History VideoGame / ShatteredUnion

''Shattered Union'' is a turn-based strategy game on hex maps, released on PC and Xbox in 2005, on {{Steam}} 2006. The game is set in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2014]]. Six years prior to the beginning of the game, David Jefferson Adams is elected as [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent America's 44th President]], and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating a highly unpopular one]] at that, resulting in high levels of domestic unrest, terrorism, and armed resistance that leads to the instituting of martial law. After he gets himself a second term in a blatant sham election, domestic terrorists detonate a low-yield nuclear device over UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC on Inauguration Day, killing most of the United States federal government and breaking the line of presidential succession. In the interest of maintaining trade relations, UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion dispatches detachments of armed peacekeepers into the ruins of Washington to help rebuild the city, maintain order, and eventually reestablish the original government. They are [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating less than popular with the locals]].

'''''ShatteredUnion''''' is a turn-based strategy game on hex maps, released on PC and Xbox in 2005, on {{Steam}} 2006. The game is set in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2014]]. Six years prior to the beginning of the game, David Jefferson Adams is elected as [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent America's 44th President]], and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating a highly unpopular one]] at that, resulting in high levels of domestic unrest, terrorism, and armed resistance that leads to the instituting of martial law. After he gets himself a second term in a blatant sham election, domestic terrorists detonate a low-yield nuclear device over UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC on Inauguration Day, killing most of the United States federal government and breaking the line of presidential succession. In the interest of maintaining trade relations, UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion dispatches detachments of armed peacekeepers into the ruins of Washington to help rebuild the city, maintain order, and eventually reestablish the original government. They are [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating less than popular with the locals]].

''ShatteredUnion'' is a turn-based strategy game on hex maps, released on PC and Xbox in 2005, on {{Steam}} 2006. The game is set in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2014]]. Six years prior to the beginning of the game, David Jefferson Adams is elected as [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent America's 44th President]], and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating a highly unpopular one]] at that, resulting in high levels of domestic unrest, terrorism, and armed resistance that leads to the instituting of martial law. After he gets himself a second term in a blatant sham election, domestic terrorists detonate a low-yield nuclear device over UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC on Inauguration Day, killing most of the United States federal government and breaking the line of presidential succession. In the interest of maintaining trade relations, UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion dispatches detachments of armed peacekeepers into the ruins of Washington to help rebuild the city, maintain order, and eventually reestablish the original government. They are [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating less than popular with the locals]].

In fact, they are so unpopular that, soon after their arrival, UsefulNotes/{{California}} and [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Texas]] declare home rule and [[DividedStatesOfAmerica secede from the Union]]. Many other states soon follow; within months, the only states still pledging loyalty to the original government are the ones under European Union control. Sooner or later someone's nerves get the better of them and a shot is fired, and the Second American Civil War is officially underway, with [[MeleeATrois every single faction fighting every single other faction for control of the nation]]. Meanwhile, Russia, under an ultranationalist government, invades and annexes UsefulNotes/{{Alaska}}, claiming that it was rightfully theirs to begin with.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Nicholai Vladekov, the Russian president who nuked Washington and invaded Alaska. Player never personally fight against him, and after the final battle the game only tells you that he is wanted by Interpol. His fate is never elaborated upon.]]

** It works in your favor, too, though, since enemies will be more reluctant to bomb your tanks if they're currently stationed in, say, [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyworld]].

* KarmaMeter: Referred to as 'political reputation'. Based on collateral damage caused, civilian casualties, number of enemy units killed, and aid accepted from the Russians. Wanton destruction lowers your reputation, clean, precise surgical strikes raise it. Lower reputation causes you to earn fewer partisan units (and may result in your own people actively fighting against you as partisans), but is balanced out by unlocking powerful special abilities. A positive reputation results in ''far'' more partisans joining the cause, but the abilities unlocked are slightly less potent.

* ThemeNaming: Every American faction's unique unit is named after a [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Confederate general]], apart from the Great Plains Federation's [[UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant Grant]] artillery.

* ThemeNaming: Every American faction's unique unit is named after a [[TheAmericanCivilWar Confederate general]], apart from the Great Plains Federation's [[UlyssesSGrant Grant]] artillery.

''ShatteredUnion'' is a turn-based strategy game on hex maps, released on PC and Xbox in 2005, on {{Steam}} 2006. The game is set in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2014]]. Six years prior to the beginning of the game, David Jefferson Adams is elected as [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent America's 44th President]], and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating a highly unpopular one]] at that, resulting in high levels of domestic unrest, terrorism, and armed resistance that leads to the instituting of martial law. After he gets himself a second term in a blatant sham election, domestic terrorists detonate a low-yield nuclear device over UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC on Inauguration Day, killing most of the United States federal government and breaking the line of presidential succession. In the interest of maintaining trade relations, the EuropeanUnion dispatches detachments of armed peacekeepers into the ruins of Washington to help rebuild the city, maintain order, and eventually reestablish the original government. They are [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating less than popular with the locals]].

* CivilWar

In fact, they are so unpopular that, soon after their arrival, {{California}} and [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Texas]] declare home rule and [[DividedStatesOfAmerica secede from the Union]]. Many other states soon follow; within months, the only states still pledging loyalty to the original government are the ones under European Union control. Sooner or later someone's nerves get the better of them and a shot is fired, and the Second American Civil War is officially underway, with [[MeleeATrois every single faction fighting every single other faction for control of the nation]]. Meanwhile, Russia, under an ultranationalist government, invades and annexes UsefulNotes/{{Alaska}}, claiming that it was rightfully theirs to begin with.

In fact, they are so unpopular that, soon after their arrival, {{California}} and [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Texas]] declare home rule and [[DividedStatesOfAmerica secede from the Union]]. Many other states soon follow; within months, the only states still pledging loyalty to the original government are the ones under European Union control. Sooner or later someone's nerves get the better of them and a shot is fired, and the Second American Civil War is officially underway, with [[MeleeATrois every single faction fighting every single other faction for control of the nation]]. Meanwhile, Russia, under an ultranationalist government, invades and annexes {{Alaska}}, claiming that it was rightfully theirs to begin with.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Pacifica green, Great Plains Federation yellow, Texas Republic red, California Commonwealth orange, Confederacy grey, New England Alliance teal and EU blue.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: EU, according to loading screens. It never shows in gameplay - the EU can even have partisan units fighting alongside them if they maintain a positive reputation.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Pacifica green, Great Plains Federation yeallow, Texas Republic red, California Commonwealth orange, Confederacy grey, New England Alliance teal and EU blue.

* DividedStatesOfAmerica: The continental US is divided into 6 factions plus EU, Hawaii decides to sit out, and Alaska gets invaded by Russia.
* DualModeUnit: European AA-units. Due to their range and power, they can serve as light artirelly.
* EasyLogistics: Played with. Units needs to fuel at cities/towns, but everything else is automatic.

''ShatteredUnion'' is a turn-based strategy game on hex maps, released on PC and Xbox in 2005, on {{Steam}} 2006. The game is set in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2014]]. Six years prior to the beginning of the game, David Jefferson Adams is elected as [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent America's 44th President]], and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating a highly unpopular one]] at that, resulting in high levels of domestic unrest, terrorism, and armed resistance that leads to the instituting of martial law. After he gets himself a second term in a blatant sham election, domestic terrorists detonate a low-yield nuclear device over WashingtonDC on Inauguration Day, killing most of the United States federal government and breaking the line of presidential succession. In the interest of maintaining trade relations, the EuropeanUnion dispatches detachments of armed peacekeepers into the ruins of Washington to help rebuild the city, maintain order, and eventually reestablish the original government. They are [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating less than popular with the locals]].

* AwesomeButImpractical: Bombers, though incredibly effective against nearly any target, are ludicrously expensive, difficult to replace, and easy to shoot down with even inexpensive, obsolete anti-air units.
** This is mainly at the beginning of the game. Not only that, but bombers can destroy most AA if they are caught in the open, since they do attack first, and AA is quite squishy.

* LaResistance: Partisans, who will join the more popular side in a battle, or the defending side if both are equally popular.

* MonumentalDamage: Nearly every map has one or two monuments on it, such as the [[BigApplesauce Statue of Liberty]], the [[{{Seattle}} Space Needle]] or the [[{{Atlanta}} CNN Center]]. Blowing them up causes a much greater hit to your [[KarmaMeter political reputation]] than normal destruction.

* GoodVerusGood: Quite possible if America is owned by two factions who both have good reputations while at war.

* WashingtonDCInvasion: Can be done by anyone, although instead of White House players finds a huge crater.

It is stated that a movie adaptation of the game will be made by Disney with Jerry Bruckheimer directing and written by JMichaelStraczynski.

** ''Shatnered Union'' is also one of the few games in which attempting to keep your KarmaMeter neutral actually has a benefit; although you'll be locked out of powerful endgame abilities, neutrality does get you access to the basic special abilities of both the good and evil paths, while going too far in one direction or the other will lock you out of certain powers after a while.