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Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Forthcoming)



Year: Announced in 2017, currently in development

Platform: NA

Genre: Action-adventure

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Ubisoft


Notes: This game is still in development, but concept art shows characters including anthropromorphized sharks with pounamu, kakahu, huia feathers, and Polynesian-inspired tatau; and “Space Monkeys” sporting tā moko.


Overall Rating: There is too much to unpack in thinking about game developers depicting chimpanzees with tā moko.


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