Working with professional psychologists implementing the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire, Top10Casinos followed almost 1,000 gamers to discover which games cause players to have the highest levels of Physical Aggression (PA), Verbal Aggression (VA), Anger and Hostility.
And while FIFA, Call of Duty and Battlefield all make the top 10 across each of the above categories, you’ll be surprised to hear that ANIMAL CROSSING has more physically aggressive gamers than Grand Theft Auto: Five.
That’s right, the game about picking apples and tending gardens was found to have produced more physically aggressive gamers than those who steal cars and beat innocent civilians up for fun.
The top 10 games associated with the highest levels of Physical Aggression (PA) were:
| Game Title | PA Score |
| Battlefield | 0.572 |
| Call of Duty | 0.571 |
| FIFA | 0.548 |
| Animal Crossing | 0.530 |
| Grand Theft Auto 5 | 0.526 |
| Minecraft | 0.523 |
| Fortnite | 0.481 |
| Super Smash Brothers Mario | 0.473 |
| Pokemon GO | 0.472 |
| Mario Kart | 0.462 |
With regards to the most aggressive games overall, (taking into account scores for Verbal Aggression, Physical Aggression, Anger and Hostility), Call of Duty takes the spot from Battlefield and the block building game MINECRAFT overtakes FIFA.
The top 10 games associated with the highest levels of user Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger and Hostility were:
| Game Title | PA, VA, Anger and Hostility Average |
| Call of Duty | 0.602 |
| Battlefield | 0.598 |
| Minecraft | 0.587 |
| FIFA | 0.584 |
| Grand Theft Auto 5 | 0.568 |
| Super Smash Brothers Mario | 0.553 |
| Pokemon GO | 0.540 |
| Fortnite | 0.538 |
| Animal Crossing | 0.537 |
| Mario Kart | 0.519 |
In terms of gaming platforms, PlayStation players would be wise to avoid starting a console war with those on Xbox.
Xbox players were found to be the most physically and verbally aggressive, the angriest and the most hostile to other players; those Xbox 360 MW2 lobbies have a lot to answer for…
Other outcomes of the research found that male gamers were 20% more aggressive than their female counterparts and that Newcastle was home to the angriest gamers in the UK.
The top 10 angriest gamer cities in the UK were found to be:
| City | Anger Score |
| Newcastle | 0.524 |
| London | 0.520 |
| Brighton | 0.517 |
| Nottingham | 0.509 |
| Birmingham | 0.501 |
| Liverpool | 0.492 |
| Sheffield | 0.490 |
| Manchester | 0.490 |
| Glasgow | 0.490 |
| Norwich | 0.472 |
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tl;dr
- A new psychological study followed almost 1,000 gamers to find out which games make us the most angry, aggressive, and hostile
- Call of Duty gamers found the be the most aggressive overall, while ANIMAL CROSSING players were found to be more physically aggressive than those who play Grand Theft Auto 5
- Newcastle found to be the home of the angriest gamers in the UK, narrowly beating London
How the Analysis was Conducted
964 Gamers were asked to select the 3 games they enjoy playing the most in order of preference and the device they primarily play their games on.
They were then asked to fill in a remote Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire.
The Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire consists of 29 questions on a five-point Likert scale. It is used to determine the level of aggression within individuals based on their responses to various statements.
Respondents are presented with statements such as: “Q.17: I Sometimes feel like a powder keg ready to explode” and are asked to select an answer ranging from “Extremely Uncharacteristic” to “Extremely Characteristic”.
Depending on user responses to each question or statement, the more or less aggressive they are deemed to be by the scoring system.
The closer to 1 your overall score is, the more aggressive/angry/hostile you are found to be.
The questionnaire is split into four aggression sub sections, these being: Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger and Hostility.
Once we had all responses back, we grouped their answers based on games played, consoles owned and other demographics (such as age, gender and location).
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