Head of State Edward Biden PLOT YOUR RISE TO POLITICAL DOMINATION! Frustrated by the pathetic dummies ruling the country? Waiting for a real leade… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPLOT YOUR RISE TO POLITICAL DOMINATION! Frustrated by the pathetic dummies ruling the country? Waiting for a real leader to take charge? Think you could do a better job? Plan your own Machiavellian rise from political nobody to Head of State. Build your ideology picking policies as you see fit, not forgetting to include plenty of crowd pleasers. As your support grows, make sure to cozy up to all the right people: the Police, the Church and anyone else with power. After all, once you take power, you don't want anyone taking it back! Make sure you are prepared for random events that could knock you off course with a provocative comeback always at the ready. You'll need to play by the rules to start with, but as your momentum builds, who needs democracy?! There's only one person fit to this nation: YOU. And you're going to rule for a long, long time... ** WHAT REAL POWER FEELS LIKE ** BUILD POWER – Collect influence with a simple tap. Easy to start, but hard to finish! RISE AND DOMINATE – Spend influence on policies and control measures to win support from your rivals CHOOSE WISELY – Look out for random events that can definitively change the course of your campaign COMPLETE CONTROL – The more power you have, the more devastating your actions become REVOLUTION – Dissolve democracy with the biggest landslide in history, and become the supreme leader ** ARE YOU SERIOUS?? ** Head of State is for everyone worried about the fate of liberal democracy. Everyone worried about the rise of demagogues and post fact politics. Everyone who enjoys a thoroughly engaging strategy game that makes you think. Take 5 minutes out to forget how worrying the real world is, and live out your darkest fantasies of political domination. ****** Head of State is a game by Ed Biden, Ewa Chrusciel and Rebecca Harwick Information Seller:Edward Biden Genre:Role Playing, Simulation Release:Sep 07, 2016 Updated:Nov 02, 2016 Version:1.1 Size:84.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #2 Misguided, Sep 8, 2016 Would like to see some gameplay. Best75 Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2012 493 0 16 #3 Best75, Sep 8, 2016 How long is this to do a play through? Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #4 Ayjona, Sep 8, 2016 How much strategic depth is there to the political simulation? Dankrio Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jun 3, 2014 1,740 13 38 #5 Dankrio, Sep 8, 2016 No plan for iPad version? Dimaya Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2012 85 0 0 #6 Dimaya, Sep 8, 2016 Damnn, this is iPhone-exclusive too!? I bought this as well. Gotta try and start it up on my iPad Pro. killercow Well-Known Member Apr 8, 2009 3,784 3 38 https://twitter.com/killercow #7 killercow, Sep 8, 2016 No, this app IS universal, it's just a bug on TA's side. Dimaya Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2012 85 0 0 #8 Dimaya, Sep 8, 2016 Yeah, I just started it up and it's Universal. Dankrio Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jun 3, 2014 1,740 13 38 #9 Dankrio, Sep 8, 2016 Thanks! gaberaph Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 70 14 8 #10 gaberaph, Sep 8, 2016 It's pretty much a watered down "democracy 3" and I kinda like it from the first 5mins, let's see Dimaya Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2012 85 0 0 #11 Dimaya, Sep 8, 2016 Hmm, I don't know. I were quite curious about it before release and I have now completed the easy mode with the tutorial, but it doesn't seem all that. It didn't make sense either, that the region where I had the most support were the region who made public protests against me most. There's an okay level of humor in there, but I'm afraid there isn't much to this game if all we get are those three difficulties? RinoaHeartily Well-Known Member Dec 12, 2010 1,715 10 38 #12 RinoaHeartily, Sep 9, 2016 Is the dev related to Joe Biden? Where he got all his inspirations for the game? edbiden Member Aug 16, 2016 14 0 1 London https://www.asciipelago.com/ #13 edbiden, Sep 9, 2016 Last edited: Sep 9, 2016 Head of State: political simulation "Head of State might well be the answer to all your slightly weird prayers..." - Gamezebo "Refreshing to see a title that is a little more nuanced in its attempt to parody contemporary issues." - TouchArcade "Featuring a theme fitting for this year, Head of State promises a humorous take on politics..." - PocketGamer *** Featured in UK App Store *** iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/head-of-state/id1071146166 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edbiden.struggle Head of State is a satirical take on the state of current politics... Head of State is for everyone worried about the fate of liberal democracy. Everyone worried about the rise of demagogues and post-fact politics. Everyone who wants to live out their darkest fantasies of political domination... Its time to make Concordia great again As the leader of a minor political party you must plot your course from political nobody to Head of State. Take a stand, pick your policies and form your own ideology. Respond to surprise events and tie your fate to key power brokers: the Police, the Church and anyone else with influence. Pandering to the masses isnt easy, but if you cant keep them happy then you can always keep them in line. You'll need to play by the rules to start with, but as your momentum builds, youll find all sorts of things are expendable. There's only one person fit to rule this nation: YOU. And you're going to rule for a long, long time... Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel I've been thinking about this game for 4-5 years and making it with two amazing former colleagues for the past 7 months. There's a really nice interview in Gaming Trend about why we made the game. swai Member Jul 3, 2016 20 0 0 #14 swai, Sep 9, 2016 The gameplay turned out to be very thin imo. More like a watered down politically themed pandemic than anything resembling democracy. It looks and feels very good, but it seems like you've seen everything it has to offer after the first election. (I don't want to spoil the revolution aspect, but I found it very anti-climactic) MitchG Member Sep 6, 2016 8 0 0 #15 MitchG, Sep 9, 2016 Good skin, so-so engine. An average game to me. I'll keep it installed for a while though. skoptic Well-Known Member Apr 3, 2015 634 82 28 #16 skoptic, Sep 9, 2016 Thanks for the feedback- I was interested, but as an active democracy 3 player... I'm going to take this off the watch list! gquiller Well-Known Member Nov 15, 2011 330 3 18 #17 gquiller, Sep 12, 2016 Keep at it & engage the community here & your game will go far... edbiden Member Aug 16, 2016 14 0 1 London https://www.asciipelago.com/ #18 edbiden, Sep 18, 2016 Strategy tips Some people have been asking about strategy tips... probably more fun for people to explore themselves, but: - Each policy you buy raises the cost of policies in *other* ideologies. So specialising has benefits - Support rises fastest in regions where you endorse the policies they ask for. If you get all three support grows twice as fast - Control eats into the opposition, but it's generally more expensive than policies that build support... edbiden Member Aug 16, 2016 14 0 1 London https://www.asciipelago.com/ #19 edbiden, Sep 18, 2016 oh... and I can neither confirm nor deny any relationship to Vice President Joe Biden ;-) kizuxtheo Active Member Aug 26, 2016 38 1 8 Male Translator Venezuela #20 kizuxtheo, Oct 4, 2017 This is currently on sale for 0.99$ Is it worth it? (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Damnn, this is iPhone-exclusive too!? I bought this as well. Gotta try and start it up on my iPad Pro.
Hmm, I don't know. I were quite curious about it before release and I have now completed the easy mode with the tutorial, but it doesn't seem all that. It didn't make sense either, that the region where I had the most support were the region who made public protests against me most. There's an okay level of humor in there, but I'm afraid there isn't much to this game if all we get are those three difficulties?
Head of State: political simulation "Head of State might well be the answer to all your slightly weird prayers..." - Gamezebo "Refreshing to see a title that is a little more nuanced in its attempt to parody contemporary issues." - TouchArcade "Featuring a theme fitting for this year, Head of State promises a humorous take on politics..." - PocketGamer *** Featured in UK App Store *** iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/head-of-state/id1071146166 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edbiden.struggle Head of State is a satirical take on the state of current politics... Head of State is for everyone worried about the fate of liberal democracy. Everyone worried about the rise of demagogues and post-fact politics. Everyone who wants to live out their darkest fantasies of political domination... Its time to make Concordia great again As the leader of a minor political party you must plot your course from political nobody to Head of State. Take a stand, pick your policies and form your own ideology. Respond to surprise events and tie your fate to key power brokers: the Police, the Church and anyone else with influence. Pandering to the masses isnt easy, but if you cant keep them happy then you can always keep them in line. You'll need to play by the rules to start with, but as your momentum builds, youll find all sorts of things are expendable. There's only one person fit to rule this nation: YOU. And you're going to rule for a long, long time... Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel I've been thinking about this game for 4-5 years and making it with two amazing former colleagues for the past 7 months. There's a really nice interview in Gaming Trend about why we made the game.
The gameplay turned out to be very thin imo. More like a watered down politically themed pandemic than anything resembling democracy. It looks and feels very good, but it seems like you've seen everything it has to offer after the first election. (I don't want to spoil the revolution aspect, but I found it very anti-climactic)
Thanks for the feedback- I was interested, but as an active democracy 3 player... I'm going to take this off the watch list!
Strategy tips Some people have been asking about strategy tips... probably more fun for people to explore themselves, but: - Each policy you buy raises the cost of policies in *other* ideologies. So specialising has benefits - Support rises fastest in regions where you endorse the policies they ask for. If you get all three support grows twice as fast - Control eats into the opposition, but it's generally more expensive than policies that build support...
