Previously I used to play a lot of simulation games like the Sims, Sim City, Caesar and more but having fallen out of love of the genre for a period I felt that I would go back and give it a try and found Tropico 3 whilst searching through some websites so thought I would give it a shot and boy am I glad that I did. This game is all about you having to run and devlop your own island and take decisions on the direction you wish to take things with the reserves available...got a lot of beaches then how about tourism? got a lot of gems then set about mining them but bear in mind that once the reserves are gone then you will need to do something with the land, loads of ...  Read the complete review

In Tropico 3 you take control of the newly elected leader of a tropical island who must complete your main objective. This objective is different depending on what the island yields and what map you are playing in the campaign. The game is a city building and management simulation so the player must build up their small town to meet the primary goal of the island. Different buildings give different effects and services to the population (otherwise known as Tropicans), for example a Clinic stops them from all dying quickly by offering healthcare while a farm will produce food that can be used to feed the population, used as a raw material in a factory or exported. ...  Read the complete review

The arrival of Tropico 3 was of great surprise to me, having enjoyed the original in 2001 and disliked the sequel 'Pirates Cove', I firmly believed we'd seen that last of this franchise. But here we are and a 3rd has appeared. Less of a sequel and more of a reboot. Tropico 3 is very much a modern remake of the original to make it more suited to today's expectations of graphics and sound. You are 'El Presidente', a leader of a Caribbean Island during the Cold War. You must balance the needs of your citizens against the need to make money. You'll also have to try and appease Russia and America as they both have an interest in your affairs and wont ...  Read the complete review