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  • Rating:8

    Tropico 4

    Tropico is a city building simulation game like SimCity, but with a dictator theme. You construct your city on an island, and aim to please your citizen’s various expectations. People belong to some kind of ideolog... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Tropico 4 primarily offers technological upgrades, but is still quite fun and addictive. Get the expansion!

    The Tropico series gives us the chance to enjoy the experience of playing a Latin American dictator/revolutionary in a Space Management environment. Anyone familiar with the city-building series from Sierra (including Ca... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Build the perfect paradise, or make millions with industry.

    Tropico 4 was a game that I very nearly missed having played the previous game's demo and not liking it one bit. Luckily a friend recommended this and I gave the demo a go and loved it, so I got the Gold edition which co... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Enjoyable, but nothing special

    Modern Times feels more like an add-on than a full expansion. Yes there's a new campaign, but there's really nothing to differentiate it from Tropico 4's. If you liked Tropico 4 you'll enjoy this well enough, you just wo... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Just because it keeps the same elements, doesn't mean it's a bad game.

    I'm only reviewing this game to provide another perspective on this matter. Everyone is criticizing this great game for not presenting anything new. I've played every production of Tropico and, yes, although it is ve... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    Same old..... same old really

    Seems a shame, as Gamespot review states it's very similar to Tropico 3. In my eyes it's the same game, rebranded and offering "expansion packs" to make the game more of a game. Still has the gift of being entertaining, ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Great but has bugs!

    Other than the fact that, even after clearing the cache on the drive and loading any updates...Tropico seems to stop loading my games after I reach 500 in population. The game is very addictive. It SIMCITY in the middle... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Classification: Revolutionary...see what I did there?

    Eleven years ago Pop top software released Tropico, a banana republic simulator for the PC, a game where you play El Presidente, a lovable dictator with a beard so big it looked like he'd been using it to shelter a small... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    City building jewel.

    This game is presently the best city building game on the market. Fun story, original set up, great graphics, well balanced game play. It does have a few corks. For example the starting tactic seems to be pretty stan... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Ease of success undermines enjoyment of running your own tropical dictatorship.

    Here is a brief summary of what I think about Tropico 4: Version Reviewed: 1.04 (Steam Special Edition) What I like: Abundant choices, pleasant visuals with good performance, clear objectives. Not So Much: Most scenar... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
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