Gameplay Shadow President

failing keep governments of world peaceful each other may result in hot war; soviet union invading japan in screenshot.

the game put player in role of president of united states in situation loosely based on cold war , 1990s. using timeline starts during end of ogaden war, players can prepare kuwait invaded iraq during operation desert shield. after dealing iraqi adversaries, player can opt dethrone military overlords , political cartels keeping people of south america , africa in relative poverty.

being popular enough re-elected vital component of game, though re-elections can disabled in turn reduces effect of popularity. managing budget of united states, sending aid foreign countries, dealing diplomatic crises, , fighting wars largely unavoidable aspect of game. player starts game 7 advisors, makes game bit less confusing. during every american election year, players not allowed access virtual screen starting @ midnight on election night panel of bureaucrats can analyze progress. if popularity , efficiency enough, player authorized use terminal 4 more years. not getting re-elected automatically means game over.

furthermore, if player makes poor decisions or abuses power, advisors may resign, congress attempt impeach them, foreign governments may overthrow them, or terrorist groups may attempt assassination.