GAMERS claim to have noticed something very strange about the much anticipated Mass Effect: Andromeda release.

Fans have accused game developer Bioware of making all its female characters "ugly".

8 Sara Ryder looks quite different to Jayde Rossi

Several have pointed out that the women in Mass Effect: Andromeda appear less attractive than the models they are based on.

But male characters look just as dashing as their real-life inspiration, it appears.

In the game, you can play as a male or female version of the same character, Ryder.

But the Bioware fansite Biofan points out that actress Jayde Rossi, who gave her likeness to the protagonist, looks quite different to her.

On the other hand, model Steven Brewiss looks almost identical.

Left - Jayde Rossi, actress who gave her likeness to female protagonist of Mass Effect Andromeda.

Right - the final result from Bioware pic.twitter.com/UtUDlDJ9Om — Terak, the guy who did an oopsie (@Terak404) February 13, 2017

8 Steven Brewiss lends his face to the male version of the Ryder character

8 Steven Brewis is a dead ringer for his Mass Effect: Andromeda character Scott Ryder

8 Gamers are complaining that Bioware have made Sara Ryder more 'ugly' than the model who inspired her

8 Jayde Rossi poses in an Instagram snap

8 There's been a mixed reaction to the portrayal of Sara Ryder

Feminist game critic Liana Kerzner told Heatstreet that the difference between male and female characters indicated that Bioware was "othering" women.

She said: "For me the issue is not the isolated appearance of the character.

"It’s that it’s so different from BroRyder that one could say they’re no longer actually male/female avatars of the same character.

Bioware have yet to comment on the furore, but it's prompted a heated debate over manipulating appearances based on gender.

8 Mass Effect: Andromeda character Peebee

8 Gaming forums and social media is awash with criticism over lack of sex appeal in Mass Effect: Andromeda

@masseffect those models look horrific... and people complained about Fallout 4! 😂 — TheRobobrain (@TheRobobrain) February 9, 2017

"FemRyder is a totally different take on the protagonist, and since she is the alteration, while BroRyder adheres more closely to the actor’s looks, this is the 'othering' of women that feminists complain about."

It's been suggested that Bioware were trying to de-sexualise the featured women, and they appear less like their model inspirations because they have been stripped of make-up and PhotoShop.

The ghost of large-breasted Lara Croft has haunted game the game industry for years, leading designers to be accused of using women as lusty pawns in video game narratives.

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