PC Gamer]] |date=August 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818232413/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/reviews_208.html |archive-date=August 18, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| PCPP_PC = 64/100<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Soropos |first=George |date=September 2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-052-2000-09/page/n87/mode/2up?q=Daikatana |title=Daikatana |magazine=[[PC PowerPlay]] |issue=52 |pages=88–89 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
| SGP_N64 = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Lord Mathias |url=https://archive.org/details/SuperGamePower_Ano_06_No._074_2000-05_Nova_Cultural_BR_pt/page/n45/mode/2up?q=Daikatana |title=Daikatana derrapa nos graficos e na diversao |language=pt |date=May 2000 |magazine=[[:pt:Super GamePower|Super GamePower]] |volume=6 |number=74 |page=46 |accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref>
}}

Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the PC version of the game for ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'', rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "This isn't the worst game you'll ever play, but there's precious little fun either. Two years out of its time, ''Daikatana'' is notable mostly for its mediocrity."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine |last=Lundrigan |first=Jeff |title=Finals |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |volume=3 |issue=8 |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |date=August 2000 |page=95}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave it a "D", calling the game a "disaster" on the scale of the [[box-office bomb]] ''[[Waterworld]]''.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2000/06/16/daikatana/ |title=Daikatana Review |last=Brooks |first=Mark |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=545 |date=June 16, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref> ''[[PC Zone]]''{{'s}} review criticized the first episode as the worst part of the game and that "Romero's reputation is based on the fact that he is the daddy of game design. ''Daikatana'' must be his illegitimate child".{{sfn|PC Zone|2000|pp=62}} The second level in Greece was praised by Robert Coffey in ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' as the game's best level.{{sfn|Coffey|2000|p=99}}

''Computer Gaming World'' named it the worst game of 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |author=CGW Staff |title=Computer Gaming World Game of the Year Awards |page=83 |date=April 2001 |issue=201 |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_201.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425143146/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_201.pdf |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was listed as the worst game of the year by ''[[Maximum PC]]''{{'s}} technical editor Will Smith and associate editor Geoff Visgilio.{{sfn|Maximum PC|2000|pp=41}}

The Nintendo 64 version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name="GRN64" /><ref name="GRPC" /> ''[[Nintendo Power]]''{{'s}} gave the Nintendo 64 version a score of 5.6 out of 10 stating that ''Doom'' on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] was superior.{{sfn|Nintendo Power|2000|pp=132}} David Toole's review in ''[[GameSpot]]'' criticized the low amount of enemies in this version and the simplistic music, but praised the smooth in-game framerate despite the cutscene framerate being low.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Toole |first=David |date=August 4, 2000 |title=Daikatana Preview |work=[[GameSpot]] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/daikatana-preview/1100-2543650/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916232342/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/daikatana-preview/1100-2543650/ |archive-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref>

===Retrospective analysis===
Since its release, the game has been called [[List of video games notable for negative reception|one of the worst video games of all time]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/15/30-worst-video-games-of-all-time-part-one |title=The 30 worst video games of all time&nbsp;– part one |last1=Stuart |first1=Keith |last2=Kelly |first2=Andy |last3=Parkin |first3=Simon |last4=Cobbett |first4=Richard |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/127579/article.html?page=4 |title=The 10 Worst Games of All Time |last=Townsend |first=Emru |work=[[PC World]] |date=October 23, 2006 |access-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515021355/https://www.pcworld.com/article/127579/article.html?page=4 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/worst-games-all-time/ |title=The 100 worst games of all time |author=GamesRadar Staff |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319111212/http://www.gamesradar.com/worst-games-all-time |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[GameTrailers]] ranked the game as the second-biggest gaming disappointment of the 2000s, citing the game's terrible AI, pushed-back release dates, controversial magazine ad, and internal drama as "the embodiment of game's industry hubris."<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-gt-countdown/62585 GameTrailers, Top 10 Disappointments Of The Decade] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614061433/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-gt-countdown/62585 |date=June 14, 2012 }}</ref>

The game critic [[Ben Croshaw|Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]], on a retrospective episode of [[Zero Punctuation]], also citing the development delays and the magazine ad, named ''Daikatana'' "one of the most notorious disappointments in the entire history of first-person shooters", comparing the game to ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/9699-John-Romero-Daikatana-Review-Epic-Failure |title=Daikatana - John Romero's B**** |last=Croshaw |first=Ben |author-link=Yahtzee Croshaw |publisher=[[Escapist Magazine]] |date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926160115/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/9699-John-Romero-Daikatana-Review-Epic-Failure |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010, Romero said that despite its shaky development and being considered one of the worst games of all time, ''Daikatana'' was "more fun to make than ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]''" due to the lack of creative interference.<ref name="MattChat" />

====Unofficial patch====
{{Infobox software
| title = Daikatana v1.3
| logo = 
| logo caption = 
| name = Daikatana v1.3
| developer = Frank Sapone and others
| engine = [[Quake II engine|''Quake II'' engine]]
| platform = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]]
| genre = [[Unofficial patch]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2014|06|02}}<ref name=DKN-11-11-22>{{cite web|url=http://daikatananews.net/|title=Daikatana News [11.11.2022]|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://github.com/maraakate/daikatana/}}
| latest release version = 08-17-2023
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|08|17}}
}}
'''''Daikatana v1.3''''' (also referred to as the "1.3 patch"<ref name=WCG3-3-21>{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/gaming/10-broken-video-games-that-fans-had-to-fix?page=4|title=10 Broken Video Games That Fans Had To Fix (7. Daikatana)|last=Pooley|first=Jack|date=March 3, 2021|work=[[WhatCulture]]|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name=EG5-31-20>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/20-years-after-its-release-its-time-to-play-daikatana|title=20 years after its release, it's time to play Daikatana|last=Lupetti|first=Matteo|date=May 31, 2020|work=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>) is an [[unofficial patch]] project started by modder and [[Information technology|IT]] professional Frank Sapone and other modders.<ref name=EG5-31-20/>

Upon request, Romero sent the complete source code for version 1.2 of the game to Sapone. However, the hard drive that was sent corrupted. After shelving it for five years, Sapone successfully compiled the source code. After this, Sapone enlisted the help of other modders to help work on the patch. Reportedly, by playing multiplayer matches of the game, it has helped Sapone find bugs and test the code's stability.<ref name=PCG2-16-17/> In 2014, the first version of the patch was released.<ref name=DKN-11-11-22/> It is currently under active development.<ref name=RPS2-17-20>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/daikatana-is-a-game-that-lives-down-to-its-reputation|title=Daikatana is a game that lives down to its reputation|last=Walker|first=John|date=February 17, 2020|work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>

The project aims to fix various issues the game was criticized for and make general improvements: 
* Bug fixes
* Faster loading times with an option to disable the sound effect<ref name=GOL7-20-16>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2016/07/you-can-play-controversial-fps-daikatana-on-linux-now-thanks-to-a-fan-patch-endorsed-by-john-romero/|title=You can play controversial FPS 'Daikatana' on Linux now, thanks to a fan patch endorsed by John Romero|last=Palacio|first=Daniel|date=July 20, 2016|work=GamingOnLinux|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> 
* Graphical fidelity<ref name=WCG3-3-21/>
* Improved AI for the sidekick characters (including the options to make them invincible on the easy difficulty, increased health on other modes, or to play without them)
* Fixed online multiplayer utilizing the QTracker service<ref name=EG5-31-20/>
* Support for widescreen (including 4K and 5K resolutions)<ref name=PCG4-16-15>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-run-daikatana-on-windows-78/|title=How to run Daikatana on Windows 7/8|last=Fenlon|first=Wes|date=April 16, 2015|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> 
* HD textures
* Glowmaps<ref name=GG7-5-17>{{cite web|url=https://www.gloriousgaming.com/blogs/gaming-news/17-years-later-daikatana-is-still-alive|title=17 YEARS LATER, DAIKATANA IS STILL ALIVE (AND BETTER THAN EVER)|last=Temelkovski|first=Rashko|date=July 5, 2017|work=GloriousGaming.com|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Ability to play the game on [[macOS]] (including systems with [[Apple silicon]] chipsets<ref name=SN1-25-22>{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/cortex/article/1607/daikatana-ported-to-apple-silicon|title=Daikatana ported to Apple Silicon|author=Schnapple|date=January 25, 2022|work=[[Shacknews]]|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>), [[Linux]],<ref name=PCG2-16-17>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-superfans-who-spent-a-decade-bringing-daikatana-back-to-life/|title=Meet the superfans who spent a decade bringing Daikatana back to life|last=Winkie|first=Luke|date=February 16, 2017|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name=HO7-20-16>{{cite web|url=https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Nach-ueber-15-Jahren-Ego-Shooter-Daikatana-kommt-fuer-Mac-und-Linux-3273687.html|title=Nach über 15 Jahren: Ego-Shooter Daikatana kommt für Mac und Linux (in German)|date=July 20, 2016|work=[[Heinz Heise|Heise Online]]|access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref> and [[FreeBSD]]<ref name=ZIT7-14-16>{{cite web|url=https://zonait.ro/descarca-daikatana-gratuit-acum/|title=Descarca Daikatana gratuit acum (in Romanian)|author=Zona IT|date=July 14, 2016|work=ZonaIT.ro|access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref>

Jack Pooley of ''[[WhatCulture]]'' called it a "tectonic improvement" over the vanilla game.<ref name=WCG3-3-21/> Matteo Lupetti of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' said, "Thanks to these modders, ''Daikatana'' is a totally playable game now."<ref name=EG5-31-20/> Speaking about the modders behind the project, Schnapple of ''[[Shacknews]]'' said, "they've delivered a version of the game that's improved the original considerably."<ref name=SN1-25-22/> Rashko Temelkovski of ''GloriousGaming.com'' said, "thanks to these people, ''Daikatana'' is actually much better than you might remember it."<ref name=GG7-5-17/> John Walker of ''[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]'' said, "while boosting it&nbsp;... via the improbable existence of still-maintained ''Daikatana'' 1.3 fan project, nothing can fix what a leaden lump of clumsy unfun [''Daikatana''] truly is."<ref name=RPS2-17-20/>

Romero has praised and endorsed the project on his [[Twitter]] account.<ref name=Romero7-13-16>{{Cite tweet|author=[[John Romero|Romero, John]]|user=romero|number=753287563838980100|date=July 13, 2016|title=The Daikatana v1.3 Win / OSX / Linux pre-beta is available and works really well. I'm finally able to play it on...|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Romero3-15-19>{{Cite tweet|author=[[John Romero|Romero, John]]|user=romero|number=1106606630458789889|date=March 15, 2019|title=Thanks to Frank Sapone and his mod team for doing such a great job bringing Daikatana up to a very playable level with the v1.3 patch! Here's a video about the patch.|access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>