總統模擬遊戲即將出爐 玩家試當奧巴馬
Gamers can pretend to be President Obama
A computer game set to hit US stores the day Barack Obama is sworn in as president challenges players to see whether they can do a better job running the country than he can.
Interactive Gaming Software (IGS) said on Monday it would make Commander in Chief available on January 20, the day of Obama's inauguration.
'Player presidents' will make budget, health, education, military, diplomatic and other decisions in simulated environments and have to virtually live with the ramifications of their choices.
Commander in Chief will give players information from 50 international organizations including the UN, NATO and OPEC.
"You can put your own political theories into action and see the domestic and international domino effect," lead designer Louis-Marie Rocques had said in April.
"Anyone will now be able to develop their own exit strategy for Iraq, reverse the course of the economic recession and attempt to prevent terrorist attacks from Al-Qaeda." Throughout the game there is a threat of terrorist strikes or invasion by foreign troops.
Players will start by selecting cabinet members and then go on to tackle the same social, environmental, economic, energy, cultural and military issues facing Obama's administration.
美國一家遊戲公司將於明年奧巴馬就職日當天推出一款模擬總統的電腦遊戲，在這款遊戲中，玩家可以一嘗當總統的滋味，與奧巴馬一比高下。
美國IGS遊戲公司於本週一宣佈，他們將於明年1月20日奧巴馬就任總統當天推出這款名爲“總司令（Command in Chief）”的遊戲。
“模擬總統”將在遊戲模擬的環境中制定預算以及醫療、教育、軍事和外交各個方面的政策，並且他們所做的任何決定都會有後續影響。
遊戲將向玩家提供包括聯合國、北約和歐佩克在內的50個國際組織的信息。
遊戲主設計師路易斯-瑪麗•若克斯於今年四月稱：“玩家可以將自己的政治理念付諸實施，看看會在國內外引起什麼樣的連鎖反應。”
他說：“每位玩家都可以設計從伊拉克撤軍、振興經濟以及‘反恐’等有關各個問題的方針。”玩家在遊戲中還會面臨恐怖襲擊以及外國軍隊入侵的威脅。
遊戲開始時玩家首先要選擇內閣成員，接下來要處理與奧巴馬政府所面臨的一系列同樣的問題，包括社會、環境、經濟、能源、文化和軍事等各個方面。
Vocabulary:
swear in:宣誓就職
live with:忍受
ramification: A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement（結果：對複雜的問題、計劃或陳述的發展或由其所造成的後果）
