President Forever 2008 + Primaries is reviewed in the latest edition of the Minnesota Republic, by J.D. Hunt.
The take-home excerpt:
“the incredibly addicting game is without a doubt, the best election simulator on the market.”
Hunt also gives a few suggestions, in particular allowing players to continue in an observer mode even if they have lost in the primaries, to see how things play out – noted.
You can read the whole thing, complete with pic of Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2012, here, pp. 21-22.
An observer mode would be awesome addition! In President Forever 2008, you could make the independent party candidate’s percent 0 (with the candidate editor), so you could watch a game.
While an observor mode would be cool, I think adding a crusader option would be cool as well. You could enter observor mode, but if a certain candidate wants you to campaign for them, you could accept and campaign for the candidate.
Otherwise, a observer mode would rock.