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Explore how Japanese videogames function as dynamic artistic expression and cultural commentary in this comprehensive Routledge analysis. The book examines arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games, and console JRPGs, revealing how gameplay mechanics, narrative, and design choices convey ideology and social critique. Through detailed evaluation of iconic titles including Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter, and Katamari Damacy, this study shows how cultural meaning emerges from game narratives, character design, user interfaces, cabinet art, and gaming peripherals. Perfect for students, game scholars, and cultural enthusiasts seeking to understand the intersection of Japanese culture and interactive media, this work demonstrates videogames as a sophisticated mode of artistic expression worthy of serious cultural analysis.

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Examines Japanese arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games, and console JRPGs to analyse their cultural significance and artistic value.

Provides detailed evaluation of well-known titles such as Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter, and Katamari Damacy within their cultural contexts.

Analyses how ideology and critique are communicated through game narrative, character design, user interface, cabinet art, and gaming peripherals.

Part of the Routledge Contemporary Japan Series, offering scholarly perspective on videogame culture and representation.

Demonstrates how gameplay and cultural context can be studied together to understand videogames as dynamic modes of artistic expression.

Explores representations of Japan within videogames and their role in shaping cultural understanding and identity.

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Release Date
13 June 2019
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