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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Tropico 6 – Return to Nature introduces 15 new nature-themed buildings that seamlessly blend innovation with environmental harmony, perfectly aligned with Sunny Flowers' green vision. From the Forest ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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" ...