The 2007 Positech political simulator where you seek to get re-elected as a government of a fabricated nation and solve the multitude of social problems you are given on your entry into the game. The game IS addictive to begin with but once you get over the initial phase you realise theres nothing to keep you playing the game once youve completed a few scenarios and the formula is fairly simple. Thats not to say this isnt a novel or different game, just that for the price on their website you might expect more in the way of ...
Ive played Civilization games now and then ever since the very first entry in the series, but never quite managed to get into the complex mechanics properly or become fully immersed in the famously addictive gameplay. There is one notably exception, though, and that is Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri from 1999. Whereas the regular Civ games are centered around bland and generic nation states, Alpha Centauri took an entirely different approach by infusing some much-needed personality as well as ideology into Sid Meiers classic fram...
Capitalism was a business simulation game developed by Enlight Software and published by Interactive Magic in 1995. Your goal was to become the most profitable business in the world. Watch my channel for more about DOSBox!...
Its not everyday that a Japanese computer game gets Western gamers excited, but the unique RPG/strategy hybrid Recettear: An Item Shops Tale has generated quite a buzz among indie-oriented PC gamers in Europe and the US. Athough theres nothing special about the games generic anime aesthetics and distinctly low budget presentation, the actual gameplay in Recettear is an intelligent and challenging mix of management sim and dungeon crawling. And when I say management sim, Im referring to the well-established Japanese subgenre ...
This week, Matt looks at The Sims, the best-selling PC game. Unlike most popular games, which focus on violence and conquest, The Sims is all about...consumerism! This sophisticated celebration of suburbia and capitalism has been tremendously successful, spawning sequels and countless sequels. As usual, if you like what you see, check out my earlier Matt Chats, hit the subscribe button, leave a nice comment, buy my books, and visit me at armchairarcade. See ya next week!...
