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After about 100 hours in Tropico 5, I learned that, as a dictator, I could be rich or I could be popular, but not both. That balance was really only useful in the game's story-driven campaign wrapper.

I was going to start this article by writing about how I feel like there's a new Tropico entry every time I return my attention to the series. I was going to write about how it wasn't that long ago I ...

I’ve played a lot of city builders in my day, and Tropico has always been one of my favorites. Its blend of humor with rock-solid balance and logistical gameplay, and increasingly gorgeous Caribbean ...

The last few Tropico titles have run through the 20th Century's big events at a bit of a break-neck pace, with technological advancements and historical events happening in rapid fire. In Tropico 6, ...

Festivals are getting a little too slick for my taste. The yearly lineup is full of pre-packaged deals and all inclusive vacations. As Fyre proved, the new products popping up are hit or miss, and ...

The things I've achieved in strategy games. In Civilization, I founded the UN, cured cancer and went to Alpha Centauri. In Age of Empires, I developed a group of nomad settlers into a vast, ...

El Presidentes assemble! Tropico 7 - the latest entry in Kalypso Media's Caribbean-set city building sim - is official and heading to Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Game Pass next year. The ...

It's the latest in the series of tongue-in-cheek strategy games, and the third to be made by developer Haemimont Games. And, much like its predecessors, it aims to put the fun back into dysfunctional ...

Fans of Tropico may wish that this were a more direct descendant of the original, and those who like the new pirate theme may wish Frog City had built a new game from scratch. Tropico 2: Pirate Cove ...

"El Presidente, El Presidente, El Presidente!" It never ends; there's always someone needing to talk to the greatest leader any banana republic has ever seen. An earthquake is turning Tropico to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A sim game with a Tropical twist, Tropico was as refreshing as the lush Caribbean islands it depicted, especially considering how many bland "Tycoon" ...