President (video game)

President is a 1987 game released by Kevin Toms for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.^[1]

President
Developer(s)	Addictive Games
Publisher(s)	Addictive Games
Designer(s)	Kevin Toms
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release	EU: 1987
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Following on from Toms' Football Manager and Software Star games, President is a game where the player takes control of a small country, and decides whether to be a dictator, or a hero. The player has to balance the wants and needs of their virtual citizens, while also balancing the books and trying to build up an army and search for oil.

Reception

Your Sinclair gave the game a positive review, awarding it 7/10. Similarly, Sinclair User gave the game 4/5.^[2] However, Crash were less favourable, only awarding it 29%.

See also

• President Elect

References

1. "World of Spectrum - President".
2. "President at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

External links

• President at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
• Interview where Kevin talks about President