http://www.rulers-of-nations.com/You ever see this utterly bug-ridden game?
The kind where most people claim it's so buggy it's unplayable?
And then you just can't seem to put it down anyway?
This is Rulers of Nations, or GPS2, the sequel to the Geo Political Simulator from 2009.
Whether it's driving up taxes on the rich and big business to create my socialist paradise or down for a capitalist paradise, I can always get my kicks with it.
Pull the American troops out of the Middle East? It's your call.
Pour agents into a foreign country in order to overthrow their government and bring in one more friendly? It's your call.
Turn a struggling country into an industrial dreamland? That might take a lot of work, but in the end, it's your call.
For those wondering, you have a bunch of buttons at the bottom. Mousing over provides a vertical list of things. For example, one might bring up a list of "Budget, Taxation, Currency, and Civil Service" in which you can deal with budget issues. Or, if you go to the right a ways, you can find options on transportation where you can set speed limits. The game plays out in real time, hour after hour, with variable speeds similar to Supreme Ruler 2020 or other Paradox games and in your daily time frame you can set up future meetings with union leaders, foreign leaders, or even terrorist leaders. If you're feeling gutsy, maybe you want to, just out of the blue, forbid entrances and exits from the territory. Why? Because why not when you're the boss. I mean, sure, it sucks when you get deposed but hey, you can nuke Indonesia before you go!
As for personal stories, I've recently been playing Ghana. Current goals? Create a tourist haven. Curb the rapidly increasing crime rate. Oh, and invade Togo.
When you're this important, it's always a busy day...
What do you mean I'm not important? I'M PRESIDENT OF GHANA, DANGIT!