As the leader of the United Stares of America, the most powerful nation on earth, you have the entire planet at your fingertips! It is up to you, with the advisory of your cabinet, to make crucial decisions that will either make or break you. The game begins with a tutorial for those new to Shadow President. Welcome to your first day on the job, Mr. With a solid economic, diplomacy, and political models, attractive graphical representations, and many 'real-world' options and policies, Shadow President ranks as one of the best games of its kind ever made. You can consult an array of advisors on policy issues, and consult the CIA World Factbook- the entire text of which is included in-game, and forms the basis for much of the global crises and situations you will need to deal with. There are also many clues to help you get your bearings in this potentially intimidating environment. When you launch a nuke toward a country (be wary of a huge drop in approval rating when that happens!), you will see that same isometric landscape obliterated in the familiar mushroom cloud. Many skyscrapers mean that the country has a big population, while the number of nuclear symbols signify their nuclear capabilities.

Summary statistics for each country, for example, is presented as an isometric city, with each section representing basic categories. They have largely succeeded: although there is still a huge number of statistics and reams of text to pore through, they are presented in an attractive, graphical style, with neat animations. It is apparent that Shadow President designer, Robert Antonick, tried very hard to counter the conventional wisdom that political simulations are 'dry' exercises that are best left to Cold War historians and statisticians. Decide on national budgets, monitor nuclear threats, give foreign aids- it's all in a day's work. President who must maintain approval rating (ahh- that penultimate goal of presidency ) and deal with global crisis. In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title three-plus stars out of five, stating that 'it has the 'highly educational' appendage, but that doesn't mean that it should be passed by'.An intriguing- if a bit too esoteric and confusing- political simulation, this game lets you become the U.S. The magazine concluded that Shadow President was 'a work of art that belongs in every civics classroom', but 'even invading Canada is more fun'. As a game, the magazine stated that 'you can't do cool stuff' as the simulation 'forces one to be more passive than active if stability is the desired goal', contrasting the game with 'more fun' simulations like SimCity and Civilization. anomalies', such as Iraqi forces much more powerful than in the real Persian Gulf War. Chuck Moss of Computer Gaming World in 1993 wrote that Shadow President was a good learning tool but that 'As a simulation, it has certain real-world problems certain. GameSpot currently has the game ranked at a 7.7/10 based on 13 reviews. 'ДЇurthermore, if the player makes poor decisions or abuses their power, their advisors may resign, Congress will attempt to impeach them, foreign governments may overthrow them, or terrorist groups may attempt an assassination. Not getting re-elected automatically means ' game over. If their popularity and efficiency is good enough, the player is authorized to use the terminal for four more years. During every American election year, players are not allowed to access their virtual screen starting at midnight on election night so that a panel of bureaucrats can analyze their progress. The player starts the game with seven advisors, which makes the game a bit less confusing. Managing the budget of the United States, sending aid to foreign countries, dealing with diplomatic crises, and even fighting wars are a largely unavoidable aspect of the game. Д«eing popular enough to be re-elected is a vital component of the game, though re-elections can be disabled which in turn greatly reduces the effect of popularity. After dealing with the Iraqi adversaries, the player can opt to overthrow the military overlords and political cartels that are keeping the people of South America and Africa in relative poverty. Using a timeline that starts during the end of the Ogaden War, players can prepare Kuwait to be invaded by Iraq during Operation Desert Shield.

The game puts the player in the role of the President of the United States in a situation loosely based on the Cold War and the early 1990s. Failing to keep the governments of the world peaceful with each other may result in a 'hot war' the Soviet Union is invading Japan in this screenshot.

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