For instance, the Civ games are basically Whig History: The Game, presenting liberal capitalism as the ideal end point for all societies. It even includes uncivilized "barbarian tribes" whose sole purpose is to be exterminated so you can take their land for the glory of capitalism.
I could see a game inspired by the Cuban revolution being very good, except the only game loosely based on that I've played was terrible.
for "the rebellion" being such a common media trope, it's surprising there isn't more rebel/revolutionary fighter type games.
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Yeah, it's a byproduct of who owns the video game companies. Plus they take so much funding from the Defense ghouls, they could never get too cool.
the classic SNK arcade game?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_War_(video_game)
We. The Revolution lets you be a judge during the French Revolution.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/736850/We_The_Revolution/
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Top-down Contra isn't a terrible take on the idea, though in America the main characters' names were censored lmao.