Ever Want to Run for President?

Then we have just the thing for you. . . The Political Machine!!!

The game makes heavy use of real world demographic information to provide a realistic playing field and models contemporary issues such as the War on Terror, the economy, the policy in Iraq, and many more (issues can be updated via PoliticalMachine.com to keep them up to date).

Players take out political ads, build campaign head quarters, make speeches, go on cable TV shows such as “The O’Maley Scneario” and “Hard Hitter” to answer the tough questions, and even must deal with spin doctors, scandal mongers, smear merchants, and more.

Players can create their own candidates from scratch or make use of historical candidates from Bill Clinton to Abraham Lincoln. The game ends on election day (in the game) when the polls close and the votes counted to see who will become President of the United States.

The game is both a single player game (against the computer) as well as a multiplayer game. Its main goal is to be a fun game but its accurate modeling of US politics and census data also make it an excellent educational tool as well. Its inside references and humor should also delight the political junkie inside everyone.

Supposedly this game was shipped out on 11 August, and you can find it at stores everywhere for $20.

Not too bad. . . just might give it a whirl. . .