The best video game presidents of all time ' ranked

As the 2016 presidential election threatens our collective sanity, it's good to escape every now and then. That's what video games are for!Unfortunately, you can't always escape from presidential politics in video games. America's Commander-in-Chief pops up from time to time in the world of gaming, hence our timely celebration of the best presidents in the history of video games. Check it out:SEE ALSO:The 10 worst movies based on video games7. The Clintons in "NBA Jam" and "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing"As Bill and Hillary Clinton look to move back into the White House (albeit with their roles reversed from the 1990s), we should acknowledge their video game cameos from the first go-round.Both Bill and Hillary were playable in the arcade basketball classic "NBA Jam," meaning you could dunk on fools with presidential power. The two were also playable in "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2," just in case you prefer fisticuffs to triple doubles.6. Elizabeth Winters from "Vanquish"In case you don't know, "Vanquish" was basically "Gears of War" except you had rocket boosters on your knees. That meant you could quickly baseball slide your way around its levels while shooting robots."Vanquish" wasawesome.President Elizabeth Winters is a major character in the story, and she's actually a pretty awful president. Her actions play a major role in the conflict at the core of the story, and it goes very poorly for her at the end.I'm mostly including Winters because I want to tell you to play "Vanquish" if you ever come across a cheap copy of it.5. James Johnson from "Metal Gear Solid 2""Metal Gear Solid 2" is a bold game in many ways, including a plot twist that permanently changes the protagonist after the first hour of the game. However, an even bigger twist occurs when new hero Raiden finally encounters the kidnapped president he's been sent in to rescue.You see, upon meetingPresident James Johnson, the leader of the free world spends about 45 minutes laying out to the player that everything they've done up to this point was a gigantic ruse by a world-dominating secret society. Even Johnson himself was a pawn chosen by these mysterious benefactors to carry out their will.It's hilarious to me that the President of the United States exists as nothing more than a plot device to explain a mind-bending twist to the player. What's even better is that Johnson isn't even the best president in "Metal Gear Solid 2."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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