1. Oxcart

   9

   I've been a fan of Tropico since the first one came out many years ago for the PC. Tropico 2, with its pirate kitsch, was an annoying distraction, but Tropico 3 made up for it. Tropico 4...? The best way to describe this installment is as "Tropico 3 with a lot of extra features." Is it an entirely new game? Not really, but how could it be and still be Tropico? The new features are universally good; there are none I was forced to look at and think "Why did you do this to my game?" Smooth controls, which are surprising for a console builder game, and a reasonably smart menu system make the game easy to play for hours. And hours. And hours and hours until your boss calls and asks where you are. Kalypso has also been good enough to port the expansion packs that have been released, which add considerable content to the game. New buildings, edicts, and all kinds of amusing stuff which fit seamlessly into the Tropico mold. Overall, this is an amazingly good builder on its own; add in the fact that it's this good on a console, and it's outstanding. There is one serious downside, though, and it's this flaw alone that dings my rating. I've had serious problems with corrupted saves once an island has been running for a significant length of time (about 30 years). Perhaps one day a patch will come out to cure this, but I'm not optimistic; the same problem plagues Tropico 3 on the Xbox. Still, tons of fun to play! (Just cross your fingers while saving!)… Expand

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2. Apotts

   8

   Although this is a lot like Tropico 4, the new additions really improve the game. The islands are brighter and bigger, and the new objective system really adds to the games challenge. If you loved Tropico 3, and don't mind that this game is more of the same with a few really nice additions, you won't be disappointed.… Expand

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3. RacoonV

   6

   I purchased the first XBOX 360 installment of the game Tropico 3 after I saw it in the bargain bin in my local gamestore. After being pleasantly suprised I was looking forward to Tropico 4, which resulted in a small disaster. Inititally I was pleased with the game, it has improved on a lot of areas and game mechanics compared to Tropico 3. The campaign is pleasant and offers a challenge, the edicts (laws) are fun, the style of the game is interesting and the DLC (downloadable content) offers many more hours of gameplay. The big let down of the game is that the game doesn't work properly on the XBOX 360. You can't have a population over 500, otherwise your game freezes and it corrupts the save games. This results in the fact that all your hard work on a specific town is lost. This also results that you can't reach the year 2020 without taking a break, because then your population has reached 700 by ease, which results in a freeze or corrupts the save game. The learning curve of the game is also pretty hard, for new comers the game is hard to pick up, since there are a lot of menu's and it requires some training on how to build the most efficient city. All in all, the game is worth the money, but don't expect to much.… Expand

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4. vtolegend

   2

   As a fan of the previous installments i feel insulted that Kalypso would make a "new" Tropico game and call it the 4th installment. This games in-game menu's, building, characters, design is almost identical to the previous game. Download the glicthy demo if it is still available and see for yourself.… Expand

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