''President'' is a 1987 game released by

Kevin Toms Kevin Toms (born 22, April 1957 in Paignton is a British video game designer who founded Addictive Games and created the original ''Football Manager'', a simulation game released in the early 1980s. It included a portrait of his bearded face on ...

for the

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and

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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. However, ''Crash'' were less favourable, only awarding it 29%.

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Interview where Kevin talks about President
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