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GamePro Gives The Political Machine 2008 4.5/5
Andrew Dagley over at GamePro.com reviewed The Political Machine 2008 recently and gave it a glowing 4.5/5 score. He talks at length about many options in the campaigns, and how issues and state political biases play out in the game. The Political Machine doesn't disappoint, offering an excellentimprovement over the last version released four years ago - but it'sultimately hamstrung by some nagging issues and the lack offull-fledged improvements. Be sure to read the full re...
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Softpedia's Political Machine 2008 Review
Softpedia has weighed in and given their review of The Political Machine 2008. It's a thorough review with a load of screenshoots as well. "Get this game. Try it out and see how you do in a simple match up. Readup on the Internet about all the things that you do not understand.Read CNN or major blogs for political news. Read statistical dataregarding the voting preferences of the white male population of Ohioand then look up information on by how many votes Al Gore lost theelect...
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GameStooge TPM Contest Winner Announced
The folks over at GameStooge.com were running a contest to win a copy of The Political Machine 2008. The contest was for anyone who submitted their own version of a campaign slogan. There were many entries and the winner with the best slogan was announced today! The winner was Damian G. and his winning slogan was... “I’m not running for just the Right or the Left. I’m running for theup, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, B, A, start.” C...
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GamePro gives The Political Machine 4.5/5
The reviews keep rolling in and the latest is from GamePro.com. They give The Political Machine a review and gave it 4.5 out of 5 and Editors Choice Award! "As it stands The Political Machine 2008 is a fine follow-up toStardock's earlier political gem. Though most games only last an hoursor two, the game offers enough to keep potential candidates coming backfrom just one more campaign. Political junkies will almost certainlyfind themselves sucked in, along with those who have only a sm...
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Philly.com Press Play Reviews The Political Machine
Press Play, the video game entertainment section of Philly.com gives a review of The Political Machine 2008. Gaming columnist, Dennis McCauley, takes TPM through its paces with Barack Obama at the helm. He tried several running mates including Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, and gives a good perspective on what The Political Machine is all about. In the game, players assume the role of presidential campaign managerfor the candidate of their choice. A number of 2008 contenders areav...
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The Political Machine 1.03 Update Released!
The 1.03 update for The Political Machine 2008 has been released. You can download the update via Impulse. + NEW: 60 Seconds Interview Forum + TWEAK: Added code to increase the amount of scaling done to map objects once they surpass a certain threshold. + Added a slider in the options window to control this. + 1 means smaller icons with more objects, five means larger size; five is the default. + Added "MapIconScaleRate" to ...
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun Gives Political Machine a Spin
Rock, Paper, Shotgun takes The Political Machine for a spin, and they even went as far as making Dick Cheney President. They take a unique and entertaining look at TPM, with once again, a lot of attention to what you can make Cheney do. "Meanwhile I’m accruing political clout and PR influence by constructingheadquarters across the country. The former buys me the support oflobby groups such as hard-right christians or gun nuts, the latter Ican spend on agents who’ll in...
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Ripten Reviews TPM 2008!
Ripten has went ahead and posted a review of the Political Machine 2008 this past weekend. It's a great review with a great bit of humor as well. "At first glance this downloadable game looks a bit like Civilization, but on a scale of 41 weeks instead of 4,100 years. Also, instead of a whole world to explore, you are limited to the 50 United States (suck it, Guam!), and there is no “fog of war” obscuring your view of the nation. While there is no rolling blackne...
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Reuters Takes a Look at The Political Machine
Reuters take a big look at The Political Machine 2008 today in their technology section. I say big because this article spans 3 pages and goes in depth about the game and some of the mechanics behind it. There's also several quotes from Brad Wardell about the game and the upcoming election. " As a candidate you have to make some choices that are difficult.How people feel about illegal immigration in New York is different thanhow the fell about it in, say, Arizona," Wardell said. ...
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