A textbook demonstration that "good" politics can't fully compensate for lackluster writing and gameplay.

The first hour or two of this is pretty rough - the dialogue is insanely ham-fisted and it takes a while to get to grips with the somewhat clunky procedural mechanic.

But even with the corny writing and not-great V.O. for the most part, the characters did warm to me and there were a few tough decisions to be made.

If this had been longer I probably would've marked it down.