So, who's client state will you be? aka Tropico 3 appears.

[weemadando]

Tropico 3?

VIVA!

[wautd]

Wow, I didn't even knew Tropico 2 existed

[Tolya]

This is a game I missed. I read about Tropico 1 in some gaming magazine many years ago, but then totally forgot about it. Is it any good? And what about "2"?

[weemadando]

Tropico is simply brilliant. It's a political management sim (more like Theme Park or Dungeon Keeper than something serious), where you run a Caribbean island however you damn well want through an indefinite period of time but really from the 60s onwards

Cosy up to the Americans, Russians, grow drugs, oppress your people, be a holiday destination, set up national bank for the express purpose of hiding your presidential slush fund, rig elections, imprison opponents, fight off guerillas or CIA/KGB backed coups...

It's all fantastically done and with a brilliant sense of humour.

"The people love me, there is no need for elections!"

[Samuel]

Tropico- dictator
Tropico 2-pirate dictator

We could grow drugs? Really? All I got was cigars

The humor was good. "Let me take care of that money for you, Mr. President"
"Although Tourettes lowers your respect, we make thousands in Pay-per-View during your yearly adresses"

[Invictus ChiKen]

Tropico- dictator
Tropico 2-pirate dictator

We could grow drugs? Really? All I got was cigars

There as an expansion with the option I recall. I also had trouble keeping my people fed however...

[weemadando]

Tropico- dictator
Tropico 2-pirate dictator

We could grow drugs? Really? All I got was cigars

The humor was good. "Let me take care of that money for you, Mr. President"
"Although Tourettes lowers your respect, we make thousands in Pay-per-View during your yearly adresses"

I'm not sure if you could actually grow drugs, but damnit it felt like you did. Plus, that had better be a feature in number 3.

How about having Lou Bega as one of the "historical figures" you could play as?

I also liked how the game ended, you, your advisor a suitcase of cash adrift in a dinghy in the Caribbean.

[Samuel]

Tropico- dictator
Tropico 2-pirate dictator

We could grow drugs? Really? All I got was cigars

The humor was good. "Let me take care of that money for you, Mr. President"
"Although Tourettes lowers your respect, we make thousands in Pay-per-View during your yearly adresses"

I'm not sure if you could actually grow drugs, but damnit it felt like you did. Plus, that had better be a feature in number 3.

How about having Lou Bega as one of the "historical figures" you could play as?

I also liked how the game ended, you, your advisor a suitcase of cash adrift in a dinghy in the Caribbean.

You do realize you only get that if you lose, right? If you win, you get the scene on the balcony with your advisor listing off how the people feel about you. You still get your Swiss bank account- it is mentioned under putting something away for yourself

[weemadando]

Yeah, but the "win" in that game is not nearly as fun. I consider that game to be a win when I can get off the island just ahead of the revolutionaries coming for my scalp.

[Jalinth]

Definitely two fun sim games. Although trying to keep my loyal subjects from throwing me off the island became a big problem in the later stages of the game. I was a rum or cigar type producer as couldn't ever get the hang of the tourist options.

[xerex]

ooohh. and I was just thinking about looking for the original Tropico yesterday ! . hope they release T3 soon.