REPUBLIC:
THE REVOLUION ANNOUNCED
In
Republic:
The Revolution, you must rise
to power in a former Soviet state
using political and coercive means.
The game opens showing you the current
dictator of the country of Novistrana,
and what horrible acts he commits
against the populace, including giving
an order to abduct your entire family.
You are then presented with ten multiple
choice questions. Answer carefully!
Your answers will determine who your
character is and how he acts. At the
outset, you are a nobody.
Your
first job is to hire some henchmen
you can order around. Once you hire
some people, you can instruct them
to perform various acts to help gain
support. Some of these acts include
bribing officials (bribe the police
chief so he'll look the other way),
intimidate people, commit assault,
arson, and even murder (only when
you have to).
There
are also peaceful ways of gaining
support, such as attending charity
gala's or donating money to a worthy
cause. You can hire someone to go
around plasting posters, gaining political
support, or you can hire a person
to go door-to-door advertising you
and what you stand for. You can hire
a boxer to fight for you, tell him
how aggressive you want him to be,
and if he wins, more support for you.
If not, well, there's always blackmail.
The
main campaign has you trying to overthrow
the current president so that you
may take control of the country. You'll
have to go through three different
cities to reach your ultimate goal,
each one harder and larger than the
one before it. Most of the game takes
place in an open-ended 3D environment,
where you can walk (or drive) around.
Everybody in the game, from the man
in the store to the old lady in the
walker, has a name and political alignment,
and it's your job to make sure they
see things your way. When push comes
to shove, and the current president
tries to get rid of you, you can initiate
a peaceful protest and stand in front
of tanks, blocking their path.
Whether
they stop or not is dependent on how
the military likes you. There are
multiple ways to finish the game,
guaranteeing a couple of replays.
You can go through the game completely
neutral, or you can go all out, committing
terrorist acts and inciting national
riots.
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