![]() ![]() "So there you go," his post concluded, "Democracy 3: Africa. ![]() Harris' interest in Africa extends to him/Positech funding the building of a school in Cameroon - a project he announced in the summer. I am under no illusions that this game will sell many copies in Africa (the gaming market is tiny) but I think it still makes sense because its such an interesting setting for a strategy game." Gaming seems to have a very distorted view of Africa, just like Hollywood does. "I have no memories of it ever being anything but a destination where pirate bases or criminal gangs roam. when do you ever see Africa in a video game?" he asked. And Democracy 3 has been successful enough that he can afford to take a risk on "a version of the game that at first glance might not make commercial sense". It all makes for "a fascinating experiment in political strategy", said Harris. Lets not forget Africa is home to a billion people."Īcross many countries there are a melting pot of problems and opportunities including, in some cases, intense corruption and very low levels of literacy and infrastructure. We never think about the African economies, or African industry or exports. "In the West, we tend to think of Africa as either the target of charity fund-raising concerts, or somewhere to go on a safari. "And that's kind of the point," he added. It's all Harris' idea and he's the boss, so to speak, he's just expanding operations a bit.īut why Africa? "When I told some friends about it they said, 'Why Africa? Who is interested in African politics?'" Harris wrote on his blog. It's got a rough PC/Mac release date of Q1 2016, and Cliff Harris is handing designer duties to Jeff Sheen from Stargazy. The countries you can govern are Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Senegal, Tunisia, Botswana and Mauritius. ![]() It's a full-on "re-imagining" of the policy-juggling political strategy game Democracy 3, and will be standalone so you won't need the older game in order to play it.ĭemocracy 3: Africa will have new artwork and music and obviously a whole new set of events and dilemmas relevant to the massive continent of Africa and the diverse set of countries within it. It is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.Cliff Harris, the brain behind Positech Games (Big Pharma, Gratuitous Space Battles), has announced development of Democracy 3: Africa. But be careful, because if you get it wrong, things will go downhill very quickly and one of two things will happen: you will either lose the next election or you'll be assassinated.ĭemocracy 3 can be purchased from Steam or directly from Positech at £18.99 for the basic game with DLC and expansion available to purchase as well. If you have any interest in politics or economy, then you really should take a look at this game (if you haven't already, of course). I find this kind of game fascinating - not just because you get to pit your wits against an AI public, but it is also very educational. For example, the differences in length of time your Prime Minister or President can stay in office, or even whether your country is a socialist country or capitalist. Depending on which country you decide to represent, the game faithfully recreates actual differences between government types. When you have to take into consideration laws, policies, voters, trade relations, internal affairs and budgets - and making them balance out at the same time - Democracy 3 becomes very in-depth and immersive. You'd be right in thinking, however, that the game itself isn't very easy and may take some time getting a grip on everything that needs to be done. The game doesn't rely heavily on graphics, but instead presents a beautiful and clean user interface full of sliders and information about each variable. The game is a government simulator which takes an in-depth look at all the politics and policies behind all aspects of modern-day democracy. Released back in October 2013, this is the third installment in UK-based Positech's Democracy series. ![]()
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