5 Times Video Game Designers Called Attention To Gender When They Didn't Have To Be

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1. Samus's Death in Super Metroid

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A death scene does not need a nearly nude woman to be compelling.

2. Dead or Alive XTreme Beach Volleyball 2

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The intro to this game has nothing to do with volleyball and everything to do with unnecessarily objectifying women.

3. Ubisoft's Assertion that Women are Too Hard to Animate

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Ubisoft claims that including female protagonists mean twice as much work for animators and voice actors and assert that masculinity is an important feature of the game.

4. Lara Croft's Impractical Outfits

Tomb Raider's Lara Croft's wardrobe is unnecessary. Many women we know would choose a much more practical outfit while raiding tombs.

5. Rape in Grand Theft Auto

In Grand Theft Auto, the women are often very sexualized or the characters are prostitutes. In game play, you have the option to rape women, but not men.