Is there a gamer in the house?

Over at The Feminist Underground , we’ve got a guest-blogger today who reviews Soul Calibur IV for us.  Look, I like his review, but after pointing out the ridiculousness ‘fighting dominatrix’ Ivy’s ever-increasing chest size and ever-decreasing clothing, he then makes the claim that the game isn’t sexist – because both genders are objectified.  Riiiight.

Perhaps this is poor form (OK, definitely), since he is a ‘real world’ friend of mine, but if there are any feminist gamers on the Feministing Community today with some free time on their hands, I’d love it if you’d stop by and give an informed opinion.  And, no, you don’t have to agree with me that the game is, in fact, terribly sexist and a sure way to keep a lot of women thinking that games just aren’t for them… but you can if you want