Particracy-A similar sort of game to nationstates, with control over a political party within a Nation. You can attempt to mold the nation as you will like it in this complex game. I play this on and off, as it is a very clever game. Rated 8 (far better than Nationstates)
Evolution 5 Evoultion is in its 5.6 manifold. Though probably hard to join atm, due to the pressures of being a newbie in a round, the game is undoubtably fun, and has an established community. Has been somewhat ruined by persistant forum problems, and the fact that people have taken to worjking out the precise details of formulas, spoiling the fun of experiment with battles. A space fantasy game where one controls a continent on a planet, and can join alliances etc. Rating 7.