Genre: Strategy
Developer: Monte Cristo
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Year: 2001
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Economic War is a strategy simulation game released in Europe in 2001, published by Electronic Arts for PC. In the game, players assume the role of a national leader tasked with managing economic, diplomatic, and covert operations to elevate their country to global dominance. Gameplay involves resource management, forging trade deals, deploying spies, blackmailing rival nations, and maintaining domestic approval.
Scenarios span from historical settings, such as the 1950s arms race, to speculative futures like a post-apocalyptic world in 2050. The player must balance the needs of their own population while undermining opponents through economic warfare, espionage, and even military threats. The game is known for its satirical and Machiavellian take on world politics.
