If we’re going to rank the hottest video game characters, let’s not be boring about it | Amelia Tait

Once again Lara Croft has appeared near the top of an arbitrary list of the hottest video game characters - but when are we going to admit there's something about Luigi's eyes?

Is Lara Croft hot? It's a question that's plagued our greatest minds for almost three decades. Yes, she appeared on the cover of the Face magazine next to the tagline bigger than Pammy" in 1997, and yes, in 2006 lad mag FHM created a whole TV special designed to find the real" tomb raider. But what does science say? In a world where American academics can't use the word women" without jeopardising their scientific funding, it's a relief that a gambling site called Casino Days is willing to do this important work, recently ranking The Top 10 Most Attractive Video Game Characters According to Science".

Using the so-called golden ratio" - which determines how beautiful someone is by measuring their facial features - the company has found that Lara Croft is the second most attractive video game character in the virtual world. In a move that will finally leave women with nothing to complain about, first place goes to The Witcher's Geralt of Rivia.