The Political Machine 2020 is a government simulation game from Stardock and the fifth game in the Political Machine series, 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. The game was released on March 3, 2020.[1][2][3][4]
| The Political Machine 2020 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Stardock |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Government simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Presidential candidates
editDemocrats
edit| Candidate | Home State | Ideology |
|---|---|---|
| Al Gore | Tennessee | Establishment Democrat |
| Alexander Hamilton[a] | New York | Federalist |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | New York | Democratic Socialism |
| Amy Klobuchar | Minnesota | Establishment Democrat |
| Andrew Yang | New York | Yang Singularity |
| Barack Obama | Illinois | Hope and Change |
| Bernie Sanders | Vermont | Democratic Socialism |
| Bill Clinton | Arkansas | Establishment Democrat |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada | Establishment Democrat |
| Elizabeth Warren | Massachusetts | Democratic Socialism |
| George Washington[a][b] | Virginia | Federalist |
| Hillary Clinton | New York | Progressivism |
| Joe Biden | Delaware | Biden Liberalism |
| John Adams[a] | Massachusetts | Federalist |
| Kamala Harris | California | Establishment Democrat |
| Massive Comet (Fictional character) | California | Giant Meteorism |
| Michael Bloomberg | New York | Establishment Democrat |
| Pete Buttigieg | Indiana | Establishment Democrat |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Hawaii | Tulsi's Better World |
| Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character) | New Mexico | Lunacy |
Republicans
edit| Candidate | Home State | Ideology |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Goldwater | Arizona | Conservatism |
| Dan Crenshaw | Texas | Conservatism |
| Donald Trump | Florida | Trumpian Populism |
| George Washington[a][b] | Virginia | Federalist |
| George W. Bush | Texas | Compassionate Conservatism |
| Giant Meteor (Fictional character) | California | Giant Meteorism |
| James Madison[a] | Virginia | Democratic Republicanism |
| Jeb Bush | Florida | Compassionate Conservatism |
| John McCain | Arizona | Straight Talk Express |
| Mike Pence | Indiana | Trumpian Populism |
| Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Establishment Republican |
| Mitt Romney | Utah | Establishment Republican |
| Rand Paul | Kentucky | Libertarianism |
| Ronald Reagan | California | Conservatism |
| Sarah Palin | Alaska | Conservatism |
| Ted Cruz | Texas | Conservatism |
| Thomas Jefferson[a] | Virginia | Democratic Republicanism |
| Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character) | New Mexico | Lunacy |
It is not possible to run as a third-party or independent candidate.
Reception
editGiving it a rating of 65, New Game Network described the game as "fairly shallow, and there seems to be a number of steps back from the 2016 version - aside from the improved visuals."[5] VentureBeat says "as a bare-bones remake of an existing game, it’s not bad," and "it whets my appetite for a more sophisticated and realistic simulation".[6]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tweet by game designer Brad Wardell". Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Parker, Steven (March 3, 2020). "Stardock announces political strategy game The Political Machine 2020". Neowin. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (March 4, 2020). "The Political Machine returns to Steam for another US election". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Entertainment, Stardock (March 3, 2020). "Stardock Releases Political Strategy Game The Political Machine 2020". PR Newswire. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "The Political Machine 2020 Review | New Game Network". www.newgamenetwork.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "The DeanBeat: The Political Machine 2020 shows how hard it is to beat Trump". VentureBeat. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-06-03.