Sports Video Games Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-10 · 27 entries checked · 20 flagged · 41 issues confirmed · 20 corrected · 21 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Adidas miCoach — The Smart Run watch was announced in 2014, not at the 2010 CES.

Adidas miCoach — The Smart Run watch launch price was $399 (or €399/£299), not $199.

Africa Trail — The game's destination is stated as Cape Agulhas, South Africa, but the actual destination in Africa Trail is Cape Town, South Africa, not Cape Agulhas.

Animal Boxing — The game features exactly 24 animal opponents, not over 50.

Animal Boxing — The Nintendo DS Rumble Pak was not officially supported by this game; the claim of Rumble Pak support is false.

Barbie: Race & Ride — The entry states the game was released in 1999, but 'Barbie: Race & Ride' was actually released in 2000 for the PlayStation.

Barbie: Race & Ride — The entry says 'Janet Valentine of GameSpot UK gave it 7.9/10,' but no such review from GameSpot UK or Janet Valentine exists in established canon; this appears to be an invented claim.

Boxing Legends of the Ring — The entry lists James Toney as a middleweight in the game, but James Toney was not a middleweight during the era of the game's release (1993); he was a super middleweight/light heavyweight and did not appear in the game. The actual roster includes Sugar Ray Le

Championship Manager 3 — The game allowed up to 16 players to compete via LAN or internet multiplayer.

Championship Manager: Season 99/00 — The claim that 'Major League Soccer was included as a playable league for the first time' is incorrect; MLS was first included in Championship Manager 97/98.

EA Sports UFC — The first gameplay footage was shown at Microsoft's E3 2013 press conference, not the Xbox One reveal event.

EA Sports UFC — EA purchased the rights from THQ's bankruptcy auction, not directly from THQ, and the payment was disclosed as $11 million at the auction.

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