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Post number 17199

DragonBoy — Thu, 16 May 2002 12:35:44 -0800

Sim-President?
FutureFarmers have released another thought provoking Flash site that is designed to make you think. Thsi time you get to play at running the country after a terrorist attack (where did they get that idea). Manage the budget, fight for oil and don't piss off big business (or they will assassinate you). FutureFarmers have a long history of making Flash content with a political message. Their They Rule site recently won a Net Excellence award from ARS Electronica, and their Texas Draw site has been featured here.

By: jragon

jragon — Thu, 16 May 2002 13:52:42 -0800

Well, that blows the pants off the war game I made for 9/11.

By: adnanbwp

adnanbwp — Thu, 16 May 2002 13:57:50 -0800

STUPID SOLDIERS DOING WEED.. arrrgghh.. got me killed by the right..

By: howa2396

howa2396 — Thu, 16 May 2002 13:59:07 -0800

damn... too much effort.

By: Apoch

Apoch — Thu, 16 May 2002 14:04:46 -0800

The whole soldiers doped up thing I just didn't get at all. It's like the game has no real way to win. Which could be the point. But if they are going to get that ham-handed with their propoganda, why don't they just type up in a manifesto so I can more easily ignore it?

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 16 May 2002 14:44:25 -0800

It's very high-minded to set for yourself the Victory Condition of Avoid War. The trouble is when the other player has different motivations.

By: skylar

skylar — Thu, 16 May 2002 15:44:34 -0800

Is it just me or does it not work? I'm on a Mac, most Flash sites work, but not this one.

By: plemeljr

plemeljr — Thu, 16 May 2002 16:33:08 -0800

skylar...I'm on a peecee and it had some troubles. It's very high-minded to set for yourself the Victory Condition of Avoid War. The trouble is when the other player has different motivations. I played this damn thing for at least 45 minutes and I still lost. no matter if I was a hawk or a dove. If I played a hawk my armies just ended up high and dead, while as a dove the economy dried up and the people rose up in popular dissent and assasinated me. An interesting game - the only winning move is not to play. - Joshua

By: willnot

willnot — Thu, 16 May 2002 17:04:35 -0800

You need to promote a soldier to an officer, and have them motivate one of the soldiers doing weed.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Thu, 16 May 2002 17:21:14 -0800

Then the soldiers doing weed just frag their own officers. Way cheesy game. The GUI is cute but the functionality is weak. I had to put too much into business to keep from getting assassinated. The game just mirrors my own assumptions that others have mentioned in here. There is no way to win this if you treat it like a game.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 16 May 2002 18:57:38 -0800

Indymedia tripe. They did their research by watching one too many Oliver Stone movies.

By: raaka

raaka — Thu, 16 May 2002 19:52:56 -0800

I got all the way to nuclear war. I win!

By: AFrayedKnot

AFrayedKnot — Thu, 16 May 2002 22:39:01 -0800

Tripe, but still better than anything Michael Moore could come up with. I did like their conspiratorial "They Rule" thing. Of course I also make sure that I unplug my TV and turn it towards a wall when I'm done watching it so "They" can't spy on me.