Tropico 3s' models are all designed very well. As far as I know the only other games from the same genre and with comparable or better looks are the two newest games of the Anno series, Anno 1701 and Anno 1404 respectively (also known as 1701 AD and 1404 AD) as well as the other games of the same dev as Tropico 3 which is hardly surprising as they seem to use the same or a similar engine as I said above. The general visual quality might not be at the very top of what's possible these days especially in FPS games like Crysis but T3 nonetheless is very good-looking for a city builder/economy type of game. Tropico 3 uses an own graphics engine that's probably derived from the one used in other games of the same dev (e.g. It's still recommendable for people accustomed to the series, though, so you guys can read on anyway. One thing I should note at this point is that Tropico 3 is more a remake of the original game rather than an independent one.
Which means that we're again back in the 20th century and in the seat of "El Presidente". Now, the third game has been developed by a new developer (Haemimont Games who you might know from Imperium Romanum and Grand Ages: Rome) and these guys decided on going back to the roots of the series. The second game, Tropico 2: Pirate Cove, changed the setting from 20th century backwater island state to that of a 17th/18th century pirate island, which caused some major changes in the gameplay mechanisms but preserved the general "tropical" feeling. As "El Presidente" it is your task to build up an economy to earn the cash you need for further developments, make sure that all your citizens are happy and that you remain in office (whatever measures it might take) for as long as possible, usually starting in the 1950s. The original game Tropico (and its later addon Paradise Isle which mainly expanded on the tourism aspect) put you into the position of the ruler (read: dictator ) of the state of Tropico, situated on a fictitious island in the Caribbean.
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And seeing that there actually are some people around on TWC that are interested in the game I've just decided to set up this review as my premiere thread for TWC.Īnd a little "history lesson" wouldn't be too out of place, would it?Īs can be seen from the name of the new game, the series has already got two predecessors of the third game. Boxshot from - I just resized it Well, it's been a week or two since I got Tropico 3 (one of those rare cases where Germany actually gets a game earlier than the US ) so I've already played it for quite a while.