Simply put, the game isn't also well-tuned to today's political realities. Running a budget deficit of about $700 billion got IGN in trouble, even though the real-world president just inherited a budget deficit that's projected to be over $1 trillion. Throw in the seemingly random, monumental events that happen in the game (Japan and China suddenly go to war with no warning; then the UK and Russia; etc, etc.) and it's difficult to take this as a serious simulation of global politics.
Presentation - 5.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 4.0
Gameplay - 5.0
Lasting Appeal - 4.0
Overall -
How would you deal with the credit crunch? What would you do about global warming? How would you manage a global flu epidemic? To investigate these questions and mark the launch of the new 2009 PC Geo-Simulator Commander in Chief, masked Gordon Brown impersonators hit the street around Parliament to see whether members of the public felt they could do a better job at running the government than the current Prime Minister. The results found that 36% of the respondents reported that they believed they would personally make for a better Prime Minister.
Gamepyre writes: "Do you know who Barack Obama is? If that name is not familiar to you I can assure you that even without opening the box to Commander in Chief - GEO - Political Simulator 2009 that you will not like this game.
Political simulator games are rare enough and for a good reason: most of the time they are extremely boring. As a gamer I am curious about most games, as a reviewer I'm required to review as many games as possible and considering that I actually had a blast taking my two government classes in college, I don't see any reason as to why not review this game."
