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Political Games for the Campaign Trail

Posted by Zonk on from the yay-democracy dept.

On the heels of the first debate, many thanks to the anonymous reader who alerted us to these political games. CNet has an article up about a Vietnam game where you can ride with Kerry on the swift boat. Another more well known game covers the actual presidential race this year. Called "The Political Machine", it allows you to manage political campaigns on the road to office. For silliness, you can't beat Bush vs. Kerry Boxing.

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  1. New game by k4_pacific · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've toyed with making a game based on Bush's service in the National Guard. I'm thinking it's going to be a drinking game.

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  2. Played the Kerry Game by FriedTurkey · · Score: 5, Funny


    I won when I played the Kerry swift boat game. I had a hard time telling people I won because these guys, Video Game Players for Truth, who weren't there when I was playing the game came along and told everyone I never played the game.

    1. Re:Played the Kerry Game by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wanted to play the Bush National Air Guard game. I ordered the game a year ago but it still hasn't shown up.

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  3. Best yet by Apreche · · Score: 4, Informative

    The best political video game ever is still the anti-bush game.

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  4. The rest must be real crap then. by KDR_11k · · Score: 3, Informative

    That game sucks, not only for its propaganda-style "informing" but also as a game by itself. If that's the best political games have to offer I'm glad I never played the rest.

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  5. More political video games by k4_pacific · · Score: 2

    Abraham Lincoln's Time Machine
    Go back and kill John Wilkes Booth before he kills you.
    Ted Kennedy Drunk Driving
    Can you keep the car out of the lake? It's harder than you think.
    Sonny Bono Pro-Slalom
    Guide Sonny as he skis downhill. Watch out for the tree!
    Dallas, 1963
    First person shooter.
    Oil Tycoon
    Bribe officials in unfriendly nations to get your pipelines built, then protect them from insurgents.
    Bill O'Reilly Simulator
    Not really a game, rather, a virus that crashes your computer whenever you type something it disagrees with.

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  6. President Forever by digitallife · · Score: 2, Informative

    Try President Forever (you can also get Primeminister Forever). It's a cheaper than the political machine, and is more focused on the strategy involved.

  7. Kerry's Game by JavaLord · · Score: 3, Funny

    CNet has an article up about a Vietnam game where you can ride with Kerry on the swift boat.

    The purpose of which is to frag yourself 3 times so you can get out of vietnam.

  8. Hey, what about Polish political games? by leftie · · Score: 2, Funny

    You forgot Poland!

  9. John Kerry's Medal Toss by Lady+Jazzica · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Here's a very simple flash game: John Kerry's Medal Toss

    "With John Kerry's Medal Toss you get to throw your military medals over the fence onto the White House lawn just like he did."