The population of earth is predicted to hit 9 billion in 2040, up from 7 billion today. Climate change threatens the food supply on which those 9 billion will depend. Meanwhile Technological growth threatens to put tens or even hundreds of millions out of work, and an over-use of antibiotics means we may soon see widespread resistance to them and a resurgence of once forgotten diseases. Combine this with a stock market now increasingly controlled by computers, wars increasingly waged by machine and the future looks more uncertain than ever.
Into this chaos steps YOU. As newly elected president, you have these problems in your inbox on day one.
Positech Games announce the release of Democracy 3: Clones & Drones, the expansion for their hit strategy game for the PC. Adding new policies, situations, dilemmas and events to the game to simulate the challenges of the immediate future. Players now need to keep an eye on global food prices, as well as worry about the impacts (good and bad) of industrial automation. Conservatives may have issues with human cloning, Liberals may have an issue with the use of Drone strikes... Ultimately it's up to you to keep the country in one piece, and your re-election chances intact.
Allison Reilly writes: "Maternity leave was one of the few (if not the only) policies in the game specifically about women in the game, and of course, it hurts the economy. There's no policy regarding reproductive health except abortion, and naturally, the religious hate it. "
Game released in 2013 is offensive because sexism so let me write a rant about it in 2017.
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Swaying voters to your cause can be a lot of fun, but how much does it change the Democracy 3 experience? Electioneering might help you channel your inner Trump, but that doesn't affect the rest of the game.
