Central Intelligence

I recommend this game but with a qualifier: if you are a fan of espionage and/or spy games with a hefty amount of text and chess-like strategy, so much so that you could forgive this game's faults (and there are many), then pick this up. Otherwise, I would advise that you avoid this particular title as it stands. If you would like a little more detail before you decide, read on... First, the bad. Right off the bat this game is not a remaster, it is a re-release. If you were expecting an update to an old-game with better UI or graphics, you will be disappointed. Speaking of UI, it's terrible. It was bad when I played this back in the DOS and '95 days and it's still bad now. With time and a couple of playthroughs you will get used to it and everything will become second nature but I'll be honest, it is a slow, painful process getting to that level of comfort with this awful UI. Knowing what the different icons do, how to perform in-game actions, how to find characters, etc. You will NEED to know how to navigate the UI seamlessly in order to properly enjoy this game. While you struggle with the UI at the same time you are going to be confronted with another dilemma: "What the heck …

I'm so glad I didn't have to grow up with "games" like these.

People upvote it for nostalgia reasons and I believe they genuinely enjoy it, but as someone who just started to play it in this day and age I didn't get into the swing of it.

Central Intelligence is an old-school strategy and espionage simulation that approaches conflict from a very different angle than conventional military games. Instead of controlling armies and conquering territory through direct force, the player assumes responsibility for a CIA operation aimed at weakening the dictatorship controlling the fictional island nation of Sao Madrigal. The goal is to encourage political change through intelligence work, propaganda, covert operations, and carefully managed intervention. Developed by OCEAN Software and published in its modern Steam release by Ziggurat, it is a fascinating example of how ambitious strategy games could be even with the technical limitations of the DOS era. The core experience revolves around managing Political, Propaganda, and Military operations. Each area provides different ways of influencing the situation across the island, and success depends on understanding how these approaches complement one another. Rather than treating every problem as a military target, players can attempt to manipulate organizations, strengthen opposition groups, spread information, undermine loyalty, or employ more aggressive clandestine method…

Ocean <3

It is very much retro game