U.S. Election: the Video Game

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U.S. Election: the Video Game

Thu Jun 3, 8:59 AM ET

By Ben Berkowitz

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The typical video game calls for shooting aliens, racing cars and beating enemies into submission, but publisher Ubi Soft Entertainment has decided gamers may also enjoy stumping for votes at a nursing home somewhere in Ohio.

The company said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to publish "The Political Machine," a new game for PCs that puts players in control of the 2004 presidential campaigns of either incumbent President Bush (news - web sites) or Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites).

Players will also have the option of creating their own Republican or Democratic candidate or managing the campaign of a historical figure like Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) or Franklin Roosevelt.

The game will allow players to raise funds, barnstorm for votes and join candidate debates.

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