In my experience, it's easy to get women into just about any game that doesn't require precise control or competition, and doesn't feature excessive violence. Slimebeast lists a lot of them. I'd add Diablo, Civilization, Harvest Moon, Zelda, any rhythm game.
Women like constructive elements in their games, such as leveling. And they like empathic characters, which are rare even among story-driven games. The final pillar would be social elements, which is why WoW is crack for so many of them.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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