I hate these games. When I was a kid we went to the park and raced around all day playing cowboys and indians - now that was exciting! We made our own bows and arrow which, with a cheap cap gun, provided endless fun.

Kevin Straw, Leicester,

This could be true as it plays with the most simple of motivations kill kill kill and the ADRENALIN fueled rampages within the primitive brain. Im a gamer a hardcore gamer and I love it.
ENDORPHINES here I come.

Chris, ENGALAND,

Women haven't historically been given the opportunity to be 'tyrants and conquerors', that much is true - but of most women you know, surely they would rather lead in a more intelligent way than decimating cities? That's the difference that this study highlights.

Lynn, London,

I don't know about the comparative response of women, but guys in front of video games CERTAINLY turn off! Getting their attention becomes nigh impossible!

Adam, Oxford,

Oh please - what pop psych nonsense! Historically men were conquerors because women usually lacked the opportunity to become leaders, at least in Western cultures. But what about Boudicca? Or, in Japan, Tomoe Gozen?

Alex Duggan, London, UK

Most women can understand video games to the same extent that most men can understand Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives.

Also, video games give men the chance to indulge the instinctive urges that civilised society represses. I would've thought this was common sense.

Steve, Leeds, UK