Video Games - Hoodoo Misrepresentation

Here are separate descriptions of video games that have been criticized for negative portrayals of hoodoo or voodoo:

1. Bayou Billy (NES) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of Cajun culture, including the use of voodoo dolls and swamp monsters.

2. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as dark magic and promotes cultural appropriation.

3. The Secret World (PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as an evil and sinister religion.

4. Shadow Man (N64, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with death and violence.

5. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

6. Fallout: New Orleans (PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with cannibalism and black magic.

7. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

8. Mafia II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

9. Tomb Raider: Underworld (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with death and curses.

10. The Saboteur (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with death and curses.

11. The Order: 1886 (PS4) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

12. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

13. Far Cry 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

14. Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

15. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

16. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PS3, Xbox 360) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

17. The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

18. The Suffering (PS2, Xbox, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with death and violence.

19. Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

20. Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

21. Voodoo Vince (Xbox) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

22. The Conduit (Wii) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

23. Legacy of Kain: Defiance (PS2, Xbox, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

24. Bloodrayne 2 (PS2, Xbox, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

25. Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

26. Afro Samurai (PS3, Xbox 360) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

27. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (PS Vita) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

28. Bloodborne (PS4) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

29. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

30. Condemned: Criminal Origins (Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

31. Crusader Kings II: Monks and Mystics (PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

32. Dark Sector (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

33. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

34. Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with death and curses.

35. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

36. The Cursed Crusade (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

37. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

38. Alone in the Dark: Illumination (PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

39. Dead Island (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and violence.

40. Shadow Warrior (2013) (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - The game perpetuates negative stereotypes of voodoo as a religion associated with black magic and curses.

To improve, game developers can:

1. Research and consult with members of the culture they are portraying to ensure accuracy and representation.

2. Avoid perpetuating negative stereotypes and cultural appropriation.

3. Hire diverse teams that include members of the communities they are representing to ensure cultural sensitivity and respect.

4. Offer educational resources to players to promote cultural understanding and respect.

5. Listen to feedback and criticism from members of the communities they are representing and make changes accordingly.

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