Sim UK Government game released for free

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 19th November 2007
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With SeriousPolicy you too can play important figures in UK Politics, like Gordon Brown or Paris Hilton!

With SeriousPolicy you too can play important figures in UK Politics, like Gordon Brown or Paris Hilton!

Some ideas are destined to do nothing but draw ire and hate mail before crashing dangerously into the ground - games like JFK Reloaded, for example. Today, a new game joins those hallowed ranks.

SeriousPolicy is a game designed by PlayGen which has just been released for free as part of an initiative to get young people interested in UK politics. In other words; it wouldn't sell.

The game is a simulation which lets players take the role of several important members of UK politics, such as Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Alistair Darling or...Keira Knightley and Paris Hilton.

Before you say it: Yeah, I know.

David Cameron is also featured in the game in order to show that the game developers were not taking sides, though the Liberal Democrats have been entirely omitted. As for the Monster Raving Loony Party, well I think their influence is clear - highlights of the game include Paris Hilton taking a stand to unite the Israelis and Palestinians.

"This isn’t satire. It’s designed as an example of how computer games can be put to serious use - for both citizen engagement and education." Reads the official site.

Personally, I'd rather play Nation States, but what do you think? Let us know in the forums.
Quote DougEdey 19th November 2007, 11:08
CrazyHeadcasesezwotnow?

That has to be the worst thing to do "Ooooh, lets all play as unpaid whores and run the UK!"
Quote Leitchy 19th November 2007, 11:11
I prefer JFK:Reloaded. Now if only someone can mix the two games so I can shoot members of parliment
Quote CardJoe 19th November 2007, 11:14
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Originally Posted by DougEdey
unpaid whores

Arguably the best type.
Quote DougEdey 19th November 2007, 11:38
Quote:
Originally Posted by CardJoe
Arguably the best type.

STD buckets!

I won't let my body go for free, you have to buy me games first. Like Mass Effect
Quote oddball walking 19th November 2007, 11:42
How much for a peerage :D
Quote LeMaltor 19th November 2007, 11:54
Is Paris Hilton really in this or is that a joke, it is hard to tell when the game looks that bad lol
Quote macroman 19th November 2007, 13:06
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Originally Posted by CardJoe
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/11/19/sim_uk_government_game_released_for_free/1

SeriousPolicy has been released free and lets players run the UK government by playing important political figures, like Paris Hilton.

:|

Just like the real thing then? :?
Quote oddball walking 19th November 2007, 13:19
I'm going to download it (I have some time to burn)

Joe are we going to see a review on this?
Quote chrisb2e9 19th November 2007, 13:27
too bad its not like the sims where you can trap paris, i mean your sims in a small room with some furniture and a fireplace...
Quote Kipman725 19th November 2007, 17:12
you do know JFK reloaded was an educational game to show how it was posible for JFK to be killed without any conspiracy from the place that it's claimed he was? it even says it on the wikipedia page you linked!?
Quote CardJoe 19th November 2007, 17:22
Yeah. But, having played the game, I also know that that is bullshit. There's no explanation or educational material given and no information that could tie it to that context - it's just a shooting gallery.
Quote yakyb 20th November 2007, 10:38
wow how good is nation states!!!
Quote dragontail 20th November 2007, 13:27
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Originally Posted by yakyb
wow how good is nation states!!!
http://www.nationstates.net/blackerdragontail
win.
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