Don't Tread On She

Hello Everyone! Since, this is my First post I’d like to start off with a little biographic information. I’m a 21 female gamer who’s been “saving the princess” for about 14 years now. My favorite game series is The Legend of Zelda followed closely by anything Kirby! When I’m not driving my mother crazy by using my time for video games instead of carefully cleaning every corner of Everything, I attend the Art institute of Tampa where I am getting my BA in game art and Design and am always knee deep in homework.
I hate to start my posting history with a rant, but I feel it needs to be said. STOP MAKING THESE SHITTY GAMES FOR GIRLS!!!!!! *cough* Excuse me, what I mean is, don’t we female gamers deserve better than this? Now your thinking, “But Lindsy, these games are for little girls!” Well, So what? Is it fair little girls have this shovelware buried onto them in nauseating abundance, while boys get games like Spectrobes or Smash Bros. Brawl?
I don’t want to seem like a feminist, because I’m really not, but let’s explore some of these titles.
First off, anything with the word “imagine” in the title, is at best complete crap. For example, Imagine! Babies, because we all know that the only thing woman are good for is raising babies. Oh and cooking, can’t forget cooking, that’s why we have Imagine! Master chef!! Also, Imagine Fashion Designer, Imagine animal doctor (you mean a vet? But I guess since woman are Stupid you must name your title “Animal doctor”), Imagine Figure skater, and Imagine Teacher (the only one the doesn’t completely disgust me), to name a few. It’s not only that the sheer idea of these games is insulting to females, it’s that they are just down right crap. Gameplay is simplistic or non-existent, sound is cheesy, visual are so ugly they could be the physical manifestation of Paris Hilton’s personality, and story… oh wait… never mind, there isn't one.
However, the game that made me oh so passionate to write this article is Not part of the Imagine! Series, nor is it anything character licensed (I’m looking at you Barbie). It is a game for the Nintendo Ds entitled, My Boyfriend. Yes, it’s exactly what you think it is. You choose to woe a boy of any stereotype, while doing side jobs around town to buy your love inserters gifts that will impress him most! The lesson in all this a girls place is with a man who is must spoil, and that’s it!
To wrap this rant up I’ll make a plea to the Parents. Mom, dad, Please don’t give your daughters this crap. If your going to allow them to play games at least give them something that had some effort put into it! Nintendogs, New Super Mario bros. Kirby Squeak squad, Pokemon, Professor Layton, or Trauma Center are just a few of the quality DS titles your daugther might enjoy. For Wii there is Super Mario Galaxy, anything with Wii at the beginning (Wii Sports Wii Music), Mario Kart, De Blob, Boom Blox, MySims Kingdom. Any of these titles can provide a more enriching and fulfilling experience than those products just labeled “girl games”.