However, there are some popular characters with more Latin American influence, including King from the Tekken series, Isabela Keyes from Dead Rising, and Dominic Santiago from Gears of War.
[3] University of Delaware professor Phillip Penix-Tadsen contributed to this field of ludology in Latin America.
Despite this, many representations of Latin American places and people in video games contain the influences of colonialism, which creates another dimension of social and economic impact.
[6] One video game that accurately depicts the time and culture of Latin America is Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
Parts of the game depict the Caribbean with historically accurate locations, people, and events, as well as the horrors of the slave trade and sugar plantations.
Two games female Latin Americans play more than their male counterparts are Super Mario Bros. and Candy Crush.
At launch, the game was multilingual and set in the fantasy genre, incorporating elements from American popular culture, such as The Lord of the Rings.
[12] Video games also show potential as effective learning tools, if they met the thresholds set by a benefits, costs, and feasibility analysis.