D.C. Smackdown Parodies Politicians & Pundits

D.C. Smackdown Parodies Politicians & Pundits

December 4, 2007
John McCain battling Anne Coulter? 

Hillary Clinton vs. Bill O'Reilly?

It could happen in D.C. Smackdown.

Former Disney animator Dave Holbrook's new PC parody allows players to stage 16 levels of comedic combat. The game's 17 recognizable characters include politicians, pundits and celebrities. As with most fighting games, each character possesses a signtaure move. Hillary Clinton, for example, can employ the "Intern Trample," while Bill O'Reilly can rely on the "No Spin Zone".

Holbrook, of Orlando-based AdrenaLAN Studios, commented on his game:
DC Smackdown is a hilarious video game full of backstabbing, low blows and lying politicians. It's just like the real thing, only smaller. But remember everyone might like Ron Paul but only in DC Smackdown will he ever be the President.

D.C. Smackdown costs $4.99 to download. I haven't tried it so I cannot offer a recommendation one way or the other. However a demo trailer can be viewed at the game's website.
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Comments

Submitted by Paul - December 4, 2007 at 11:58 am -0500
Coulters not worth getting angry about. She's a poison pen moron. And before anyone says I'm being "liberally biased" I feel the same way about Micheal Moore.
Submitted by Fathre Time - December 4, 2007 at 8:33 pm -0500
Is stephen colbert in there? Please tell me he's in there.

Recently I wondered who would win the election if it came down to Stephen Colbert on the Democrats (assuming he got the ballot) and Ron Paul on the republicans. If I could play a game where those two men beat the crap out of each other that would be the next best thing.
Submitted by Ken - December 4, 2007 at 7:50 am -0500
Well it's no different from when Stephen Colbert's Mii beat the crap out of a Mii Nancy Pelosi in Wii Boxing.
Submitted by GameDevMich - December 4, 2007 at 8:29 am -0500
Hmm, this might make a great X-mas gift for some friends up in Tallahassee. I hope this catches on and we some videos of epic fights on YouTube.

Now, time to buckle down and wait for the cuckoos to show up and spew molten crazy all over the place.
Submitted by Pandralisk - December 4, 2007 at 9:04 am -0500
Ha, cute. But the character selection seems a little poor.

Ann Coulter? A shame that vindictive and disgusting lunatic of a woman made the game over the likes of Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Joe Biden, and Dennis Kucinich! They also left out the media figureheads of each side: Limbaugh and Moore.
Submitted by HeroofDark - December 4, 2007 at 9:08 am -0500
That's not Jackie in the trailer, is it? If you can play as John Bruce, I will definitely get that game.
Submitted by jds - December 4, 2007 at 9:23 am -0500
Hillary versus Bill O.

Finally!
Submitted by Dave - December 4, 2007 at 9:36 am -0500
Ron Paul , Huckabee and Oprah are hidden characters that you unlock as you play the game. Ron Pauls special is awesome, its called FREEDOM and it involves Braveheart type characters crushing your opponent. I was playing it all last night and Jessie Jackson is hilarious!
Submitted by Benji - December 4, 2007 at 9:38 am -0500
If Hillary and Bill O. are made to fight to the death, who wins?

The answer: everyone.
Submitted by MaskedPixelante - December 4, 2007 at 10:51 am -0500
beat up Ann Coulter

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?!
Submitted by BlackIce, Dragunov Marksman - December 4, 2007 at 2:34 pm -0500
All politicians are worth being angry about.
Submitted by Papa Midnight - December 4, 2007 at 3:02 pm -0500
For some reason, that actually looks like it might be fun to pay.
Submitted by InJM (at work!) - December 4, 2007 at 6:55 pm -0500
I'd love to see a side-scrolling beat-em-up in the same genre.
Submitted by faceless coward - December 4, 2007 at 7:07 pm -0500
Paul: I wouldn't be too worried about being criticized for insulting Anne Coulter. Does anyone actually like that woman?
Submitted by Alvin - December 4, 2007 at 7:33 pm -0500
Unfortunately it looks like it plays terrible.
Somebody port the characters to MUGEN.
Submitted by chopperlink - December 4, 2007 at 10:42 pm -0500
@Fathre Time
I would play as Stephen Colbert as well as voting for him in real life :P.
Submitted by Tye The Czar - December 4, 2007 at 10:53 pm -0500
I was hoping someone from Green Day or RATM would make an apperance, oy. Also the ACLU and Moveon.org---They would kick some nice ass despite their checkered past! And just because she's awesome enough to be our president, I demand Haruhi Suzumiya be put in. That way her special would be playing the most bitchin' rock songs(God Knows...; Lost My Music) known to man(Yes, they're that good) in a Bunny Girl outfit.
Submitted by Dave - December 4, 2007 at 10:57 pm -0500
Stephen Colbert is in the game but he is used in an attack by John Stewart. We literally flip a coin to decide wether Stewart or Colbert would be in the game and it came up Stewart. Then low and behold 4 weeks out from final beta Colbert decides to run for president, somethings you just can't predict.

Hope everyone enjoys the game and I guarantee Hillary's "Intern Trample" attack will make you laugh.
Submitted by Gabriel Celesta - December 5, 2007 at 1:18 am -0500
@Benji

About your Hillary vs. Bill O. question...

No, it would be just like Alien Vs. Predator...
Whoever wins... we lose.
Submitted by murk - December 7, 2007 at 9:11 am -0500
so with the AVP comment its like our current presidential ellection 2008 is gunna be hell.

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