Can video games be mentally beneficial?

Question: i'm talking about stratigic games like Worms2 specifically.

1- would it be like exercise or developer for mentally challenged people?

2- would it be a mental exercise for average people?

Answers:
Worms2?

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definately...it shows that it relieves stress in some cases
some games like tetris are just as you said "a mind exercise"...and keeps it busy

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no

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it depends on who is using this products. i mean his own actual mentallity plus the effects ot these video games... so actually it may be usefull to some extends but not in that degree which will be perfect

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Depends on the game. Strategy games certainly are good. Also games such as Victoria and Civilization teach you history and geography and culture.

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