Tropico 2: Pirate Cove

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. GameSpot
    74
    Fans of "Tropico" may wish that Frog City had developed a more direct descendant of the original--the mechanics are basically the same, but Tropico 2 is a very different game.
  2. All Game Guide
    70
    In spite of its new content and subtle tweaks, Pirate Cove will not feel like a new game to anyone who played the original. It will feel like a mod. A clever, polished mod -- a mod that would have made a fine retail expansion pack -- but a mod nonetheless, and not worthy of its status as a full-fledged sequel.
  3. Game Revolution
    67
    I have played many city-building games over the years, but this one almost suffers because of its pirate theme, showing you by glaring contrast all the raucous fun that you're missing.
  5. PC Gamer
    62
    The pirate decor is barely a skin-deep covering on a sim that could just as easily have been made about the ACME Widget Factory. [July 2003, p.68]
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  6. Computer Gaming World
    60
    A competently done city building game with nothing to set it apart from the crowd. [July 2003, p.80]
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  7. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    Doesn't come through with enough swashbuckling, ship-boarding flair. For all the many improvements in this sequel, it still has many of the same fundamental problems of the first game. [July 2003, p.74]
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  8. G4 TV
    60
    Aside from the new gameplay direction and interface tweaks, Tropico 2 is functionally the same game as the original. It's visually pleasing, but lacks ambient animations that would really help bring your island to life.
  9. GMR Magazine
    50
    An otherwise pedestrian city-building game, only Tropico 2's setting salvages it from being a complete shipwreck. [July 2003, p.79]
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#83 Best PC Game of 2003

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 43
  3. Negative: 2 out of 43
  1. whitesun11
    Oct 3, 2016
    6
    This is a bit different game comparing to Tropico 1, and it's not a better one, as for my opinion. Gameplay is not that catching, andThis is a bit different game comparing to Tropico 1, and it's not a better one, as for my opinion. Gameplay is not that catching, and simulation feels a bit strange. Graphics are more or less ok, but again, I liked Tropico 1 more. But anyway, it's worth a try for a management strategy game lover.… Full Review »
  2. Dco326
    Apr 17, 2022
    7
    Dobra je ali je mnogo repetativna, kada napravis jednom sve sva ostala scenarija su u globalu ista, posle nekog vremena sam buljio u telefonDobra je ali je mnogo repetativna, kada napravis jednom sve sva ostala scenarija su u globalu ista, posle nekog vremena sam buljio u telefon dok sam igrao tako da ono, nmp meni nes zanimlj bila jedinica :D… Full Review »
  3. GertK.
    Apr 7, 2006
    9
    One of the best games I've ever played. Much better than Tropico 1. Lost quite a few days in finishing this one.
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