In games where the player can see the character, I prefer to play as a female because I find the female form astheticly pleasing. I know its shallow... Also, my best gamer friends are women. Ladies do co-op so much better. As a general rule, most ladies ive played with recognize that a team with a dead guy is a team minus one, something a lot of guys don't understand. A 3 "man" team doesn't get stronger when one of your guns isnt shooting baddies. Just saying guys, take a note