Gordon Brown Turns to Democracy
Politics is just a game if the prime minister of the United Kingdom is to be taken into account. Apparently, Gordon Brown, following consultation with his “ally” in the US (Dubya, anyone?), has turned to Ascaron Entertainment’s Democracy for ‘inspiring’ him to making the right decisions in real life. So, to all UK-ers, your country is a videogame for your leader.
With mounting pressure from the back benchers to review unpopular policy, the PM needs to carefully assess political strategy to gain the largest share of the vote to stay in power. But you won’t be able to keep everyone happy all of the time, so tread cautiously as popular policy may not be in the best interests of the country.
With an unpopular war being waged in the East and financial meltdown coming from the sub prime markets in the West, the UK government needs to take a firm and steady stance to appeal to the mass vote and win through. Tough political decisions lie ahead…
Do you withdraw British troops from Iraq to gain approval from the masses back home but expose the world to the increasing threat of terrorism? Do you maintain the unpopular increase in interest rates to safe guard from recession or opt for the more popular cut in interest rates and risk increasing the level of consumer debt in the UK? Winter bird flu is back on the agenda – do health services need a boost?
The game lets players take control of countries modeled after real democratic nations like the UK, USA, France, Germany or Sweden. Players need to get over 50% of the vote to remain in power, having to implement and choose the correct policies.
Democracy is due out in February 2008.