The most obvious things you will notice about this game is that the graphics are nothing to wow over as well as the sound. This title could have come out 10 years ago and still would have looked about the same, and would have gotten the same rateings from be in the graphics and sound department. Ok..if you got this game or thinking about getting this game, then those are not important to you. This game feels like Civilization or the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms titles. The game is all about the stratagy not the wow factor. This is where I was a bit disapointed. It feels that you don't get enough to do. You fly to a state, set up an HQ, give a speech, make and ad blah blah blah. I don't know what I would have done better but it feels that it's missing that little umph that it needs for somebody like me. Maybe it's the 41 turns that makes the game feel rushed. Two turns a weeks would have made a diffrence and what about making your own press confrences where is that? I would have loved the ability to talk smack on national tv and then watch the other guy come on tv to defend himself. You know all the low down dirty tricks that make this country great. Or what about being able to twist and minipulate what they stand on? it happends all the time, useing half truths against somebody. Maybe a beginner and an advanced mode would have fixed this. Over all this game was ok, I find myself playing it from time to time and for a $20 title, I have no complaints. I would have liked to see more but if an upgraded version were to come out I think we wouldn't see it till 2008.
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