Political Games for the Campaign Trail

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.

New game

[k4_pacific]

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.

Re:New game

[Marxist Hacker 42]

Don't forget the cocaine, sex, and political campaign!

Played the Kerry Game

[FriedTurkey]

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.

Re:Played the Kerry Game

[EnronHaliburton2004]

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

Best yet

[Apreche]

The best political video game ever is still the anti-bush [emogame.com]game.

The rest must be real crap then.

[KDR_11k]

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.

More political video games

[k4_pacific]

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.

Re:More political video games

[Beyond_GoodandEvil]

I thought that was the lizzy grubman game, where if you win you become a celebrity.

President Forever

[digitallife]

Try President Forever [80soft.com] (you can also get Primeminister Forever). It's a cheaper than the political machine, and is more focused on the strategy involved.

Kerry's Game

[JavaLord]

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.

humor

[clu76]

I played that Kerry Swift boat game. Didn't do so well. Kept getting shot in the back from troops on the other boats.

Hey, what about Polish political games?

[leftie]

You forgot Poland!

Don't forget about the ultimate political game

[ifreakshow]

The Article fails to mention the best political game Risk. In fact I played last night and would have won but I forgot about Poland!

Meh, we already have an excellent driking game!

[Lisandro]

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2406 [somethingawful.com]

I love that site ;)

Cool

[b-baggins]

Does the Kerry game let me re-enact battle scenes with an 8mm camera to use in later political aspirations?

Bush Vs. Kerry Boxing

[IndependentVik]

I'd pick Kerry over Bush on this one. He's tall, got a long reach. Plus, skinny guys fight 'till they're burger ;)

I wonder if Kerry knows about this.

[antdude]

I wonder if he and/op his advisors know about this game. I wonder what he/they would say.

Table tennis and drinking!

[Malfourmed]

As a table tennis lover my favourite election game is this one [www.nos.nl]. It took me a while to master the game but now I can secure a Bush defeat on a regular basis. :p

My favourite election drinking game is to take a swig every time President Bush uses the word "freedom" or "free" in a speech. Guaranteed intoxication in three minutes or less. :D

John Kerry's Medal Toss

[Lady Jazzica]

Here's a very simple flash game: John Kerry's Medal Toss [splendoroftruth.com]

"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."

Political Asylum

[timealterer]

My multiplayer web-based game about political campaigns (though not about the US in particular.) - Political Asylum [alteringtime.com]

The best

[mabu]

The best and funniest political game has to be BUSHGAME [bushgame.com] starring a huge cast of famous characters and tremendous amounts of content.