MTV turning 2012 Election into game

Picture fantasy football, but replace athletes with political candidates running for Congress and the White House. That's how MTV describes Fantasy Election '12, a desktop and mobile game launching this summer.

Players have two ways of earnings points in the game. First, they draft a "team" of candidates running for office, similar to fantasy football. The game "will reward candidates for exhibiting behaviors voters deserve, and penalize politicians for behaviors that hurt our democracy," reads a statement from MTV. Points are based on data from partners including PolitiFact, the Center for Responsive Politics and Project Vote Smart. The game will also follow how engaged candidates are in social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The second way to earn points is getting involved in the election process.