Pick your pony and dominate the globe, well, not exactly. The concept of geo-political simulator was new and noval to me so I bought this a few years ago. After not being able to play it for nearly a year because of a crappy computer I finally installed only to be heart broken when the system crashed every time I started the game. Several patches latter the situation has stabilized and Superpower is a fun and rewarding game. Although the patches failed to fix some major flaws of the game (please, how can a country like the Sudan amass a million troops and send them half way around the world?)they atleast allowed the game to be what it was intended to be. What's great about it is you can pick one of 180 or so countries and run it how ever you please for how ever long you want. Ever wanted to become a thrid world military strongman and push your weaker neighbors around and starve your people buy spending all your money on weapons? Want to rule the world with your capitalistic might? Maybe you want to be a moderator and police the hot zones of the world? Or maybe you want to start World War III? You can turn a thrid world sh*t hole into a superpower, or take a first world nation and send it into the stoneage. With this game you can it all, and that's what really sets this game apart from others is that there really is no right or wrong way to play it. This is not for the 1st person shooter crowd, but rewards those who have patience and smarts. The battle part of the game is a little cheesey but you can micromanage your forces and that's pretty cool. Delta flight break left and proceed to target! There are really no graphics to speak up except a large Mercator projection map and some close up a terrain here and there, but on a game like this graphics aren't the main focus.

Pros: Innovative idea and concept. A game that you can play however you want. Fun for those who like thinking games.

Cons: Bugs and glitches galore.

Final Thoughts: A fun little geo-political simulator that's a great buy for those who like this kind of stuff, just make sure you download the patches.

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Though based on fascinating concept of geo-political strategy, Superpower is a quite frustrating game, both in strategic and tactical aspects. I agree with other reviews: it should be avoided, unfortunately.

Among critical flaws, the initial set of international relations is absurd; in terms of improbable enemies and alliances (e.g., Mexico versus Tanzania and Mongolia, and allies with Romenia and Iraq, etc), and absurd wars (such as Bolivia invading the USA). Battle management is absolutely boring, in addition to requiring the management of unnecessarily fragmented units. Likewise, large scale wars are finished over the period of one week or two.

Macro-economy is also disappointing. Basically, you tweak and mess around with your national budget as your please. In a week, you can move all your national resources into research, and wipe out social budgets at will. Results are very obscure, and thus you cannot learn to improve your administration.

The game overall is cold and boring; poor graphics, no humans; just numbers and lines crossing a dark map in obscure ways. Moreover, Superpower is infested with bugs, and the downloadable patch does not fic them completely (despite the good will of customer service).

In conclusion, Superpower is illogical and frustrating. Avoid it.