Portrayal of Women
The portrayal of women in video games is the subject of academic study and controversy. Recurring themes in both include the level of independence of female characters from their male counterparts, as well as their sexual objectification and sexualization.
Early video games presented women in subsidiary roles, dependent on male protagonists. More recent games include women in active and self-reliant attitudes, but some have also increased the sexualized portrayal of women so as to appeal to a male audience. In 2012, for instance, Dead or Alive director Yohei Shimbori admitted the developers received complaints from fans who had played the Dead or Alive 5 demo packaged with Ninja Gaiden 3. According to Shimbori, "We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, 'We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that.' That was kind of surprising." Controversy is generated by cultural stereotypes, sexism and violence towards women portrayed in games.
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