I believe the reason that this game never reached widespread popularity is because you have to love stats to enjoy it.
It is interesting to see the reactions that come forth from your actions, though they may not always seem quite logical. But by that same action you raise dissent against the current government which leads to them condemning your actions (yes, you can verbally "condemn" a country). By lobbying for human rights, for instance, you heighten ethic values in a country. Every one of your actions has an impact, and not just on your approval rating. There are a large number of actions you can take as Shadow President, ranging from tightening economic ties to restricting trade to launching a nuclear attack. This leads to dissent and brings down your popularity, which you need for the elections (I don't understand this.how do elections influence the position of a "shadow president"?). Because if the envoy "fails", you will lose leadership effectiveness. Also, when planning an action (such as a diplomatic envoy), they will tell you how they feel about the move, and give you it's probable rate of "success". but that's another story.), the EA tells you how well a country's economy is faring, etc. For example, the SofD can tell you have much other countries are spending on their defense budgets (this is where you realize the US could slash it's defense budget by two thirds and still kick almost any single nation's ass. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA)Įach of them have information pertaining to their position.You have seven advisors that can help you with your decisions: The world statistics are based on the CIA's World Factbook for 1990, so they are completely accurate. You can do anything you want: Achieve world peace, combat poverty, conquer other countries or find out what would have happened if the Cold War had ended in a A-bomb slugging match between the US and the Soviet Union (very ugly that scenario try it out). There is no predefined goal here, the game has no real plot. Germany is reunited and no one has heard of " Desert Storm" yet. Using a virtual interface you control every action taken by the US. You play the "Shadow President", the actual ruler of the United States of America. and released in 1992 by Empire Interactive. A political simulation for MS-DOS, developed by D.C.