[1] When starting a new game, players may choose between various scenarios, some of which have set objectives while others are more akin to a "sandbox" mode.

Unlike in the Democracy series the player may amend the constitution of their chosen state and run it as a dictatorship.

Certain minority religions, such as the Baha'i faith in Iran, are not represented in the game, nor are pagans of any kind.

[4] Jason Ocampo of IGN remarked that the game was "difficult to take as a serious simulation of global politics.

"[2] A reviewer for GameZone stated that the game was "a pretty hollow attempt to cash in on the recent Presidential elections.