

They track her down to Yasoinaba and enter the TV world, joined by Akihiko Sanada, having just arrived from South America, who shows up to help after Aigis picks up readings from inside. Aigis manages to take down all the hijackers on her own but one of the cargo is stolen: the 5th generation anti-Shadow humanoid weapon, Labrys. On a mission to escort top secret cargo, the airplane she's on is hijacked. Mitsuru is now head of a secret spec ops squad known as Shadow Operatives working with the government consisting of herself and some of her old SEES colleagues. The following day, they head into the TV world and find themselves stuck in a tournament held at their high school where they must fight each other to advance, but during the tournament they see a mysterious girl who claims to be their student council president as well as three Persona-users they've never seen before. At the same time, Rise, Kanji and Teddie go missing and Naoto is busy on a mission.

The three of them and Yu (coincidentally) see it. But soon Chie hears a rumor that the Midnight Channel is airing again and tells Yosuke and Yukiko. The story starts 2 months after the events of Persona 4 but before the epilogue of Persona 4 Golden, meaning that Arena is set in May 2012.Īt the start of Golden Week, Yu Narukami returns to Yasoinaba and reunites with Dojima, Nanako and his friends. The following is a general summary based on all the story modes: However, Labrys (whose story is a visual of her past) and Shadow Labrys (who does not have a story mode) are not acting protagonists. The selected character acts as the game's protagonist, and the story of the game is told through their perspective via visual novel cutscenes, with the outcome affected by the character chosen. In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title three-plus stars out of five, stating that "it has the 'highly educational' appendage, but that doesn't mean that it should be passed by".The game contains twelve different story modes from each of the cast members. The magazine concluded that Shadow President was "a work of art that belongs in every civics classroom", but "even invading Canada is more fun". As a game, the magazine stated that "you can't do cool stuff" as the simulation "forces one to be more passive than active if stability is the desired goal", contrasting the game with "more fun" simulations like SimCity and Civilization. anomalies", such as Iraqi forces much more powerful than in the real Persian Gulf War. Chuck Moss of Computer Gaming World in 1993 wrote that Shadow President was a good learning tool but that "As a simulation, it has certain real-world problems certain. GameSpot currently has the game ranked at a 7.7/10 based on 13 reviews. "įurthermore, if the player makes poor decisions or abuses their power, their advisors may resign, Congress will attempt to impeach them, foreign governments may overthrow them, or terrorist groups may attempt an assassination. Not getting re-elected automatically means " game over. If their popularity and efficiency is good enough, the player is authorized to use the terminal for four more years. During every American election year, players are not allowed to access their virtual screen starting at midnight on election night so that a panel of bureaucrats can analyze their progress. The player starts the game with seven advisors, which makes the game a bit less confusing. Managing the budget of the United States, sending aid to foreign countries, dealing with diplomatic crises, and even fighting wars are a largely unavoidable aspect of the game. īeing popular enough to be re-elected is a vital component of the game, though re-elections can be disabled which in turn greatly reduces the effect of popularity. After dealing with the Iraqi adversaries, the player can opt to overthrow the military overlords and political cartels that are keeping the people of South America and Africa in relative poverty. Using a timeline that starts during the end of the Ogaden War, players can prepare Kuwait to be invaded by Iraq during Operation Desert Shield. The game puts the player in the role of the President of the United States in a situation loosely based on the Cold War and the early 1990s. Failing to keep the governments of the world peaceful with each other may result in a "hot war" the Soviet Union is invading Japan in this screenshot.
