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Bulky characters

Other (objects, etc.) theme

All characters are depicted as excessively bulky/sturdy all around but not necessarily fat.

21
games
9
platforms
Alien Rage (Windows)
Alien Rage
WIN 2013-09-24
Gears of War (Windows)
Gears of War
WIN 2007-11
The Three Stooges (Apple IIGS)
The Three Stooges
IIGS 1989
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Gears of War
X360 2006-11-17
Darksiders II (Xbox 360)
Darksiders II
X360 2012-08-14
The Three Stooges (Commodore 64)
The Three Stooges
C64 1988
Turok (Windows)
Turok
WIN 2008-04-22
Turok (PlayStation 3)
Turok
PS3 2008-01
Turok (Xbox 360)
Turok
X360 2008-01
Darksiders II (Windows)
Darksiders II
WIN 2012-08-14
The Three Stooges (MS-DOS)
The Three Stooges
DOS 1988
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (Windows)
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
WIN 2010-03-16
Implied: macho

See also: hourglass figures, hypermuscles
Occasionally female characters escape this, but this is usually seen in games with mostly male characters anyway. Everyone is depicted as thick, muscled and otherwise bulky.

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Games by year

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The first Bulky characters video game was released in 1988.

Cinemaware, Microsoft Game Studios and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 6
X360 5
Amiga 2
PS3 2
Linux 2
NES 1
C64 1
Apple IIGS 1
MS-DOS 1