Category Archives: Video Games

Ideology and Sim City

Monica Potts laments the “anti-liberal tilt” in computer games: Sim City, which preceded The Sims, has players create a virtual metropolis instead of a virtual family. As a Sim City expert, I can tell you that things function much more … Continue reading

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“Winning” SimCity…

…by building a totalitarian death state.

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Video Game Deflation

Blue Force: A police adventure game from Jim Walls, who did the first three games of the excellent Police Quest-series for Sierra. Set in the fictional sleepy beach village of Jackson Beach, with approximately 7 accessible locations. Released in 1993 … Continue reading

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