SuperPower

Lead a country to glory, ruin or stable mediocrity in this "geo-political world simulator" of Earth circa 1997.

Released: 27 March 2002
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Government simulation Grand strategy Simulation Strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Fantasy Historical
Country: Canada
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

SuperPower is a 2002 political simulation computer game. The game was designed by GolemLabs and published by DreamCatcher Interactive, debuting on March 28, 2002, for Microsoft Windows. SuperPower 2 was released in 2004. SuperPower 3 was released in 2022.

Keywords

modern warfare
world domination
turn-based
management
modern military
pausable real time combat
nuclear war

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The start of play is set during the first week of January 1997, with the player assuming the role of the newly appointed leader of one of 140 controllable nations. Players are given complete command over their nation from the use of thermonuclear weapons, to the level of taxes, to what kind of government is in control, to sending secret service operatives to conduct covert missions. SuperPower has two different game modes; scenarios and freeplay.

Superpower has some premade scenarios that offer a challenge in the way you have to solve a problem. The main factor that makes the scenarios difficult is that they restrict what kind of actions you can take (Ex: not being able to use military action)

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It has been heavily criticized for its many bugs, including some that do not allow the player to complete the game in the amount of time listed, the game often crashing back to the desktop even when all the computer requirements have been met, and the country's budget suddenly crashing.