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"Tropico: Paradise Island Expansion Pack"
Tropico Paradise Island
"Tropico: Paradise Island"
Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  new game enhancements
•  most buildings now fully rotatable
•  soundtrack expanded - now over 2 hours
Cons  •  watch out for natural disasters!
•  you'll become re-addicted
The Bottom Line - "Tropico Paradise Island" is a top-notch expansion pack that "Tropico" fans will adore.

 
Product Description
•  Original "Tropico" is needed to play.
•  New Edicts, including spring break vacation packages, world geographic special, military modernization, and social security.
•  2 new types of tourists - Eco-Tourists and Spring Break Tourists.
•  Natural disasters - hurricanes, tropical storms, and more!
•  Random events can now be found on "Tropico." You can set the frequency of events during the process of designing your map.
•  Over a dozen new buildings, including an army base, miniature golf, beach villa, movie theater, and a marina.
•  New Presidente Attributes related to tourism and travel.
•  Over 20 new scenarios.
 
 
Guide Review
Create a Tropical Paradise
For those of you who haven't played "Tropico" or know very little about it, let me give you a brief summary. In "Tropico" you are the dictator of a tropical island, and you have control over almost everything. The game even has lots of options if you choose to be an evil dictator. You build industries, farms, housing, and entertainment.

My favorite means of money has always been tourism. It doesn't produce air pollution, gives you lots of money once you build some attractions, and it's fun watching them. With "Paradise Island" the world of tourism becomes even easier. The new hotels and tourist attractions make it a bit easier to build up the industry.

The expansion pack may concentrate on tourism, but it also has some added benefits. It fixes bugs, gives you more edicts, buildings, and another hour of music. But watch out for mother nature! The island can be hit with hurricanes, diseases, and other types of storms.

If you already love "Tropico" buy it. Even if you haven't played "Tropico" yet, and are interested in the game, go pick up the original and the expansion pack. For the price, you just can't beat the quality that you'll discover it has.

   
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