On the back of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, which controversially named and shamed Nintendo mainly because it couldn’t find any actual information on its manufacturing processes (blissfully ignoring the fact it is far more efficient than its high definition rivals), the eco-friendly group has launched a video urging gamers to demand that console giants improve their green status. While I don’t like Greenpeace’s methods, it doesn’t seem fair to condemn them for trying improve life on the planet.

What I did find particularly interesting is that the person chosen to represent the PlayStation 3 is God of War star, Kratos (albeit in a horribly animated, poorly voiced form). Kratos, of course has yet to make his PS3 debut and won’t be doing so for over a year. A bit of an oversight on Greenpeace’s behalf, but I can understand why he was used; Kratos is by far the most recognisable of the PS2’s game characters. The PS3 doesn’t really have anything / anyone that really compares. There are some good characters – Heavenly Sword’s Nariko, R&C’s Ratchet, maybe even R:FOM’s Nathan Hale, etc – but for whatever reasons these don’t manage to stand out from the crowd.

Maybe it doesn’t make an ounce of difference, but it is a shame that the PS3 lacks a truly iconic character to rally behind – Masterchief and Mario, who represent their respective consoles in the same video, do a great job of symbolising the different strength of the two rivals. Given time (and a sequel or two) maybe Uncharted’s Nathan Drake will fill those shoes, but I wonder if perhaps his intentional every-man design preclude this. So who would you chose to be the iconic ambassador of the PS3? Or will we just have to wait for Kratos’ PS3 outing before the console will get the same kind of symbolic representation?

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Joystiq