''Supreme Ruler 2010'' is a

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in which a player controls all aspects of a region's

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and attempts to unite a world of fragmented states in the year of 2010. The game was produced by

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and released by Strategy First in 2005. Official support for ''Supreme Ruler 2010'' ended in August 2006 with the release of the 6th update. The final version of the game was 4.6.1. A sequel, '' Supreme Ruler 2020'', was released in 2008 by publisher Paradox Interactive.

Reception

''Supreme Ruler 2010'' received "average" reviews according to the

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'' praised the game's ease of play and quantity of scenarios but criticized the difficulty as being artificially inflated. Barry Brenesal of ''

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'' gave praise to its gameplay and interfaces but criticized the AI and the numerous bugs.

References

External links

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