<s>
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adult-oriented	O
"	O
romantic	O
comedy	O
"	O
visual	O
novel/dating	O
sim	O
developed	O
by	O
United	O
Pixtures	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kirin	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
have	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
very	O
limited	O
distribution	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
United	O
Pixtures	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
received	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
lackluster	O
production	O
value	O
,	O
nonsensical	O
storyline	O
,	O
poor	O
acting	O
and	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
primarily	O
being	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
slideshow	O
despite	O
being	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
(	O
or	O
mouse	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
)	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
choice	O
and	O
then	O
will	O
press	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
will	O
happen	O
for	O
choosing	O
that	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
clip	O
features	O
the	O
character	O
Jane	O
introducing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
and	O
basic	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Fremont	O
,	O
California-based	O
game	O
company	O
Kirin	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Digital	O
Stuff	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
actually	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
being	O
made	O
it	O
faded	O
into	O
obscurity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
,	O
looking	O
to	O
test	O
an	O
old	O
laptop	O
,	O
discovered	O
the	O
listing	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
searching	O
through	O
WorldCat	B-Library
,	O
discovered	O
one	O
copy	O
at	O
the	O
Ball	O
State	O
University	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Reddit	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
version	O
emulated	O
through	O
DOSBox	B-Application
for	O
users	O
to	O
try	O
,	O
then	O
later	O
uploaded	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
higher-quality	O
audio	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
and	O
uncensored	O
cutscenes	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
announced	O
during	O
E3	O
2021	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
with	O
both	O
digital	O
and	O
physical	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
obscure	O
title	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
format	O
,	O
it	O
gained	O
attention	O
through	O
James	O
Rolfe	O
's	O
coverage	O
of	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
Angry	O
Video	O
Game	O
Nerd	O
series	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
is	O
now	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
attention	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
slideshow	O
despite	O
being	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
only	O
its	O
introduction	O
was	O
FMV	O
)	O
where	O
it	O
uses	O
mostly	O
still	O
images	O
instead	O
of	O
full	O
motion	O
graphics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
random	O
,	O
out-of-place	O
color	O
filters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
controls	O
for	O
making	O
a	O
choice	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
using	O
still	O
frame	O
footage	O
instead	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
meager	O
15%	O
rating	O
,	O
Diego	O
Antico	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
determine	O
where	O
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
is	O
at	O
its	O
most	O
horrendous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
made	O
note	O
of	O
how	O
despite	O
it	O
being	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
simply	O
a	O
slideshow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
dubbed	O
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
a	O
"	O
shallow	O
,	O
hateful	O
waste	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
 [ that ] 	O
may	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
having	O
killed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
whale	O
"	O
,	O
naming	O
it	O
#1	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Must	O
NOT	O
Buy	O
"	O
list	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
#27	O
in	O
UGO	O
Network	O
's	O
102	O
"	O
Worst	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
the	O
patience	O
,	O
check	O
out	O
a	O
video	O
walkthrough	O
online	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
worst	O
storyline	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
post-modern	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
#4	O
in	O
Screen	O
Play	O
's	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
hilariously	O
dodgy	O
FMV	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
with	O
actors	O
who	O
make	O
Home	O
and	O
Away	O
look	O
like	O
Shakespeare	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
has	O
cited	O
Plumbers	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Wear	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
symbol	O
for	O
everything	O
that	O
was	O
wrong	O
with	O
giving	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
anyone	O
that	O
wanted	O
one	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
3DO	B-Device
publishers	O
only	O
needed	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
$3	O
royalty	O
per	O
disc	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
stringent	O
licensing	O
program	O
like	O
other	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
many	O
low-quality	O
adult-oriented	O
video	O
games	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
