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Love Plus

Love Plus is a bishōjo (beautiful girl), or "dating simulator", type game of the Erogẽ (erotic game) video game genre. It was released in Japan in 2008, with several updates and sequels that followed. Love Plus released for the portable Nintendo DS game console, and is now available in the Apple App Store.

The Gaming Bias

Erogẽ games are predominately focused toward males. Over 400 brands exist, creating gaming content exclusively designed for the heterosexual male gamer. Arguments have been made in support that Erogẽ games are designed to encourage or fortify 'masculine' traits, sometimes even by violent means. A smaller movement has emerged to cater to a more diverse audience, and are usually available only as mobile apps.

Privacy

While face and voice recognition is adopted for the game, no evidence of recording or information sharing has been found.

The virtual girlfriend

The premise of Love Plus is to court one of three characters in the game. Unlike most reward-based games (collecting items, defeating enemies, powering-up weapons, etc.), the object is to have the chosen character proclaim her love for you and initiate dating. The game continues after this ultimate goal by continuing to 'date' the virtual girlfriend. Players of Love Plus have taken the objective literally, and began exclusively dating their virtual girlfriend. One man decided to ultimately marry his virtual girlfriend.

The current legality of marrying a virtual character is uncertain