In the game, players must campaign, raise money, take out advertisements, win endorsements, and even go on cable TV news shows such as the O’Maley Factor, HardHitter, Barry King, and more to answer tough questions on the issues of the day. The game map uses real demographic information to accurately portray the political landscape of the United States. Different states are more “liberal” or “conservative” than others. The political issues they care about differ from state to state. How candidates respond to these issues determines how strong their support is with their political base as well as wooing the all-important independent voters as well.
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One news item back you outlined this game.
I'd be pissed if I were you.
Anyone remember that Republic: Revolutions game a while back? That tried to be a political simulator (of sorts) and was quite an interesting, intelligent game.
If done right, this could be a lot like the old Nuclear War game (the computer game based on the board game). However, they would have to make it more satirical and amusing than a normal election. That's going to be difficult, though.