The last game I pre-ordered was "Trespasser". Trespasser (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was released in October, 1998. I'd pre-ordered it sometime before then. It was worse than the reviewers said, and they gave it 1 out of 10, "coaster of the year", etc. Since then, I have never ordered a game without reading a review, first. The review doesn't have to be stellar, but at least I'll be an informed consumer rather than a hopeful contributor.
It was released in October, 1998. I'd pre-ordered it sometime before then. It was worse than the reviewers said, and they gave it 1 out of 10, "coaster of the year", etc. Since then, I have never ordered a game without reading a review, first. The review doesn't have to be stellar, but at least I'll be an informed consumer rather than a hopeful contributor.