Buy Neocolonialism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOJPUfJxPws

After one hour of play the game was complete with a very easily obtained victory. There wasn't really much of a point to play the game over again because it only really has a one-game charm. Not really worth $10.

The point of the game is to ruin the world. When you win, the world is ruined and you win. When you lose, the world is ruined and, well exact same title screen. The game mechanics are unique, but that doesn't contribute to quality gameplay. It feels like it might make an excellent board game.

But the general theme of the video game and implementation is poor. It's one of those games that is designed with a social conscience and you're almost certain they're more concerned about getting across their point than make the game feel fun.

The correct name of this game should be :
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REVIEW :

ABOUT THE GAME:
It is not like "Plague Inc. Evolved", where you play against the people of the world. No, here, you and the other players are competing each other to get as much money they can extract from each region.
Play agaisnt the IA is an easy win. The fun is on multiplayer, where you don't know who will vote to whom; and you can chat privately with other players to work together (temporaly, of course) or join forces to go against another player.

TURN ESTRUCTURE: Buy votes. With the votes bought, each player choose who will be a minister of that region; if you are elected, then you decide to build mines, or factories, or free trade agreement. If another player is elected, he/she propose, and you vote "Yes/No". That finish a turn.
Even when it's unstated, the minister is not the player itself, it is "controlled by the player". You can have a minister in each region of the world, at same time.

GRAPHICS: Horrible. I know, it's a "Turn based strategy game" and graphics are not important. But they are really ugly. About the map "upside-down", you get used to it in 5 minutes.
About the interface, the menus are well placed, simple, and fast to use. Rarely you have to click 2 times to make 1 thing.

SHOULD YOU BUY?: Depends. If you are planning to play alone, I think you are not going to get much fun, because the IA is easy to beat. If you are planning to play online, then, yes, worth it. Would be awesome to have a 4-pack or a 6-pack, to invite friends and family.


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ABOUT THE CONCEPT: Technically speaking, I should not call it "neocolonialism", because here you are buying votes on poor countries, and then make them grow up, creating factories and mines (you can destroy them too). When you cashout, the countries keep all the things you created.
Here, the poor countries are not working for a bigger one (like "colonies"). Here, there is no debt, nor loans. So, more than a banker, you are a powerful (and corrupted) business magnate, with enough power to buy votes, control the IMF and propose free trade agreements.

So, you may find the name misleading; but don't care, the game shows a very bad side effect of the current system, where people with enough money may get corrupted and decide over what happens in the world, buy politicians, and force the countries to take decisions that are only good for this person business. Even agaisnt the people benefit.

Like I said, I consider it a "Corporativism" simulator.

This is a great turn-based strategy game that feels like Risk - IRL Edition. The interface is a bit clunky but after a few games (and definitely do the tutorials) you'll be playing the world's wellbeing like a champ! Also, every turn there is a new tragedy to deal with and this can feel a little RND but really does add to the challenge and requires that you be a little more fungible with your strategies. I haven't played any online games yet but I imagine the game could only get more interesting with the addition of a human dynamic. My one criticism is that I'd love to see more hi-res and interesting icons/symbols with a slightly better system of laying out the information on the worldmap. Perhaps even having a zoom feature and moving the camera around to each election. I feel this would really add some nice visual feedback to the game. The mechanics though are unique and engaging enough to definitely play this rough little gem! The game is worth it just for the alternative look at world politics but keeps you hanging around for the enjoyable gameplay.

Neocolonialism is relevant as one of the few political games in existence (one that doesn't simply use it's political theme as a visual motif). This reason alone makes the game worth checking out, but on top of that it offers a kind of Risk/board game fun between friends that makes it worth playing/replaying.

Been a fan since the Humble store release. A fun, devious game about ruining the world for your own profit. Unsparing in its critique of corporate globalization, and ridiculously entertaining in a Diplomacy-esque "are you sure you still want to be friends with these people" kind of way. Definitely worth the (modest) investment for fans of strategy games and those with a pretty dark sense of humor.

This strategy, turn based game was awesome, and I will definitely play it over and over again! The single player is a lot of fun, but it is much more fun when playing against friends and family and being able to destroy all of their hardwork! I would definitely recommend this game to all!

This game is really interesting to play reflecting the way the world economy is going.

This game is awesome. The theme is great. Like Railroad Tycoon or Patrician. Its super simple and cheap. Like a board game. Each game doesn't last that long. Its really great to play with friends.

Pretty good for the price

This game is dumb and overly complicated