Posted on: September 27, 2011

muttly13

Games: 505 Reviews: 9

All about the Ambiance

Tropico is a good time waster, especially if you enjoy research outside of the game itself. To truly master it you should run the numbers, benefits, etc externally from the game so you know just what you want to do when placed in a scenario. Do you need to do this? Absolutely not. But it sure does help to know down to the coin and rep point whats going to do what for you. The economic model is such that you can literally spend hours formulating what/where/how you will make money. And the paths are truly distinct. For example, depending on the size of your island it is increasingly difficult to have a heavy industrial economy and generate tourism. Overall, as someone mentioned before its just another sim builder. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Where it really shines is the theme. Its amusing to be addressed by your adoring public as the paragon of humanity. The music is great and you really get the feel of sitting on a beach earning 20%. Tropico 2 is another story. While I love the pirate theme and did have several hours of fun going through the scenarios, it gets old quickly. There is little to no challenge as the basic game mechanic (your pirate ships) allows you to generate money at will and as needed. Its certainly worth a few hours though if you enjoy the pirate theme. I would suggest that if you are looking to enhance your enjoyment, you resist the temptation to save/load when cruising with your ships. While it is annoying to lose a vessel and it can in fact cost you the game, it is the only thing that will present a challenge to even the most casual of gamers.

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Posted on: July 3, 2023

Cannoli89

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Games: 39 Reviews: 1

Tropico 2 does work on W11

Just head on to the folder, there is a "Tropico 2 Safe Mode" file that opens the game and takes you farther than the menu itself. Tropico 1 and 2 are great games!

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Posted on: January 7, 2017

Weasselk

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Games: 337 Reviews: 14

Dictator Simulator

I read about the game from my weekly game magazine back when I was at school. Back then I wanted the game purely for it's nice screenshots. And now I love it for it's immersive gameplay. I already did spend hundred of hours playing this gem by the time of writing this review. The game wouldn't let you sit and do nothing. There is always something happening. A storm way attack your island nation and destroy most of your building which you build because you wanted to save cash instead of building stronger and more durable houses. Lazy contraction workers may spend most of their time in the pub and not building that factory which should save your country from economical collapse it which way eventually make you lose the game. Or people may organize a coo just because you didn't rise their salary in the last twenty years. Tropico maybe hard and will require as much as possible of your attention. But it easily adjustable in the menu. If you want you can remove elections, time limit and make citizens less needy. Then play the builder mode with minimum involvement with nation's economy and politics. Whatever floats your dictator boat. Though it is better that you don't end up in the boat. In the game the boat is what you will see when you ultimately fail to keep your place as the president of your island. I'm not too familiar with latest games in Tropic series but this game is great place to start or just see how it was in the beginning.

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Posted on: April 26, 2013

mentored1

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Games: 68 Reviews: 2

Fantastic, classic strategy game

Tropico is a great game, period. Anyone who enjoys stuff like Civilization, Master of Magic, Zeus, Pharoah, etc is going to love Tropico. Even now, it holds up to the best games and is easily better than many modern strategy titles. The more recent Tropico editions are too bloated under the weight of 3d imagery and micro-management to be as enjoyable as this edition. There's plenty of game here to keep you occupied for a long time. I knocked off 1 star because the game can get repetitive if you play it enough and sometimes it's unclear (particularly for new players) to figure out how everything works together.

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Posted on: April 21, 2021

Simmerplayer

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Games: 64 Reviews: 1

Tropico 1 works on Winsows 10, 2 doesnt

I grew up playing the original Tropico, after years of use my cd no longer works so i bought the digital version with Tropico 2 ( a game i never played before) on GOG. Tropico 1 works on Windows 10 just fine, didnt even need to run in compatibility mode. Tropico 2 however does not work, it loads and lets you choose a scenario and then it crashes. I tried the game in every compatibility mode available as well as run as administrator and nothing works. So just a warning if you have Windows 10 there is a very good chance Tropico 2 will not work

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