Tropico 3 Welcomes You to Paradise, El Presidente

As job titles go, El Presidente is nigh on unbeatable. Haemimont Games's Tropico 3 offers not only that gilded office but the chance to hold it on an tropical island. Glorious. While Tropico 2 took a det

Alice O'Connor

May 28, 2009 10:02 AM

As job titles go, El Presidente is nigh on unbeatable. Haemimont Games's Tropico 3 offers not only that gilded office but the chance to hold it on an tropical island. Glorious.

While Tropico 2 took a detour into pirates, Tropico 3 returns to the series's roots--where players governed a banana republic and risked deposition or invasion if their politicking, construction or management skills were below par, but could oppress dissidents.

Published by Kalypso Media, Tropico 3 is scheduled for release on PC in September.

Alice O'Connor

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timaste

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May 28, 2009 10:09 AM

I wasn't aware of Tropico 2, but I thought Tropico 1 was fun.
- Memitim
  
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  May 28, 2009 10:19 AM
  
  Tropico 2 was cool but had a much bigger learning curve as it is a lot less forgiving. Your revenues were based on sending out pirate crews, which meant that you could be completely housed if a single boat run goes badly or if you screw up your initial build out. Once you understand all of the various dynamics at play then it isn't bad.
  - DrZettl
    
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    May 28, 2009 10:32 AM
    
    It also had a lot of nice UI and general improvements over 1 and Paradise Island.
  - aethyr
    
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    May 28, 2009 10:42 AM
    
    Tropico 2 was a lot of fun, but I felt like it lost steam once you had your town up and running well. It's not like SimCity 4 were you can work on improving your infrastructure, improving residences, jobs, etc...
- thetangent
  
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  May 28, 2009 12:14 PM
  
  Tropico 2 used its Pirate theme very well IMHO. Honestly, it's still fun to play so if you can find it somewhere I'd recommend playing it.