Разработчик: Positech Games
Описание
Despite the complex simulation underneath, Democracy 2 is easy to pick up. An innovative user-interface shows the relationships between everything in the game just by hovering your mouse over an object. The game is 'turn based', so it's the ideal game for those who prefer an intelligent, thoughtful game.
The key to the game are the policy 'sliders' that let you adjust how your government runs. You can raise or lower taxes with a slider, or even adjust education policy, or workers rights in exactly the same way. This system makes for a game that is easy to learn and difficult to master.
Democracy 2 covers the whole range of political opinion and policy, from debates over stem cell research and school prayer, through the provision of state health care and benefit payments to the unemployed, right across to tax shelters for the wealthy, the death penalty, military spending and civil rights. Regardless of where you stand on political topics, you will have the option to take control of the government and put your ideology to the test.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Pentium 2.0
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 64MB VRAM
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 100 MB HD space
- Sound: Any
- Additional: Internet connection required for installation and authentication
Mac
- OS: Mac OS 10.4 or later
- Processor: Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
- Hard Drive: 100 MB HD space
- Additional: Internet connection required for installation and authentication
Отзывы пользователей
not the democracy is a bad game, it is just that it get boring fast. the replay ability is an illusion in this title. it is alright for a time killer. and compared to other games out there its not too bad. however their are better options. aswell as this newer games now. i'm a late reviewer
great game i played it when the original title was oval office! was so happy to find it on steam played it and loved it again just like I used to!
Great game good to run simulators on but easily conquerable in a few hours of play.
A game that makes a mixture of accounting, politics and economic management very fun for serious nerds. Sliders have never been so much fun.
There are limited graphics and the user interface favours practicality over visual stimulation. Actually, that last sentence doesn't quite capture how much you have to rely on almost totally psychological satisfaction.
If balancing a budget, placating an electorate, shuffling a cabinet to improve generation of political capital, and the social implications of a virtual nation's tax policies don't sound utterly compelling to you, this game might not be your fit.
Very few explosions, even fewer watch towers. Thumbs way up.
My biggest complaint is that there is no way to win the different scenarios if you choose any other political path than "progressive liberalism."
Let me start out by saying that I have a degree focusing on Political Science and have worked in the sector....
The Socioeconomic policies do not reflect what happens in the real world, more what someone idealizes how they should work. The Human Element is not well represented, such as in situations where a positive outcome is seen, but the electorate is unhappy due to outlying political/social/etc beliefs (e.g. the goal is accomplished, but not HOW the populace wanted it accomplished, etc).
The Political system is rather simplified and this makes a Democratic Socialist approach far too easy and ignores key psychological responses that have been observed in the real world when certain situations arise.
After playing for a few hours, using demographic knowledge of game developers, and knowing the political beliefs behind certain policies, I easily beat the game with a Social Democracy....which appears to be the ultimate point of the developers. Comparatively, I attempted a few other forms of government approaches that have been historically stable in the real world, but those forms were not nearly as friendly in the game world.
As this is intended to be a political sim attempting to replicate the real world, I cannot recommend this.
However, if this were a model that honestly stated its intent to show HOW a Democratic Socialist contruct can best be made and why it is best for them, in their view, as compared to other options...Then I would say that it accomplished its intent.
This is a very simple and minimalistic government simulator type game. After playing about thrice, you learn all the mechanics inside out, and it becomes boringly easy to "win". It has a very linear type of policy making panel, with far left, or far right, and everything in between. Everything has a linear and predictable effect, and all-in-all, it becomes very tedious.
It is fun for the first few hours however, I won't deny that. But it simply has no replayability. Games like Masters of the World have a much better and in-depth mechanic and policy implementation. But if that's too complicated for you, then this game is just fine. Grab it on sale since this is an old game, no point paying full price like I did for a game that's just about mediocre.
Overall Rating: 6/10
A good concept, but poorly executed. If you want a political simulator, this is not the one to play. As for which one is... that I am less certain about. Either way, don't bother with this one. I wish I didn't. :(
All flash, no substance. All sizzle, no steak.
I paid full price for this. I hoped it would be another fun democracy sim.
But, I found it to be a dry desert of linear responses too archaic situations.
Great game for the Micromanager in all of us. The slightest move on a policy slider can impact the scenario in ways that can make you unpopular, create a recession or force the people to vote you out at the next election.
This game is fun, however; the excitement of the game wears out quickly and it is largely playable for only a few plays otherwise it gets kind of dull.
I haven't yet played Democracy 3, but since that exists and has achievements, I'd say your best bet is probably to play that game. I enjoyed my brief time with Democracy 2, but I can't really recommend it as a game, and I'm rating it 5/10. It's really just about familiarizing yourself with the relationships and dynamics of the various functions withi the game, and then 1) immediately fixing the emergency problems upon starting a new game, folllowed by 2) micro-managing and tweaking these elements, which doesn't change very much from game to game once you've taken care of #1 and have some general control over the country's economy.
The setup of these dynamics is interesting to examine, and doesn't seem overly simple at first. But the more you play and see the interconnectedness of the various elements, the more it reveals itself to be simple. And there's not really much gameplay on the top of everything. Democracy 2 is good for a few hours of understanding these systems and general gameplay, at which point you end up wishing there were more functional achievements and a deeper game. I'm hoping that's what Democracy 3 is.
Democracy 2 is a really lackluster game.
It's rare that I play a game and feel like I've wasted my money, but D2 had me feeling that within half an hour.
For me, the dealbreaker is the fact that when you aren't voted back in, the game ends. What's the point in that? I was actually looking forward to being opposition leader and laying the smackdown on the current government while I set my party on a road to recovery.
It just made it a really one-dimensional and short-lived game for me.
I managed to create a socialist paradise by cranking up my GDP to the point where the bare minimum of taxes off of corporations paid for public education, transportation, healthcare, retirement pensions, the military, and basically everything else.
I created a socalist utopia through the magic of the free market and laissez-faire capitalism.
Overall 5/10
Pros:
- The idea behind it is good, you get to play a government and using different policies you try to get reelected while improving a country.
- Some concepts behind it are solid, both in terms of ecomics and social policies.
- It is easy to understand what each polciy does.
Cons:
- It is probably too easy to beat, just a bunch of algorithms to beat.
- There's only one way to "win" and that is pretty much going full "social democrat", nothing else seem to work.
- Very few scenarios.
- The consequences of some actions are totally off, like raising VAT to 70% and seeing your opinion rating go up.
I truly like the idea behind it, and I hope the author gets backing to develop it into 1) a real game, made by pros and 2) a more realistic simulation, but as it is now I cannot reccomend it.
Bloody terrible. Don't get it. It's outdated and gets boring very quickly. If you're even thinking about it - stop. Take it from me, I generally love these sort of strategy games; but this one's the scum of strategy. If I could give it a star rating, it would get 1 out of 10 if I was in a good mood. There are so many bugs it's just painful to play.
Honestly, I enjoyed this for what it is. It's very dry, but addicting. Everything is interconnected and it feels great when I solve problems and please my constituents. There's a lot of depth here for people who don't care about graphics. Sadly, there is no way that I can recommend this game at its asking price. 20 dollars is WAY too high. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME UNLESS IT'S ON SALE.
Overpriced, unbalanced, inflexible. This is a game that is over 4 years old now, and still costs 20 dollars. It's ridiculous! Second, many of the in-game options are unbalanced. I have been assassinated, by environmentalists, when I had a carbon tax and strong anti-pollution regulations. Most importantly, I find, the amount of actual changes you can make besides different degrees of neoliberal capitalism is very low. You can't have any kind of socialism(Social democracy is very attainable, but the closest thing to a leftist ideology in the game, and it's still capitalist.), you can't abolish the government, and limited government doesn't work great either. You can't really have fascism either.
Even the sequel to this game(Democracy 3) is still plagued by many of these problems, but slighty less so. If you really want a game like this, just skip this one and get Democracy 3, but the entire series isn't the best, I find. There isn't a really high amount of replayability, either, it all gets to be the same pattern, for me. (Make some changes, keep budget balanced, some terrorist group gets angry, I get assassinated after about an hour of playing)
Can't recommend.
Recommended for anyone who is into politics and ever dreamed of becoming the ruler of the world. Also, this game doesn't have much of a graphics interface and is mostly text and statistic based.
This game looks way more complicated than it actually is, so don't be put off by the screenshots. And it's actually pretty fun, even if it is absurdly America-centric; for example, "teaching creationism or eveloution in schools" is always an issue and takes a ridiculous amount of effort to get rid of, even if you're playing as the country where most of the population are atheists. I guess Americans just can't imagine that not being an issue anywhere. Oh, and patriots are always in favour of reduced gun control, because that's how it works in America. Despite that though, it is a fun little game, though probably not one you'll spend a huge amount of time playing.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Positech Games |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 15.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 51% положительных (70) |