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I need more stars for this one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game was so awesome. I'm a huge fan of CIV and SIMCITY but I was getting a little bored of the same old thing. Tropico is just what I needed to revive my love for PC gaming. The theme is truly genius and graphics are great.

What I like most about this is every game is truly different. Making the island a major tourist attraction is hard work but the money that comes rolling in is well worth it. The swiss bank account is a deliciously guilty pleasure when you are doing your best to be a "good" ruler. I love the cuban voice that says things like "el presidente, the people will be calling for an election next year"

The only thing that is frustrating for me in this game is it is hard to get the people to go to high school and college for their education. Even though you might have plenty of teachers, the school will never get close to filling up... UNLIKE THE CHURCHES which need to constantly be built for your peoples religous needs.

I LOVE THIS GAME and recommend it for anyone who loves Sims, CIV, Zeus, Pharoah, Ceasar III... etc.

Good Idea Bad Interface

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: April 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

How a great concept went this bad is unbelievable. The interface is awkward. The statistics are presented in such a way that you are never quite sure what exactly is going on. There is no easy way to change anything, you must hunt around the screen to find anything, for all the micro managers out there it might be worth trying. Soundtrack is good for the first game or so then it must be turned off or a headache will occur. The manual is the type that requires the purchase of an "Official Strategy Guide." There are no real explainations in the manual at all. The final problem is the appearance, the graphics were great in Railroad Tycoon II (Tropico uses the same "Engine")because there you really didn't have to hunt around the screen to play the game, there was always a menu choice. In Tropico the muddy graphics muddle the mix and just make it frustrating to have to click on the smallest building to change its settings. Wait two weeks it will be in the bargain bin.

Good idea, not a great product

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: May 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This city building idea certainly has significant visual qualities, there's just too many over sights that make this game difficult to get into. First of all, it move very slowly. I run a P3 with 550 mhz with all the graphics rendering and it is very choppy. Another major dissapointment is that you don't have control as to the direction to place most of your buildings. I personally like city building games to create a certain aesthetic feel.

This engine might have worked just fine for Railroad Tycoon II, but that game didn't involve human characters. Lack of improvement to there existing engine causes the game to move too slowly for satisfying play.

Time moves fast, but the people move slow. Maybe they wanted to capture the feel of real Carribean life, unfortunately it's tough to get things done. That may not be a negative for some people.

The graphics are fantastic, the music is great and the characters are interesting. I still like to play the game, but probably not for long. I just can't get over how slow it is!

Decent

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Tropico is a decent simulation of what it takes to successfully run a country.

The ease of use and learning is great.
The idea of becoming a semi-modern Caribbean Dictator was a nice change from the existing games available when this game came out, however, the game play is not very good. The options are EXTREMELY limited. You have roughly 10 political options to choose from, and essentially your only other choice is building. The buildings are nothing special, and the game clock moves too fast, even on the slowest setting.

Maybe the best modern political simulation, but you'd still be better off buying AOE or Civilization.

Great Game- A Must Buy....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

My copy of Tropico arrived at my door yesterday morning....so far I have missed one class and seriously considered calling in sick to work.... LOL.... well okay, I wasn't considering calling in to work- I just brought the game with me :) The game is easy to play, but with enough levels to be fun and challenging for all. If you like the Sims, RollerCoaster Tycoon, SimCoaster, Civilization II- you will enjoy Tropico. I have read some have complaints about the graphics, but I couldn't disagree more- the graphics are great, and the music is very entertaining. Go out and purchase a copy immediately- well, if you are student, purchase a copy after finals week is done :)

AWESOME GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. If you like Simcity3000, or any games like that, you will love this game. It has so many options and every person has there own opinions on things. You can see what kind of job every person has, where they live how much they make per month, how happy they are, you can view there family tree, and check there age. They will grow old an eventually die. Your island needs soldiers for numerous reasons, so build up your military. There can be Coup de etats, where your army can turn on you. Your army will split up into two groups, the ones who like you, adn the ones who hate you. They will than fight. If your people dislike you enough they will turn to rebels, and when the rebellion is strong enough they will attaack your army. This is one of the best games out there, and it has unlimited options, even the cows have opinions on things! So if you liked the SimCities or games like those, definately buy this game.

Excellent crash course in social economics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

You play the role of a banana republic dictator who has to try to stay in power while developing his island. There are two basic ways to go, either totalitarian oppression, which is very difficult with all the coup d'etats going on all the time, or a democratic goverment, which is only slightly less difficult as your population is not easily pleased. The game is very well tweaked, always leaving you in desperate need of cash to pay your "loyal" soldiers. The bad points, transportation of goods is inefficient, construction proceeds very slowly and in a limited range of the construction sites, and you have to figure the game out by yourself, as the manual does not even attempt to give hints. Some understanding of social economics is required to manage this game succesfully. On the other hand, it is the best educational simulation of social economics I've ever seen, and it's horribly addictive. Go and buy this, especially if you teach social economics.

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best money investment that I have ever made. You can't tell your citizens what to do, but you can bribe then to do something, and if they protest, you can quitely Eliminate them. You have to build the housing, the entertainment and all the needed buildings for running a nation. You have immagration from all over the world, and you can have trade delagations with either the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. You can ask you citizens if they're happy or upset and you can hold elections and order for your oppenent to be excuted if he/she is more popular than you. If you lose an election, you find yourself stuck in a lonely fishing with all you personal poscessions, and with you private secrectary. He then says in a very hispanic tone, "I guess your peolpe don't know a good ruler when they have one. By the way, how far is it to Florida?" It is a wonderful game. On a score of 1 to five and five being the best, I give this game a 12 and and a half. So long, future El Presidente.

Mucho Bien

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'll start this off with the simple statement, "Buy it." Nothing else, just a whole lot of "Go buy this game." For some reason, there seem to be a lot of people who liken it to SimCity, and while it seems to be the same, Tropico is leagues ahead in complexity, graphics, and generally fun. This is a game that can be learned in a day, but takes a lifetime to master. You can get up and running with a random map, unlimited money, mess around, and learn just about everything you need to know to tackle the hardest scenarios. In SimCity, I found it relatively hard to start a small city with all the necessities without going bankrupt. This most certainly does not take place in Tropico. Ah well, enough with the ease of play and use. I'll start with the graphics. Don't feel that you need to have a state-of-the-a video card to play this game in its full glory. I have an old VooDoo 3 3000, and the graphic detail blew me away. You can zoom into your palace and actually SEE the detail on the columns. The sheer time put into every single object in the game is absolutely staggering. It sure is great to see that level of detail and precision built into a game. Second, the general gameplay. You'll die (your character, that is) before you exhaust all of your options, construct every building, and build your complete empire. There are just SO many things to do, launder money from the banks, eliminate rebel faction leaders, manufacture prime Tropican cigars, the list goes on and on. The fun factor is absolutely incredible. Nothing seems to beat putting together lavish tourist towns and watching the money roll in, managing a plethora of industries from coffee canning to lumber milling to rum distilling... It just doesn't get any better than this. Lets all hope that strategy game designers all take a hint from PopTop and start making their games with the flavor, detail, and general greatness that we all find in Tropico. Get it.

Taken Over My Small Game Collection

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just started playing this challenging game. Just when you think you've figured it out...the population boots you off the island. So many factors to take into consideration. Not the type of game a beginner could breeze threw easily.
It would be cool to have El Presidente survey the island and people. It could increase the morale of the populace, while adding an element of fear for the leaders safety. With armed gaurds from the palace and advisers scurrying around him/her at every turn makes it that much more realistic.
You can probably tell i'm still trying to master the random maps before I jump into a set scenario. I'm not even going to look at them untill I feel comfortable with the intricacies of this game. Enough said...just BUY THE GAME!

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