Review: Mindjolt's U.S. Presidential Games Part 1

Web Game developers have a pretty good sense of humour when it comes to politics. It is no big surprise then, with all the controversy over the 2008 US presidential elections, that a great selection of games featuring the electoral candidates or ex-president George W. Bush popped up. For some reason, no matter how simple or complex the game, it is just that much more fun when you're playing a cartoon politician, whether you like that politician or not. No matter what your political view, no matter what country you're in, you'll get a good laugh out of these games.

One famous George W. Bush moment was at a surprise press conference in Iraq where one of the reporters took off his shoes and

click to enlarge

The graphics in this game are great. I love cartoon styled games, and what could be better than playing a goofy looking cartoon president Bush? A lot of care and attention was put into the look of the game, ensuring that it mimicked the actual scene where the real president Bush had a reporter's shoes chucked at his head. The audio in Bush Wars is, unfortunately paltry in comparison to the great graphics and engaging gameplay. There are only two sounds in the game, the sound of a show being thrown and when the shoe connects with the president's head or face.

Head over to page 2 and check out the cartoon dance stylings of Barrack Obama