8 Video Games That Are Way More Intelligent Than You Think

8. Watch Dogs 2 - Neoliberalism

This one has been covered in detail recently, so it's only fitting to start with Ubisoft's latest release about a group of hipster-hackers - reminiscent of Anonymous and WikiLeaks - aiming to abolish the tools of governmental control.

The hackers oppose what may be generally characterized as neoliberalism and some of its key components, such as: social insignificance - the data produced by individuals is more important than the individuals themselves; consumerism - the aforementioned data is used to more successfully market products to citizens, whose consumption makes the functioning of the system possible; diversity - Horatio is one of only three African-Americans working at Nudle and other workers want him to feel accepted, so they give him backhanded complements, like saying he is so "well-spoken".

But the game itself falls victim to the neoliberal agenda because of its reliance on apps and social media. Apps are used to present the player with his potential-self, something he can become, which is always so promising to neoliberals. The constant quest for an expanding number of followers is also based on promise, but a promise of fulfilling others' expectations.

Lastly, by reading negative comments and using them as an impulse to act, graphics artist Sitara exhibits overt-concern with keeping her "brand" - DedSec - compatible with other hacker groups.