Graphically stunning strategy game flavoured with Latin American political intrigue. Uses the excellent Railroad Tycoon II, 3rd person, 45 degree rotated perspective landscape engine. With so many game options, the replayability value is tremendous; no two games will be alike. Over 85 unique structures. Keep the populace, the capitalists, the church, the military, the Americans and the Russians happy... oh and stay alive! Also part of the Big Red Box (v2) compilation.
Readers Review by S Hooson
Blown away with this lovely game. It's graphics and music play a big part in the enjoyment. It is very different from many real-time games I have played and all the better for it. It is easy to get very involved in the game very quickly. If you enjoy sims and real-time strategy then you'll love this one. Buy recommendation from me. Score: 10Readers Review by Graham
I really recommend this game for anyone remotely interested in Sim Citys, Railroad Tycoons etc. The idea of being in control of an island is brilliant. Graphics are great but unfourtunately were slow on my iMac (probably because i didn't have the right gracphic specifications) Shame. Apart from that though it is a great sim. Cool soundtrack. Score: 8Readers Review by Norman
Absolute corker! Well recommendeded to strategy gamers out there. Makes a pleaseant change from Sim City 3000. The atmosphere of the game gets you in the mood for the game very quickly. It is undoubtedly challenging but just as rewarding. Buy it! Score: 10Readers Review by Chris
This is a very polished product, from the excellent graphics to the gentle Latino background music that is truly atmospheric. The economic building side will be familiar to those who've played Sim City 3000, and a myrid of other real-time strategy games but it's the detailed one-on-one interaction with the individual Tropicans that makes the game unique. There is so much detail about each one that you notice when they change jobs, loose their spouse or have yet another child (I have a very good free Health Service on Tropico!) or even emigrate. Players of The Sims will recognize the empathy you feel for some of the individual Tropicans, although as a bunch they can be whining lot at times - just because they were starving ocassionally! I got so fed up of the leader of the Religious faction last night that I decided to 'Eliminate' him but his life was spared because I was short of cash! So I still haven't seen what happens graphically when my G-men make a hit. If you screw up Tropican life your people will become rebels and start living in the jungles, you get to see your soldiers fight off rebel assaults (hopefully), which is pretty cool. I'm already on my third game and they all have seemed very different due to the large number of parameters that can changed when setting up the game. You can adjust the length of the game (as in Age of Empires 2) which is great if you want a fast game on an evening or a longer one over a weekend. Last point - take notice of the tech reqs for the game. I have just above the minimum spec and I noticed a slight slow down when the game was manipulating about 350 individual Tropicans. You can get up to 500 Tropicans in a game.
But for gameplay, if you thought Caesar III was good you'll love this game. Score: 10
Graphically stunning strategy game flavoured with Latin American political intrigue. Uses the excellent Railroad Tycoon II, 3rd person, 45 degree rotated perspective landscape engine. With so many game options, the replayability value is tremendous; no two games will be alike. Over 85 unique structures. Keep the populace, the capitalists, the church, the military, the Americans and the Russians happy... oh and stay alive! Also part of the 
