Obama Simulators for PC

January 29, 2009

President Barack Obama's status as a pop icon seems to have breathed new life into the niche market for political strategy games.

GamePolitics has previously covered Commander in Chief: Geo-Political Simulator 2009 and CNN now has a video report on the game.

We've also stumbled across Oval Office from Zero G. Beyond its marketing blurb, we don't yet have much info on the $19.99 PC game:

Can you run the country better than the people in charge? Oval Office is the ultimate political strategy and simulation game! As president, you will have to balance the budget, keep taxes in check, make snap judgments, and much more.

Prefer a green paradise, or socialist utopia? Control crime without destroying civil liberties? These are only some of the tough issues you will face. But the biggest question of all is can you win re-election? It's not as easy as it sounds in the Oval Office!

GP: I've been playing a bit of Commander in Chief recently. It's fun, but fairly complex. The game has garnered a couple of glowing user reviews on GameSpot.

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Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Edward2 on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 10:07.

İstanbul'da araba kiralamak için Oto Kiralama sitesinden Araç Kiralama yapabilirsiniz. Bununla beraber Vip Araç Kiralama ve Rent A Car işlerinizi Kiralık Oto sitesinden yapabilirsiniz. Digitürk ve Digitürk Yayın Akışı için Digiturk sitesine girebilirsiniz. Parke modelleri için İstanbul Parke sitesine girebilirsiniz. Kiralık Araçlar için ve diğer Kiralık Araçlar için web sitelerimize girebilirsiniz.......

Thank you informationn..

Jeep Kiralama hizmetleri için kiralik jeep sitesine, Digitürk kampanyalari, Digitürk Plus, İstanbul digitürk bayileri için digiturk sitesine girebilirsiniz. Digitürk kampanyalari için ise digitürk kampanyalari
sayfasına, günlük yayın akışı için ise digitürk yayın akışı sitesine girerek yayın akışını güncel olarak takip edebilirsiniz.
Araba Kiralama, Oto Kiralama ve araç kiralama hizmetlerini yapmak için, şöförlü araç kiralama veya şöförlü minibüs kiralama sayfalarına gidebilirsiniz. Bütçenize göre araç kiralama yapmak istiyorsanız, ekonomik araç kiralama, spor araç kiralama, lüks araç kiralama, panelvan araç kiralama ve
vip araç kiralama sayfalarına giderek kiralık araçlarınızı görebilirsiniz.
İstanbul genelinde parke sitesi olan bahçelievler parke ve istanbul parke sitesine bakarak, parke modellerini görebilirsiniz.
sanalika oyununu oynamak için sanalika oyna sayfasına gidebilirsiniz. Birbirinden güzel hileler için sanalika hileleri sayfasına, en yeni Metin2 Hileleri için ise
Metin2 Hileleri sayfalarına gidebilirsiniz. Hepsinin haricinde digitürk sitesine giderek, digitürk paketleri kısmına giderek digitürk üyelik paketlerini görebilirsiniz.
Bu kadar basit.. Degil..

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by kalpsiz1 on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 11:42.

thank you admin

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Freyar on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 21:32.

I keep considering buying a copy of one of these, but in the end I remember that as far as complex simulators go, I've still got my retail versions of Battlecruiser Millenium: Gold and Universal Combat.

That'll eat up my time well enough, thanks.

---- There is a limit for both politicians against video games, and video games against politicians. http://www.goteamretard.com

---- http://www.freyar.net/

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by hayabusa75 on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 18:30.

Can I win re-election? Well, if the past few weeks are any indication, all I have to do is spend a bunch of money I don't have, distribute it poorly while continuing to severely weaken the U.S. dollar, and everyone will love me!

(I know this is an oversimplification, but I HATE the idea of government bailouts, no matter who they're for. Survival of the fittest, I say.)

"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde

"De minimus non curat lex"

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 07:54.

So you're saying that the people love George W Bush?

I don't think so.

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by hayabusa75 on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 21:11.

Don't put words in my mouth. I don't have to like Bush to dislike Obama, and vice versa.

"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde

"De minimus non curat lex"

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Zerodash on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 14:58.

I hope this "pop icon" phase ends soon. I don't think a US President (or any world leader) should be regarded as some kind of pop celebrity.

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Frank on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 17:41.

I second this. Everyone makes him seem like some kind of hero, he's just the president and he hasn't even done anything big so let's wait a while before we do things like call him the next FDR and make coins of him.

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 07:51.

Oh come on guys! This part of a presidency is just like one of those reality shows - it's "The Presidential Honeymoon, starring Barack Obama". The fall from grace is inevitable, but the honeymoon has it's entertainment value too. Just buy popcorn and enjoy the show. I mean heck, if you can't laugh at the sheeple who buy into all the hype, what can you laugh at?

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Ashkihyena on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 14:20.

I said it on Kotaku, I'll say it here. Do not want.

Re: Obama Simulators for PC

Submitted by Shadow D. Darkman on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 14:19.

How long until someone gets butthurt over the fact that Obama is appearing in video games? I want to laugh at them, already!

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