Bulldog Force
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When it comes to girls of games, most people instantly think of Lara Croft - as in she is the character who revolutionised the industry forever.
I must object to that. While I have played my fair share of Tomb Raider games, and enjoyed most of them, there is no way that Lara is the one who started off the chicks revolution for me.
Here are a few who were way ahead of her:
Tyris Flare
Some of you probably have no idea who she is by name... but she just happens to be the bikini trotting chick from the Golden Axe series. Seeing her run around in that outfit on the Megadrive was well before Lara Croft came on the scene via Playstation.
Blaze Fielding
If you don't know who Blaze Fielding is, then you were denied a childhood. It was never a difficult decision which character to pick while playing Streets of Rage on the Sega Master System. Blaze was faster and simply had better moves to use than Axle and Adam.
Mileena
I was playing MK2 long before Tomb Raider. I always loved playing the Ninja characters, but Sub Zero couldn't hold the fort forever - enter Mileena
Karen/Karla
She wouldn't be a character that most people are familiar with, but Alien Storm was a game I enjoyed on the Mega Drive. Karla was the character I loved playing. Dressed in Yellow (or Red, depending on the region), Karla's zero suit was really out there!
Hannah Dundee
Who? You ask? Hannah is the only female character from Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. C&D was a game based on the 1993 TV Series.
All these girls hit the machines before Lara Croft did and I prefer them to her. That's not to say that Lara doesn't have anything to offer, it's just that I believe other girls who hit the control pads before she did have had a bigger impact on me than she did.
I must object to that. While I have played my fair share of Tomb Raider games, and enjoyed most of them, there is no way that Lara is the one who started off the chicks revolution for me.
Here are a few who were way ahead of her:
Tyris Flare
Some of you probably have no idea who she is by name... but she just happens to be the bikini trotting chick from the Golden Axe series. Seeing her run around in that outfit on the Megadrive was well before Lara Croft came on the scene via Playstation.
Blaze Fielding
If you don't know who Blaze Fielding is, then you were denied a childhood. It was never a difficult decision which character to pick while playing Streets of Rage on the Sega Master System. Blaze was faster and simply had better moves to use than Axle and Adam.
Mileena
I was playing MK2 long before Tomb Raider. I always loved playing the Ninja characters, but Sub Zero couldn't hold the fort forever - enter Mileena
Karen/Karla
She wouldn't be a character that most people are familiar with, but Alien Storm was a game I enjoyed on the Mega Drive. Karla was the character I loved playing. Dressed in Yellow (or Red, depending on the region), Karla's zero suit was really out there!
Hannah Dundee
Who? You ask? Hannah is the only female character from Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. C&D was a game based on the 1993 TV Series.
All these girls hit the machines before Lara Croft did and I prefer them to her. That's not to say that Lara doesn't have anything to offer, it's just that I believe other girls who hit the control pads before she did have had a bigger impact on me than she did.
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