A banana in one hand, a cigar in the other... hours of fun in the Caribbean sun.
But it was only weird till the installation finished and I was planing sun baked streets, and sugar plantation, hours turned to days & days in turn turned to weeks.
Today, I can't see my life without knowing this game.
Amazing simple game play, with many issues to deal with, magical Cuban music and hilarious citizens walking around (and drooping dead sometimes..)
you even get the chance to play a spin-off the Cuban missile crisis.
The only big problem I run into during the game, this is of course after hours of game time, is the feeling that your being fed the lot with a spoon, almost every decision you make during game play, is an obvious one.
Also, after about 50 years in the game (about an hour or two..) you've basically done every thing, your making money, and exporting rum and cigars, and basically, you have no more room on the island.
Bottom line, this is a game I've had for about 5 years now, and I still go back to it for a few games here and there, there is not one game out there too beat the eye candy appeal of that beautiful Cuban island and it's weird citizens running around.
Where as most games today introduce an amazing game engine, or shocking graphics, Tropico is just simple fun and beauty, and unbeatable.
If you haven't got it, buy it tomorrow.