Software:Mr. President!
| Mr. President! | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Game Developer X |
| Publisher(s) | Game Developer X |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | October 11, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Parody |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mr. President! is a 2016 video game developed and published by Game Developer X. The game tasks the player to save a fictious presidential candidate from being assassinated. It was released on October 11, 2016 on Windows. The game went viral among YouTubers, and saw a resurgence in 2024 after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Gameplay
The player controls Dick "Rock-Hard" Johnson, a United States Secret Service agent and bodyguard tasked with protecting the United States presidential election candidate Ronald Rump, a parody of Donald Trump.[1] As Rump is delivering his speech, an assassination attempt occurs, with the player having to protect him by acting as a human shield, jumping in front of Rump and blocking bullets, bombs and other weapons. Failing to protect the president counts as a game over and restarts the mission. The assassins are described as "socialist money stealers" and the "liberal media". The game features ragdoll physics.[2][3][4]
Release
Mr. President! was released on October 11, 2016, shortly before the 2016 United States presidential election.[2] A portion of the game's revenue are believed to go towards charity.[4]
Reception
Mr. President! was described by Kotaku as "a game for people who are irreverent, hate Donald Trump or feel strongly about ragdoll physics".[2] Gamereactor UK rated it the fourth best game featuring Trump.[1] PC Gamer criticized the gameplay, stating that "levels quickly devolve into frustrating obstacle courses" and that "the buggy, unpredictable physics becomes a barrier to the joke".[4] As of July 2024, the game had 82% positive reviews on Steam.[5]Template:According to who
Popularity
Upon its release, Mr. President! was covered by various popular YouTubers, such as jacksepticeye, Markiplier and PewDiePie.[2][5] The game experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2024 after an attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, with the number of concurrent players increasing by 440%.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Docal, Óscar Ontañón (2025-10-26). "Top 10 | Video games featuring Donald Trump" (in en). https://www.gamereactor.eu/top-10-video-games-featuring-donald-trump-1623883/. "you play as a Secret Service agent whose sole mission is to [...] save a Trump-like candidate named Ronald Rump."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 D'Anastasio, Cecilia (2016-10-11). "Mr. President Asks Players To Save Donald Trump From Assassination (Or Not)" (in en-US). https://kotaku.com/mr-president-asks-players-to-save-donald-trump-from-as-1787677514.
- ↑ Gaca, Christian (2016-10-12). "Mr. President! wants us to save Ronald Rump from getting killed" (in en). https://www.gamereactor.eu/mr-president-wants-us-to-save-ronald-rump-from-getting-killed/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Davenport, James (2016-10-10). "Take a bullet for the "most hated presidential candidate" in this slapstick satire" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/take-a-bullet-for-the-most-hated-presidential-candidate-in-this-slapstick-satire/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Schuhmann (2024-07-16). "Nach Schüssen auf Trump ist ein vergessenes Spiel auf Steam wieder erschreckend aktuell" (in de). https://mein-mmo.de/steam-mr-president-spielerzahlen-anstieg/.
- ↑ Lucas, James (2024-07-15). "Game About Defending Donald Trump From Assassination Trends On Steam" (in en). https://www.thegamer.com/donald-trump-assassination-game-trends-steam/.
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