14. Football Manager 2005

I know you’re thinking, really? Football Manager is the most critically and financially successful Soccer gaming series in the world. In actuality it is one of the most successful sports gaming franchises in the world and is the leader of sports management simulation games for international sales. However, the 2005 edition of the game created a stir in China as it recognized Tibet as an independent nation – directly leading to a ban of the game.

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Soon after the banning Sports Interactive released an edited version worldwide that no longer recognized Tibet as being an independent nation. China would lift the ban on the game – allowing for Football Manager 2005 to again be sold within China. The economic might of China definitely played a role in SI changing their opinion on Tibet, yet this remains one of the most politically motivated ban on the list.