''The Political Machine'' is a
government simulation game
A government simulation or political simulation is a game that attempts to simulate the government and politics of all or part of a nation. These games may include geopolitical situations (involving the formation and execution of foreign policy), ...
series from
Stardock, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the
President of the United States. The player accomplishes this goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers.
Games
''The Political Machine''
''The Political Machine'' is the first game in the series.
''The Political Machine 2008''
''The Political Machine 2008'' is the second game in the series.
''The Political Machine Express 2008''
''The Political Machine Express 2008'' is the third game in the series and was free to download upon release.
''The Political Machine 2012''
''The Political Machine 2012'' is the fourth game in the series.
''The Political Machine 2016''
''The Political Machine 2016'' is the fifth game in the series.
''The Political Machine 2020''
''The Political Machine 2020'' is the sixth game in the series.
''The Political Machine 2024''
''The Political Machine 2024'' is the seventh game in the series.
Candidates and characters
22
Presidents of the United States and 69 other candidates have appeared as playable throughout the series, including
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
,
Abraham Lincoln,
Bill Clinton,
Hillary Clinton,
Donald Trump,
George Bush
George Bush most commonly refers to:
* George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st president of the United States and father of the 43rd president
* George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States and son of the 41st president
Georg ...
,
Jeb Bush,
John Kasich,
Paul Ryan
Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member o ...
,
Jim Webb, and
Jill Stein. Candidates are added and removed as candidates announce themselves and as Stardock chooses.
Aside from candidates, the player can be invited onto cable news shows parodying real life equivalents. Such parodies have included takes on ''
The Colbert Report'', ''
The O'Reilly Factor'', ''
Good Morning America
''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. Th ...
'', ''
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'', ''
Tucker Carlson Tonight'', and ''
The Ben Shapiro Show
''The Ben Shapiro Show'' is a daily conservative political podcast and live radio show produced by ''The Daily Wire'' and hosted by Ben Shapiro. The podcast launched in September 2015. , ''The Ben Shapiro Show'' was ranked by Podtrac as the seco ...
''.
Reception
References
External links
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Stardock games
United States presidential elections in popular culture
Video game franchises
Video game franchises introduced in 2004
Political video games