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Tecmo: "Dead Or Alive: Paradise's Goal Was Not Softcore Porn"

February 27, 2010 in News comments 9

According to Dead or Alive: Paradise director Yoshinori Ueda, the game was not intended to be softcore porn, but an attempt to show gamers "the beauty of women."

Dead or Alive: Paradise director Yoshinori Ueda has told Eurogamer that his PSP game is not supposed to be softcore pornography nor degrading towards women, despite titillating promotional videos and a marketing slogan that reads, "Paradise in the palm of your hand."

"That's certainly not something we're intentionally going for," he said. "From our perspective, we're trying to make beautiful women, that has been the focus - we want our characters to be beautiful. The DOA characters are strong and that they look the way they do is based on trying to bring out the beauty of women."

"We're certainly not trying to degrade women. They have beautiful bodies. We're trying to show off the beauty of their bodies but we're not trying to be degrading about it - we're trying to show that they are beautiful characters."

"It's not that we were trying to make softcore porn. That's definitely not the goal."
Miss Razz via eurogamer.net »
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  • 6
    Hideo1 Feb 28, 10
    It wasn't softcore porn, of course not. It was just their way of providing imagination-less programmers with people to use so they can make the softcore porn themselves.

    I find it funny that they're trying to play themselves off as pro-female cornerstones when that's just even more sexist, patronizing and offensive anyway. 'Hey there little women, we're going to show the world your beauty by putting you in bikinis and having you frolic around, because that's all you're good for. Don't worry, men will show their beauty too. They'll show it all over the TV screen whilst playing with you.'
    • 1
      RabidChinaGirl Feb 28, 10
      Took the words outta my mouth there.

      What a load of crock.
    • 0
      Dark Arcanine Mar 1, 10
      Ha, agreed. The true beauty of females doesn't make it to the banners of people on forums to put it one way. All they said was a load of bs, beautiful women are realistic women.
  • 0
    Spike Spiegel Feb 28, 10
    As I read this, I can't help but imagine him rambling and sweating profusely as he tries to explain that he's not a horny pervert. Beauty of women, huh? Maybe that would fly if the average woman had huge, perfectly round boobs.
  • 0
    Paradox Feb 28, 10
    Hilarious. All I can say. From what I've gathered the game is extremely sexist.
    • 1
      BANDITO ATTACK Feb 28, 10
      objectifying women isn't sexist.
      • 0
        RabidChinaGirl Feb 28, 10
        Agreed. Hell, I love it when men are objectified. Trying to bullshit your way out of it like a tool is lame as hell though.

        It's an exhibitionist game/series, so don't pretend it's a boon for women everywhere, Ueda.
  • 0
    Skyassassin Mar 1, 10
    Wow that's sad. From the sounds of it they worked on the women more than the game.....
  • 1
    Xenctuary Mar 1, 10
    Tecmo goal was to create a beautiful game with beautiful characters based upon the beautiful bodies and overall beauty of women.

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