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What Games Do Women Play?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the if-you-have-two-x's-please-speak-up dept.

wikinerd writes "BBC recently published the results of an Elspa white paper on women in gaming, revealing that women prefer RPG, adventures, easy driving sims, puzzles, Tetris, and life simulations like The Sims. I suppose that the Slashdot crowd knows much more about this topic than Elspa, so I ask you: What games do women like most and are they experienced players? What would be the difference if your opponent in a game is male or female? How does the gender of other gamers or chatters affect your on-line behavior, especially when the physical distance means you may never really meet face-to-face."

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  1. Not another... by Exitar · · Score: 4, Informative

    article about women and games...

    http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/01/ 1826251&tid=10
    http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/30/ 1339248&tid=10
    http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/08/ 210208&tid=10
    http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/28/ 1458224&tid=10
    http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/23/ 1650258&tid=10

    1. Re:Not another... by maskedbishounen · · Score: 4, Informative

      It should be pointed out that this article is a dupe of the latest article in that list. Both posted by Zonk, only three days apart.

      Keep up the good work, editors. ;)

      --
      "An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program."
  2. My girlfriend likes to play... by afd8856 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Diablo, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (doesn't like 4), city-building games like Pharaoh, Empire - Rise of the Middle Kingdom, Quake 1 and Heretic (some years ago), Abe's Oddysee.

    --
    I'll do the stupid thing first and then you shy people follow...
  3. Hmm... seems pretty accurate by May+Kasahara · · Score: 4, Informative

    I like to play RPGs (Final Fantasy games, Skies of Arcadia, Dark Cloud 2, etc.), puzzle games (Puyo Puyo, Tetris, Tetris Attack, Katamari Damacy), and at least one adventure game (ICO) and one life sim (Harvest Moon). However, I also like time-draining SRPGs (Final Fantasy Tactics, Nippon Ichi games, Front Mission 4), platformers (Mario series, Sonic series, Jak & Daxter, etc.), rhythm titles (Bust A Move/Groove series, Samba de Amigo) and the occasional fighting game (Mortal Kombat series) and FPS (Unreal Tournament series). I've played UT online and in LAN parties quite a bit, mostly with guys, and it's been cool-- I find myself being just as fiercly competitive as they, but also find I prefer team-based play modes like CTF, Onslaught, and the Carball mod.

  4. Well, here is my list. by Zangief · · Score: 3, Informative

    -My girlfriend: She plays the Sims and Need for Speed Underground 1 and Minesweeper, along with some other things. Also, she plays Burnout, Mario Kart and Super Monkey Ball 2 along with me.

    -My sister: Plays The Sims and Animal Crossing a lot. Also, played the heck out of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, and is a fan of Wario Ware.

    -My mother: She is not into videogames, with the exception of Tetris and Solitaire.

  5. Re:easy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The truth about "nice guys"

    I have too many friends like this to count and I myself was like this during my teenage years.

  6. Good features in a game by HexDoll · · Score: 2, Informative

    Frequent save points but also some plot for when you want to play the game for longer periods of time (the newer Grand Theft Autos are good at this).

    Goals that don't just involve blasting everything in sight (like Metal Gear Solid). I get bored easily with first-person shooters.

    Goals that involve skill and thought rather than just reaction speed. Battles that require tactical decisions.