Not many grand strategy games featuring the modern era out there, and this is one of them, and a good one. The steep learning curve and unimpressive graphic did make it a game only for hardcore gamer. However, It was still quite successful and now it has two sequels building on its success. However, when you play the sequel you'll notice 2010 basically lay out all the foundation for the later games. If you just want to try out this fanchise, you may want to try the later games, but if you find yourself loving the later ones, it is also recommandable for you to try the root of them.

This is a great game at a very low cost. fun to play. This game is well worth your money, especially if enjoy being in control of your gameplay. Supreme Ruler 2010 the ability to customize ever slider in the game so that you can make the game in to YOUR game

This game is very unique and interesting. I would recommend Supreme Ruler 2020 as it is quite similar with incremental improvements but both games are entertaining, offer many options, and will give you your money's worth in time spent playing. Personally I particularly enjoyed balancing the economy and taxation to manage the budget. I had never seen something quite so complex in any game before. Politics/diplomacy is lackluster, but you can still have a great time. It would be nice if you could accelerate time to a greater degree, as you will spend large swathes of time waiting for construction and research to complete when you are at peace. Time moves quite slowly after a few years of game time because there are so many units worldwide, however I do not see how this could be avoided even with exceptionally fast machines. It is a symptom of the commendable level of detail in the game.

This is one of the best strategy games out there. It is so complex that it consumes hours upon hours, while conducting wars on various fronts and managing your economy. I have never had so much fun with any other games. I have invaded a country and left it running while I was out and the war is still going on when I return so I can reevaluate my tactics. Not for the faint of heart as it takes a lot of time. I also have supreme ruler 2020 but kind of like this one more

This game is made for the more serious strategty gamer, so if you're a casual RTS or turn-based gamer looking for game to kill half an hour or so, then look away now. While the game can get complicated at times, the gameplay is actually solid. The campaign consists of several scenarios that take place on specific parts of the world, and if that's not enough for you, you can pick single missions that aren't as epic. If you're looking to take on the world, there's also a "world" scenario where you go up against the entire world (and make allies along the way if you want) in a game of world domination.

Although this game is a geo-political game simulating all kinds of things such as the economy, technology, etc; I find this game more of war game instead. The amount of military units available is enormous. Everything from infantry to tanks, battleships to bombers are all in the game. Each nation also have specific units (such as russians having t-80 tanks or americans having m-1 abrams tanks).

The combat system is also very flexible. You can choose to fight your wars in either the turn-based or real-time styles. The scope of the game overall is massive, and will definitely appeal to any strategy afficianado.

The way I see it, this game is more of a global war game, given the emphasis on military unit production and military technology. Whether you're a serious RTS or Turn-Based strategy gamer looking for a more mature and complicated gaming experience, Supreme Ruler 2010 should definitely be at the top of your list.

While the idea is good, the implementation is very bad. The economic engine makes no sense, things take way too long to happen and the so-called "Diplomacy" is completely worthless. Playing a game as Portugal, I just had every military base produce wave after wave of mobile infantry and sent them out. I won. I hate that you can only play in "regional" maps. I hope someone will make a good modern day geo-political simulator before we are all consumed in a nuclear holocaust. Seriously, what nation has the government building "consumer goods" factories? None. The game is set up so that the government can just produce lots of stuff, instead of charging taxes while the people produce all the stuff. Haven't tested the new 2020 version, but it sounds more or less the same.