The Political Machine
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| Developer(s) | Stardock |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Release date(s) | August 10, 2004 (NA) |
| Genre(s) | Strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Media | CD-ROM |
The Political Machine is a strategic-political computer game from Stardock, in which you lead a campaign to elect the President of the United States. You accomplish your goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers.
Each game starts with the selection of a pre-created candidate or creation of a fictional candidate from one of the two major American political parties, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
You can build upgradable headquarters in each state, which serve as the main producers of money for your campaign. For short-term boosts in funds, you can hold a fundraiser (the effectiveness of which is based on the wealth of the state you hold it in, your approval in that state, and the number of fundraisers previously conducted).
When enough money is accumulated you can "invest" it in advertisements (either through newspapers, radio, or TV mediums). The effectiveness of these ads are determined by several factors. An ad supporting tax cuts will work better with Republican Texas than with Democratic Massachusetts.
A key factor in the game is the concept of "Stamina" and "Turns." In each turn (representing one week), a candidate has a set amount of stamina to engage in activities. For example, establishing or upgrading a campaign HQ costs more stamina than creating a newspaper ad.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Basic candidates
[edit] Democrat
- Bill Clinton
- Hillary Clinton
- John Edwards
- Al Gore
- Jeffory Jackson (fictitious character based on politician and 1984 and 1988 presidential candidate Jesse Jackson)
- John Kerry
- Chloe Sullivan (fictitious character from the TV series Smallville)[citation needed]
- Tom Vilsack
[edit] Republican
- Barbara Bush
- George H. W. Bush
- George W. Bush
- Laura Bush
- Dick Cheney
- Mike Forbes (fictitious character based on 1996 and 2000 presidential candidate Steve Forbes)
- Bill Mason (although there is a Bill Mason, he is not related to politics. The computer game character is based on the 1996 Republican presidential Nominee Bob Dole)
- Condoleezza Rice
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
[edit] Unlockable candidates
These candidates have to be defeated by a member of the opposite party in Campaign Mode in order to unlock them.
[edit] Democrat
- Wesley Clark
- Jimmy Carter
- Bill Richardson
- Dick Gephardt
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Woodrow Wilson
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Thomas Jefferson
[edit] Republican
- William Taft
- Gerald Ford
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Richard Nixon
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Ronald Reagan
- Abraham Lincoln
- George Washington
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