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Gears of War 2 (2008)



Year: 2008

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Shooter

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Developer: Epic Games


Notes: One of the characters, Tai Kaliso, is a “strong warrior” from the Arohma/Irohma South Islands. In addition to sporting facial tattoos, his armour and weapons also bear vaguely tribal insignia. Tai seems to fit all of the tropes of a “typical Polynesian warrior”.

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