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"Sexy Sprites"

Men!! How many more times do we have to sit at our computers watching yet ANOTHER macho, muscled hard man, running around the screen, blasting the brains of zombies and enemies but still having time to gel his hair and direct a quick, quirky pun towards the camera…In the world of gaming, we are immersed in testosterone-fuelled action, where the hero will often think he’s finally met his match in a beautiful and talented woman…then what happens? It was all a front!! She isn’t THAT strong and valiant, she ends up getting caught by the enemy and held to ransom, all because she THOUGHT she was tough enough. Our hero with the six-pack then will swoop down to save the fair maiden and automatically win her eternal love, and they live happily ever after….blah blah blah.…The only thing I have to say to this pathetic display of a testosterone trip is, BAH!! Where’s the women in this so-called equal world of gaming?? I’ll tell you where they are…they’ve squeezed themselves into tight, leather costumes and are running around the pixel world with massive guns, stopping every now and then to check their profile or allowing the gamer to have a disputably tasteless birds eye view down the front of their outfit. Don’t get me wrong, I like to see a strong, determined, extraordinary woman kicking butt and saving the day…but is that the ONLY women who appear in games? Take Silent Hill for example…Harry Mason, an ordinary widowed parent. He is ORDINARY! He’s thrust into this nightmare world unwillingly and all he wants to do during the frantic and terrifying duration of the game, is find his daughter and go home. How about Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil 2? He’s an ordinary kinda cop, first day on the job, and again, he’s thrown head-first into a terror-filled adventure. My only question is….where’s the ordinary women? If it’s not Joanna Combat, Lara Croft, Aya Brea or Regina thingy, leaping around in cat suits with perfect hair and perfect aim, it’s Rinoa Heartilly or another equally pathetic wuss, fainting at the sight of blood and managing to get herself captured by the enemy for the 3rd time during the game!
Now I realise that we do have a couple of examples…Claire Redfield from Resi Evil 2 is one such example. But how about an RPG with a NORMAL, everyday woman, thrust unwittingly into the action…having to LEARN to use her weapons and just because she’s seen one before, to still FEAR the enemy she encounters. How come they all turn into hardened, fearless fighters after the first battle?

Men!! How many more times do we have to sit at our computers watching yet ANOTHER macho, muscled hard man, running around the screen, blasting the brains of zombies and enemies but still having time to gel his hair and direct a quick, quirky pun towards the camera…In the world of gaming, we are immersed in testosterone-fuelled action, where the hero will often think he’s finally met his match in a beautiful and talented woman…then what happens? It was all a front!! She isn’t THAT strong and valiant, she ends up getting caught by the enemy and held to ransom, all because she THOUGHT she was tough enough. Our hero with the six-pack then will swoop down to save the fair maiden and automatically win her eternal love, and they live happily ever after….blah blah blah.…The only thing I have to say to this pathetic display of a testosterone trip is, BAH!! Where’s the women in this so-called equal world of gaming?? I’ll tell you where they are…they’ve squeezed themselves into tight, leather costumes and are running around the pixel world with massive guns, stopping every now and then to check their profile or allowing the gamer to have a disputably tasteless birds eye view down the front of their outfit. Don’t get me wrong, I like to see a strong, determined, extraordinary woman kicking butt and saving the day…but is that the ONLY women who appear in games? Take Silent Hill for example…Harry Mason, an ordinary widowed parent. He is ORDINARY! He’s thrust into this nightmare world unwillingly and all he wants to do during the frantic and terrifying duration of the game, is find his daughter and go home. How about Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil 2? He’s an ordinary kinda cop, first day on the job, and again, he’s thrown head-first into a terror-filled adventure. My only question is….where’s the ordinary women? If it’s not Joanna Combat, Lara Croft, Aya Brea or Regina thingy, leaping around in cat suits with perfect hair and perfect aim, it’s Rinoa Heartilly or another equally pathetic wuss, fainting at the sight of blood and managing to get herself captured by the enemy for the 3rd time during the game!
Now I realise that we do have a couple of examples…Claire Redfield from Resi Evil 2 is one such example. But how about an RPG with a NORMAL, everyday woman, thrust unwittingly into the action…having to LEARN to use her weapons and just because she’s seen one before, to still FEAR the enemy she encounters. How come they all turn into hardened, fearless fighters after the first battle?