Tropico 3 Review: Heading To The Islands

The city building genres has grown a bit stale. The settings for those kinds of games usually fall into two categories: A medieval period where the rules of logic don’t apply, or a modern era where you always have to deal with residential, commercial, or industrial areas. The “Tropico” series of city building games takes place in the Caribbean during the 1950s, where you’re starting population starts at less than 100, getting paid five bucks a month is the norm, and juggling between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. is essential to your island’s survival. “Tropico 3″ keeps most of the roots from the original “Tropico,” only improving on the basics, as well as adding small new features to this single player game. With all these improvements, is “Tropico 3″ an island worth visiting or should you vacation elsewhere? [Continue Reading]

Ask The Tropico 3 Developers A Question – Enter To Win A Free Copy Of Tropico Reloaded

In honor of the upcoming release of island strategy game “Tropico 3″ this September, the makers of the game, Haemimont Games are taking your questions. Well, they aren’t taking all of your questions, they’re only taking the best five. However, if your question gets selected to be asked to them, you will win a copy of “Tropico Reloaded” which collects all three previous games in the series – the original “Tropico,” the official expansion pack “Tropico: Paradise Cove” and the sequel “Tropico 2 – Pirate Cove,” all in one handy package. That should be enough to hold you over until “Tropico 3″ is released this September.

So, now it’s up to you – comment below, and ask Haemimont whatever you’d like, but remember, only the best five questions will be passed on, and get the games. Just remember to include your correct email address when you comment so we can get you the games, and check back in a few weeks to see which questions get asked, and find out what the answers are. [Continue Reading]