Give game designers credit–they know their target audience. Following in the proud footsteps of comic books, Saturday morning cartoons and my eighth grade physical science notebook, video games have embraced the wildly disproportionate female body type.

The topic–most infamous examples of sacrificing anatomical realism and a well-adjusted perception of women for cheap thrills.

Dave: Ah, Rachel. You are a fiend-slaying menace in the world of Ninja Gaiden Black, but the big question is: how the @#$% can you perpetrate so much carnage in that outfit, with those otherworldly proportions. Who thinks stiletto heels are the way to go to take on the demon hordes?!

And how about Ryu giving her the big brush-off at the end of the game? If he doesn’t clue into her desire to do a tandem Izuna drop with him with that outfit on, what else she has to do? Lather up in baby oil and draw a pie chart?

"When they're distracted is when I strike!!!"