Tropico - Gold Edition (PC) - **FREE POSTAGE

Product Description
Tropico is the newest management strategy with a twist -- you're the dictator of a tiny Caribbean isalnd and must build it into an economic power Eight great scenarios plus a game-generation tool to keep the game moving Can you turn your island into a paradise, or will you be ousted in a bloody coup?

Tropico. Some have heralded it as the best strategy game of the year, and some have even said ever. Better than Civilization some say. If you like The Sims or SimCity you will like Tropico. Why? You're an island dictator of a small Latin American island. You custom make your dictator, you pick traits (leftist author, biblical scholar, miner, there's over 30 of them), flaws (kleptomania, alcoholic, womanizer, over 30 of these too), rise to power (booze baron, communist rebellion, socialist election, coup, etc)and then start. You start off with a nice tropical island, about 30 populants, your palace, a couple of civic buildings, and a dock. Each citizen has their own political opinions, wants, needs, names, jobs, and desires. There can be up to 700 of them. There are six island political parties:

Communists- made up of the poor and the laborers, they want equal wage, collective housing, and to be well fed.

Capitalists- made up of bankers, buisinessmen, etc. They want security, upscale housing, low taxes, trade revenues, and tourism.

Intellectuals- made up of Professors, journalists, etc. They want libraries, schools, etc.

Envrionmentalists- they want to keep the environment sound

Religious- they want churches and church edicts

Military- want high pay and strong military

Along with that there are over 90 buildings, such as: rum distillieries, apartments, churches, spas, cabarets, resorts, restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, barracks, mess halls, etc. Each political party has a charismatic leader, and bad things can happen if they don't like you. On the bad side of the military? Watch out for a coup. On the bad side of the communists? Watch out for a revolt. On the bad side of the capitalists? Watch out for a slacking economy, etc. If you don't like a certain individual, you can always brand them a heretic, arrest them, deport them, bribe them, or assassinate them. It's all up to you.The graphics are nice and there's a strong economic system. Looks to be a great game, best of the year.