Players can run as any of the 2008 primary contenders (Obama, Hillary, McCain, Giuliani, Edwards and more), a past political figure (Bill Clinton, Bush, Dick Cheney, etc) or create a custom candidate of their own. As the game progresses, you must maintain a careful balance of activities to compete: raising money, making speeches, taking out advertisements, hiring political consultants, etc. You can even make appearances on “The Coldcut Repertoire” or “The O’Malley Scenario,” parodies of The Colbert Report and The O’Reilly Factor. See more shots from the game below.

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[The Political Machine]

Check out N.E.R.D's video for “Everybody Nose.” [Nah Right]

The IVs are re-dropping in July. Money in the bank. [Nice Kicks]

Steven Colbert parodies Bill O' Reilly's meltdown. [Double Viking]

Although you may think these items make you look cool, they really don't. [HolyTaco]