Obama: The Game?

7:55 pm EST January 6th, 2009 | News | 4 Comments

On paper this could be a fun game, but this is not that game. I would like to see a Presidential/Government sim from someone like Sid Meier done like Civilization or Rise Of Nations. But this ain’t that game…

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4 Responses to “Obama: The Game?”

  1. SFC B says:
    January 7, 2009 at 2:04 am

    So would Dennis Kuncinich winning the election in “Sid Meier’s Presidency” be like when your armor was beaten by a militiaman?

    True story. In Civ 1 I attacked a barbarian militia unit with a nuclear missile and lost. It was a pyrrhic victory for the barbarian since the nuke still did it’s tile-clearing attack and radiation effect, but it was an early lesson in the sometime wonkyness of gaming random number generators.

  2. Jaim says:
    January 7, 2009 at 4:05 am

    I know exactly what you’re saying. Civ I was notorious for that. Modern tank vs. horse-archer who has the high-ground? Probably about 50-50 odds.

  3. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    January 7, 2009 at 4:59 am

    Civilization was great, but what I really want to play is Master of Magic. There have been rumors for a sequel to that game for a decade now.

    But I think a Presidential Similator would be cool as well. However, I would fear that the only way to win that game would be to have the same political leanings as the programmers.

    Imagine how much that game would suck if someone like Jay Tea or Amused Observer set the rules.

  4. SFC B says:
    January 7, 2009 at 11:50 am

    Also, I think the “coolness” would depend a lot on how true to the Constitution the developers made it. Face it, playing Sid Meier’s Presidency under the rules of George W. Bush will be a lot more fun than playing under the rules of George Washington.

    What would some of the features and settings be of this game? Who would the opponents be? Could you select things like having a legislature which is supportive of your actions, or against it? Would the “hard” setting feature a legislature with a Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader who are competent, charismatic, and able to explain things well who are also deeply opposed to supporting your agenda? Would you have to deal with a Supreme Court filled with appointees from your predecessors who simply do not share your vision of how the law works, and are healthy?

    I think the best option for this wouldn’t necessairly be a sim, but a RPG of some sort.