Reviews

• gamedeal user

  May 28, 2014

  Haha, once, a fruit-exporting company made me an offer, which could wipe away company's debt. I declined the offer, and 2 weeks after that, the head of the company jumped from Empire State Building roof. I bought their company for 10000$ 10/10
• gamedeal user

  Jun 30, 2014

  I own all the Tropico games and I enjoy them all.I would pick Tropico 3 as the most fun of them all.It is not as challenging as Tropico 2 but that is not the kind of challenge I'm into so I didn't mind. The original and it's expansion are classics but I prefer #3 Tropico #3 Pros- #1.Good Graphics #2.Many Buildings to build #3.Custom El Presidente #4.Rebels will fight you if you don't please your people #5.Some good music #6.The radio guy can be helpful and funny Cons- #1.Building buildings gets old/boring #2.The roads are too big #3.You can't make roads anywhere on the map.You would think you could get a bulldozer or dynamite and have enough slaves I mean your people lol to lower/raise/flatten any land you want.Not being able to connect all the roads sucks #4.It is really easy to beat the rebels once you learn how to play #5.One of the songs in the game I don't like it and they don't allow us to control what song is played.I just mute the music for a few minutes and then turn it back on.They could of added more songs also #6.The radio guy gets really repetitive and I'm sure some can't stand him.I can tolerate him for awhile but I get sick of him too #7.The maps are so small and it makes putting the tourists buildings in a area they can all fit and is allowed a serious problem.You can't place the buildings anywhere or less people will go to them.It would be like telling you to stay at a hotel in the ghetto part of the island.Some tourists just wont do it.That is realistic but the maps are so small.If they fix this the roads can remain big #8.The majority of edits you never ever use.A few are good but most of them there is no reason to do them #9.USA and USSR will circle your waters if you don't do something better.You will just lose if you don't fix it.If I am going to lose come on my island and shoot it out with me and my soldiers then #10.I don't think the cops do anything.I saw they drive around and arrest people when you tell them to.I don't know if it lowers crime rates but if you are playing to help your people you wont need cops #11.Prisons are even less needed.Unless you are going to act evil you wont need a prison for sure.I never saw a cop arrest anyone unless I told them to The Bottom Line - Tropico 3 is a fun game that will let you create your own city.I found the rebels first attack on me to be a wtf moment.It was funny and cool.I would also call that realistic.Once I got the hang of it I could make my people happy and defend myself and make plenty of money I played as an evil El Presidente and it was ok but I could kill anyone that wasn't related to the military or cops/prison officers and get away with it.The rebels couldn't beat me because I treated the military so much better than everyone else and I always had an army.I never killed the wives of my soldiers and I wonder what happens then.I doubt it would have mattered I could just replace them.I found it less fun to act evil because they can't beat you once you have the military setup the right way Once you are making good money the game gets really boring.I would have liked it had I been able to make a full military.Have buildings create Tanks,Fighter Jets ect and prepare for war.Then after that conquer another island or be invaded by a country that was a more even fight.I don't mean fight the USA or USSR but a similar country.It would have made a multiplayer game really fun Tropico 4 could have 2 settings #1 Financial All it is about is building and money and they remove the rebels.This is great for kids and people who don't even like the rebels killing you or you killing them #2 Financial and War You have the same buildings as #1 but also weapons buildings and navy/air force/army/marines related buildings.The rebels would be there but the rebels would create and/or even take over your buildings.Make them tougher with more tactics.Plus the objective of the game is to stay in control of your own island which would be harder and then take over other islands.Then you got the multiplayer version This would create not only a better game but it would appeal to more people.I hope Tropico 4 looks something like this as I have not played it yet but if it doesn't I hope Tropico 5 does.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 1, 2014

  Tropico 3 is just as great as any tropico but just as simple and limited. Actually i would say it aint worth playing tropico 4 if you got tropico 3 and vice versa... Its a series that doesnt change much... most changes look like mods or tiny expansions... the dlc of tropico 3 for example, was pathetic and 1 of the biggest wastes of money in my steam history... Tropico is an original idea and a refreshing series, but unfortunetly the changes are pathetic and playing 1 of them is more than enough....
• gamedeal user

  Nov 13, 2014

  Brilliant city building game with lots of tropical flavour, lush graphics and a fun soundtrack. There's a nice political element to the game which means you have to keep citizens with different tastes and needs happy so that you are re-elected and avoid rebel attacks etc. There's also plenty of things to build that cover different aspects such as housing, entertainment, tourism and industry etc. Every citizens life plays out in great detail too and from the moment they arrive on the island you can follow them around from work to home and everything inbetween. Highly recommended.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 7, 2014

  Day 1:start game ,listen to a overly excited probably bribed anouncer welcome you in,build house,no one lives in said house, Day 2:i want to build a farm,builders refuse to build farm,i get mad,i use army to "convince" the builders to build, Day 3: the people no longer like me now, i have 8 rebels on my small island...my army still cant find them, i cower in fear in my palace. Day 4: They have attacked, i'm the only one left, the one last man in the army. i've taken out only 2, now i retreat in shame. where are my people? Day 5: russian leader mikhali gorbachev has taken to mocking me i feel terrible. It's just me and penultimo now... Day 6:The U.S has stopped visiting me. I'm a terrible El presidente. Day 7: i've left the island, moved to America live in a...a...A Tenement whhhhhhyyyyy. Day 8: they've made a game about me...You have to go in kill the commies and save my lonely little self. Day 9:My dreams of being a dictator have failed,now i sit watching soap operas in my small 200sq ft home on the 8th floor of a tenement in chicago. Day 10...:here lies El presidente,the Dictator wannabe,never has anyone failed so greatly at ruling a 3 mile island than him.May he rest in peace.... Day 184: THEY THOUGHT I WAS DEAD HAHA INCORRECT. now to cuba to give Fidel some...advice.
• gamedeal user

  May 20, 2015

  Ok first of all, I like this game. It is rather good. There is nothing wrong with it in a sense of quality and features...It's just...It's kind of dry. I can't quite put my finger on it. But all I know is that I don't enjoy my time playing this. It's just bland. Here's a good way to put it. It's like a rice cake. Very dry and no flavor. But this is a special rice cake, it has that extremely sweet white frosting dazzled on the top of it. So in a way it's good, but it's still a rice cake. See what I'm getting at. Also the game is sold as a city builder, but I'm not feeling that strategy side that all city builders are supposed to have. It's to easy to win this game. Also there are no real penalties to the bad decisions you make in the game. So again, it's a rice cake. Now I'm jumping to the things that I really just don't like about the game. So no more rice metaphors. First of all the road building.....Oh my sweet goodness me. It is supremely dimwitted. It just doesn't listen to what I want it to do! I try to do grids, I get squiggles. I want to do squiggles, I get a grid. It's just bad. Another thing, the builders.............JUST BUILD THE FRIKKIN FARM! IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS! JUST BUILD IT! It gives you an option to speed up the building process by prioritizing the things you want done. But all that does is gets one builders attention for 3 seconds. So everything you want to get built, doesn't get built and everyone gets angry, and you lose....*sigh* There's another thing. Stop telling me to build garages! I have enough! And lastly. The radio......... I want to tie up Juanito, set him in a boat....made of meat, drench the entire thing in gasoline, shove it toward a shark with a match strapped to it's nose, and then do the same thing to his set of records that consist of only 5 songs. I hate Juanito!...........RICE CAKE! (I lied) Ok now that my anger has been taken out. Let me tell you what you need to do if you want to build a city in a video game and pretend your a crazed dictator from South America.........Buy Cities: Skylines, and use your imagination. Done!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 6, 2015

  Played as Che Castro, got invaded by the US and USSR, fought them off, lost in elections after 30 years. 10/10
• gamedeal user

  Jul 31, 2015

  Have you ever wanted to be your own dictator and/or president? If so, play Tropico 3 :D It is like being a dictator but without the world harassing you, only a radio person In all honesty, I really enjoyed Tropico 3. It is my second entry into the Tropico franchise and the first that I bought. Being able to have so much control over the island is soooo much fun with what you can do and what can happen. I even bought it for my girlfriend​, and she loves it :D Give the game a try ^,^
• gamedeal user

  May 1, 2016

  Awesome game but if you will buy it now I suggest you buy tropico 4. It's basically an improved version of tropico 3. The only reason for playing this over Tropico 4 would be to experience it's campaign, which is unique to this game and has lot's of the series charms for music and the funny jokes,especially Penultimo! If you care more about the gameplay, and not the campaign, tho go straight for Tropico 4. Overall Score for me: 7/10 PS: If you buy the Gold edition the launcher you should be using it's the Absolute Power one, not this one.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 13, 2016

  Tropico is the pinnacle of dictator simulators while still being a good city builder game with in depth mechanics. Visually is has visibly aged, yet it remains perfectly playable. A milestone back then, probably still the most fun of all Tropico games and a great game as of today.