Players compete to get votes for their favorite candidate, using a mixture of microphone-smacking and vote-boosting powerups.

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Along the way a variety of weapon pickups like smoke screens, repair powerups, and airstrikes further deepen the strategy.

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There are plenty of goals to scramble for on the map such as attraction powerups that will pull coins and rainbows to our hero.

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After a few hours I was able to purchase and upgrade multiple buggies and max out a few of my powerups without spending an actual dime, though your mileage may vary.

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