The Web Game "Lady Popular" For Girls Is Evil

Try this mental exercise. Create a web-based role playing game that would be the absolute worst thing you could possibly imagine for girls to play.

1. You might start with a game that values physical appearance over (almost) everything else.
2. The rewards you'd create in the game would likely involve shopping at the mall so you could get things that either elevate your appearance or your social status.
3. Then you'd probably create a reward system where you earn money based on what kind of boyfriend you have.

Earn money? We can do worse. Let's make it so that the boyfriend has to give you the money every day.

I've never described a game as "evil," but after reading about Lady Popular from XS Software, I'm pretty comfortable with describing it that way - especially as the father of daughters. I'd rather my girls play a game that could give them nightmares than one day find them engrossed in this kind of shit online.

I'm not even going to link to it.

Finally A Game For Girls! Lady Popular [Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

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Before sharing your opinion about something first make sure you've checked it good, so you don't end up with wrong conclusions. From your article I understand you didn't quite see all of the game. You just put up one part that is most suitable for you to describe as "evil". Actually things are not as stated here. I think it's good to have games for girls that give the opportunity to enjoy customizing a characters with such a big variety of styles. Of course there are lots of other ways to earn money in the game. The boyfriend part you mantioned is just one of them.

I don't think any player will start believing that boyfriends are for giving money, as do players of other games don't believe there are magical powers and orcs out there, or that they can simply get a gun go outside and shoot people on the street.

In a few words: Pointless flame dude :))