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Tropico is the first installment of the popular cycle of economic strategies. The player plays the role of a dictator on one of the islands of the fictional archipelago. Its task is to bring a small state to bloom. Developers from PopTop Software studio took care of humorous approach to the subject and climatic visual setting.
As the newly installed dictator of an obscure Caribbean island, build a path of progress for a nation mired in poverty, civil unrest and infighting. Oh, and uhh stash a few million in your Swiss bank account just in case you need to take early retirement.
Tropico takes the addictive building-oriented gameplay of hits such as SimCity 3000 and Railroad Tycoon 2, combined with a healthy dose of Latin American political intrigue, and bundles it up in an easy-to-learn, hard to master, utterly addictive package.
Tropico is first and foremost a builder. Tropico provides over 85 structures to build, from hotels and spas for tourists to banana groves, sugar plantations and bauxite mines for food and basic exports, to rum distilleries and cigar factories for basic industry. Industry, mining, agriculture, or tourism, you choose to shape the economy to your vision. And don't let your lust for Yanqui dollars overcome your concern for the plight of your people. (or they'll overcome your palace guards and teach you a lesson in mob justice) As a precaution against such unpleasantness, may we suggest paying off the radio stations and educating your citizens to the, um, true benevolence of your rule?
Your island's inhabitants are fleshed out individuals, most of whom support you as their leader (at least initially). They go about their daily business striving for happiness under your enlightened rule. They have homes, jobs and identities, and they like being safe, well-fed, employed and spiritually enriched. Plan your growth well, and you'll have plenty of money to buy your people's favor. Plan your growth poorly, and, well, there's always martial law.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
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Tropico Series
A series of humorous management simulations with elements of economic strategy, created by PopTop Software studio. The brand is currently owned by Kalypso Media. Haemimont Games studio was involved in the creation of three parts (from the third to the fifth), while Limbic Entertainment team is responsible for the sixth part.
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Tropico (2001) Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: PopTop Software
Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Tropico (2001) System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium II 233MHz, 64MB RAM, graphic card
Game Expansions for Tropico (2001)
Tropico: Paradise Island
Expansion
Strategy
January 9, 2002
Official supplement to Tropico - an economic strategy game released in the spring of 2001 by PopTop Software. During the game we once again have the opportunity to take on the role of a dictator of a small Caribbean island and, using various strategies, lead it to prosperity. The expansion, Paradise Island, introduces over 20 brand new scenarios, a number of previously unavailable buildings, new attractions for visitors and unprecedented types of tourists.