Question 1

Is Beta Test woke?

Accepted Answer

Beta Test has a woke score of 13/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Beta Test is a 2016 low-budget sci-fi action thriller in which champion video game tester Max Troy discovers that his beta test of a new first-person shooter lets him remotely control the real-world movements of former Sentinel employee Orson Creed. As virtual missions turn into actual crimes including bank robberies and a school shooting, Max teams with Creed to expose the corporation’s scheme to stage chaos and sway public opinion toward stricter gun laws. The story plays as a straightforward conspiracy action tale with no visible emphasis on identity, representation, or social-justice messaging.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Beta Test?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Political / ideological dialogue, Institutional / cultural critique, Creator track record context. While testing the latest first person shooter from global game developer, Sentinel, video game champion Max Troy discovers the events happening within the game are being reflected in the real world. He soon determines that the game's protagonist is real-life Orson Creed, an ex-Sentinel employee who is being remotely controlled by the corporation for reasons unknown. As virtual and real worlds collide, Max and Creed must join forces to unravel the conspiracy before the game's sinister events escalate and overwhelm the city.

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