2005: A Game of Macroeconomics is a great educational game that is trying to teach the basic concepts of macroeconomics. At the beginning of the game you will be taking the part of the US President who is elected in the year 2005...the distant future at the release of this game. You are trying to set a monetary policy and fiscal policy to keep the economy healthy....a valuable lesson given the state of things now. Your main goal is to get re-elected for as long as you possibly can.
When your economy starts to do badly, your popularity will plummet and your chances of being re-elected to the White House fade away.
The controls that have been instated in this game are quite simple to learn and the graphics are pretty good. Your screen will be split into three different sections. On the left side of your screen you will see the three main economic indicators, which are inflation, unemployment and output growth represented in a nice time-based table. On the right side of your screen, you are able to read the current news and look at the approval ratings. You have the ability to look at a detailed table of other available data at any time you please, but most of it is displayed on
the charts and news.
The game can be quite difficult if you are just starting out. With the amount of unexpected events present, anything can happen at any time. The news will also have a huge impact on everything too. Depending on what’s going on in the world, everything financially could change in seconds for you... either having a good effect on you or a horrible effect on you. After playing the game a little while you will learn some of the basics between major economic indicators and how the monetary and fiscal policies have an effect on the economy.
This game is quite educational in many aspects. You are learning about how things can fluctuate so quickly in the world and what can happen while doing so. It teaches cause and effect and the trickle down theory. There is also the educational background on the macroeconomics that not many know too much about. This game is definitely a great game if you feel like learning something new and having fun while doing it.
2005: A Game of Macroeconomics is a great educational game that many people over the years have used to get a little more background on the subject of macroeconomics. Even though some things about it are just a game aspect, there is a lot of realism when it comes to the monetary and fiscal fields in the game. If you are interested in learning more about macroeconomics and find the textbooks make it too difficult this game is a good game to start with. Great game for the brain so sit back and start learning to your mind's extent!
