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The Political Machine 2012

2012 video game

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2012 video game

The Political Machine 2012

Developer	Stardock
Publisher	Stardock
Platform	Microsoft Windows
Release	July 31, 2012
Genre	Government simulation
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

The Political Machine 2012 is a government simulation game from Stardock and the third game in The Political Machine series, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the President of the United States.^[1] The player accomplishes this goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers.^[2]^[3]

Presidential candidates

Democrats

President Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA) (v1.02 update)
President John F. Kennedy (D-MA) (v1.02 update)
President Bill Clinton (D-AR) (v1.02 update)
President Barack Obama (D-IL)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Vice President Al Gore (D-TN)
First Lady Michelle Obama (D-IL)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)

Republicans

President George Washington (VA)^[4] (v1.02 update)
President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) (v1.02 update)
President Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY) (v1.02 update)
President Richard Nixon (R-CA) (v1.02 update)
President Ronald Reagan (R-CA) (v1.02 update)
Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
Fmr. Speaker Newt Ginrich (R-GA)
Businessman Donald Trump (R-NY)

It is not possible to run as a third-party or independent candidate.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	54/100^[5]

Review scores
Publication	Score
GameSpot	6/10^[6]
IGN	6.5/10^[7]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator platform Metacritic.^[5]

References

↑ Frum, Larry (September 27, 2012). "Computer game lets you run a presidential campaign". Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
↑ Wilde, Tyler (April 2, 2012). "The Political Machine 2012 announced: join the US presidential election this summer". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
↑ Callaham, John (April 3, 2012). "Stardock to release The Political Machine 2012 this summer". Neowin. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
↑ George Washington was an independent, but the game only allows for a two-party system
1 2 "The Political Machine 2012 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
↑ Todd, Brett (August 3, 2012). "The Political Machine 2012 Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
↑ Johnson, Leif (August 9, 2012). "The Political Machine 2012 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

External links

Official website

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Galactic Civilizations	Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Dark Avatar Twilight of the Arnor Galactic Civilizations III Galactic Civilizations IV
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