Tropico 6

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  1. AJCk19
    May 3, 2023
    9
    I had a hard time putting this game down, can get pretty addictive. And it could literally go on forever on just one map.
  2. Fallconex
    Apr 26, 2023
    7
    it's about time to make a game with vast gameplay options, countless buildings, and huge maps... But not this time around...
  3. mkhue108
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    I like Tropico series. This is feel like Tropico 5 with islands and bridges. Combat is **** though.
  4. Sepherim
    Jun 2, 2022
    7
    Tropico 6 es quizás demasiado continuista con lo visto en la saga hasta ahora, aunque aprovecha ese continuismo para refinar y perfeccionar mecanismos e ideas. Tiene algunas novedades, no diré que no, pero el feeling general es similar al vivido hasta ahora: gobernar tu ciudad, hacerla crecer, controlar a la población, cumplir los objetivos, etc. La variedad de edificios y construccionesTropico 6 es quizás demasiado continuista con lo visto en la saga hasta ahora, aunque aprovecha ese continuismo para refinar y perfeccionar mecanismos e ideas. Tiene algunas novedades, no diré que no, pero el feeling general es similar al vivido hasta ahora: gobernar tu ciudad, hacerla crecer, controlar a la población, cumplir los objetivos, etc. La variedad de edificios y construcciones está bastante bien, haciendo que haya varias estrategias viables para mantener nuestro gobierno, desde una economía fuerte que se nutra de la industria o el turismo y permita satisfacer las necesidades de la población, a la destrucción de otras naciones caribeñas para mantener nuestro apoyo alto, o a las medidas dictatoriales que queramos para acallar a la población. Todo esto mientras construimos infrastructuras, desarrollamos cadenas de producción, creamos centros de entretenimiento e investigación, entrenamos un ejército para lidiar con los rebeldes, aprobamos leyes... No hay mucho tiempo muerto en Tropico, de eso no hay duda.

    Gráficamente el juego es vistoso y colorido, pero no espectacular ni mucho menos. Cumple bien pero sin alardes. Y lo mismo ocurre con el sonido, cumple adecuadamente pero no tiene nada demasiado destacable. Lo que sí es destacable es que, al menos en mi experiencia, no me he encontrado con bugs de ninguna clase.

    Por todo ello, sin duda Tropico 6 es un juego divertido y que vale la pena si te gusta el género. Un 7.

    Y si te interesan sus aspectos más políticos y cómo podemos aprender del funcionamiento real de nuestras democracias mientras jugamos a Tropico 6: http://tribulaciones.es/tropico-6-y-su-democracia/    … Expand
  5. Fanchylul
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Тропико 6 это хорошее продолжение серии, сохранившее и развившее в себе все плюсы предыдущих частей.
    Прекрасная музыка, красивый тропический остров, вариативность путей развития и многое другое.
    Возможно, отчасти это так же является и главной проблемой этой игры. Каждая новая часть приносит минимум изменений, и практически не добавляет нового контента.    Тропико 6 это хорошее продолжение серии, сохранившее и развившее в себе все плюсы предыдущих частей.
    Прекрасная музыка, красивый тропический остров, вариативность путей развития и многое другое.
    Возможно, отчасти это так же является и главной проблемой этой игры. Каждая новая часть приносит минимум изменений, и практически не добавляет нового контента.
  6. WilcoRoger
    Nov 8, 2021
    10
    Best Tropico so far. Many maps an fun gameplay. I also enjoy the campaign...
  7. ProfAmateur
    Sep 10, 2021
    6
    The game is good (mechanics, hours to play, etc).
    The main 'issue' i have with this game is, that it's not relaxing. Sometimes it feels like work with a high stress level. On medium difficulty it's hard to earn enough money for all the quests which are given.
  8. jethro7
    Sep 9, 2021
    6
    Mostly enjoyable but as I progressed to later mission such as referendum and superpower defence, I found the game impossible. Seemingly every 5 minutes a fire would break out and destroy some important building such as a power station or factory. Sometimes I would get a message saying a fire had broken out but when I looked at the map there was no obvious fire. All this in spite of havingMostly enjoyable but as I progressed to later mission such as referendum and superpower defence, I found the game impossible. Seemingly every 5 minutes a fire would break out and destroy some important building such as a power station or factory. Sometimes I would get a message saying a fire had broken out but when I looked at the map there was no obvious fire. All this in spite of having a firs station with a helicopter. So I often ended up building even more fire stations ...wasting money and still fires every 5 minutes....ARGGGGGHHHHH! Stupid annoying fires. Who ever thought that this would make a game fun? I am not a new player I have played every Tropico version but there are some really annoying bugs with Tropico 6. Another annoying feature is that the campaigne is not logical just a series of seemingly random maps that have little resemblance to one another. You can succeed very well on one map and then the next one is so different and impossible that it bears no similarity to anything before. A logical campaign that takes the player through step by step missions instead of random unrelated missions would have been welcome. HINT: delete the fires from the next version of Tropico. Superannoying.… Expand
  9. Pashu1289
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    Three years from the release date and still no Ukrainian localization :( Cant recommend.
  10. leyaotang
    Jul 3, 2021
    4
    Tropico 6 is quite fast food compared to what it appears to be the impact it is trying to make.

    Tropico 6 unlike Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 (while having some of the charm of Caribbean culture) lacks that soul of Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 that have attracted so much in the past decade. If we think about what would be the moto in the current Tropico games that followed the isometric old    Tropico 6 is quite fast food compared to what it appears to be the impact it is trying to make.

    Tropico 6 unlike Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 (while having some of the charm of Caribbean culture) lacks that soul of Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 that have attracted so much in the past decade.
    If we think about what would be the moto in the current Tropico games that followed the isometric old Tropico games, it could be: the promise not of another type of more complete simulation, but of an emulated interactive social integration that could bring perhaps a non-realism of a structure in which the player could venture into the tropics comically and politically. It's a problem with several games from various western franchises that moved from isometric to 3D. When we imagined in 2D and text-based we used more our skills, knowledges and creativity. At a lower resolution we were able to figure out how to venture into what the game couldn't offer visually, and sometimes this was very positive as the game designers themselves invested more in plot and dialogue to compensate. However, with the promise of 3D, the sides that we could show in these games didn't show up very well as power of involvement, immersion, flow. Tropic 3, 4 and 5 carried out this change reasonably - right there it already seemed to be the limit of this change from isometric 2D, there would be no way to expand the game much. In Tropic 6, we can sense the limit in plot weakness and auxiliary character interactions in short, repeated dialogues, which already existed in reasonably the same way in previous Tropico games. There hasn't been a huge expansion of what we'd really like to experience in Tropico - politics. I want to be more tyrant, or more hard-line or more corrupt!
    With Tropic 6, the multiplayer online game could be the big change, but it wasn't enough. The online mode could keep the player for a few more hours of gameplay, but overall at around 10 hours of gameplay the average young adult player who already knows similar games tends to drop their saves.
    Optmization - Low. That Unreal Engine build needs 16GB RAM and SSD to run properly.
    Accessibility - very low.
    Strong suit - in Tropic 6 it's relatively easy to enable an infinite money mode and unlock more features and quickly advance the ages (including the dark Swiss Broker feature - that it is very fun -) - although this facility makes the player quickly resort to an overpower path/ god mode.    … Expand
  11. bladex
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    This game is pathetic no matter what you do you start out ok but the more you build the worse it gets. you never make enough money to cover expenses you end up reducing their budget which makes the people unhappy than they rebel against you you never seem to make enough money from trades or freight and eventually you get hit with a domino effect and end up in the red -50k. 90% of the gameThis game is pathetic no matter what you do you start out ok but the more you build the worse it gets. you never make enough money to cover expenses you end up reducing their budget which makes the people unhappy than they rebel against you you never seem to make enough money from trades or freight and eventually you get hit with a domino effect and end up in the red -50k. 90% of the game your just sitting there doing nothing waiting to get more money which you never get!… Expand
  12. WCM320
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    This is another great example of me not knowing what people want?
    People giving this a 5/10 clearly have no idea what they want.

    it's a great improvement over the prior game. It's not perfect but for the serious I don't really know what people are griping about.
  13. crocro27
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Tropico 6 has great potential but it falls flat in some of it's aspects. To me personally the game really is great a perfect Tropico experiance. I really liked the idea of the bigger maps, new buildings for your cities. But some parts of the game are not good. Particularly the rebel system. you still have your usual low, medium, high and very high threat levels. But in Tropico 6 the rebelsTropico 6 has great potential but it falls flat in some of it's aspects. To me personally the game really is great a perfect Tropico experiance. I really liked the idea of the bigger maps, new buildings for your cities. But some parts of the game are not good. Particularly the rebel system. you still have your usual low, medium, high and very high threat levels. But in Tropico 6 the rebels start attacking in the low to medium threat level. Guerrilla attacks targeting your buildings. And after a while it just becomes tedious. And what I think should have also be added to the game is a new political system which would be a little more in depth. In my opinion they should add a legislature and to be able to hold parliamentary elections and to win the most seats for your party. That way you will be able to create a perfect democratic banana republic or a totalitarian single party dictatorship. But all in all the game si great and I recommend the game. 8 out of 10… Expand
  14. jc_denton
    Nov 24, 2020
    6
    This series is getting tiresome. This is now the fourth Tropico game follow the same exact formula. This is the best one of them all in a technical sense, the game looks good, is responsive and supports the simulation of a decent amount of Tropicans before the engine taps out. Soundtrack and atmosphere wise, this is probably the worst one. The funny radio is gone and replaced by yourThis series is getting tiresome. This is now the fourth Tropico game follow the same exact formula. This is the best one of them all in a technical sense, the game looks good, is responsive and supports the simulation of a decent amount of Tropicans before the engine taps out. Soundtrack and atmosphere wise, this is probably the worst one. The funny radio is gone and replaced by your sycophant lackey throwing out dad jokes ad nauseam. The soundtrack isn't as good as say in Tropico 3 and 4.

    The campaign is divided into separate levels now. This has its advantages, as it teaches you the ropes as you go along and early game mistakes won't come back to haunt you in the same way as in Tropico 5 where you revisited the same island in multiple missions. But it sort of leaves the campaign missions feeling a bit flat. You'll never nurture your own little island from a crown colony to a banana republic to an authoritarian off-shore tax haven in a single mission, which is a shame.

    DLC policy is pretty bad as always.

    My recommendation to fans of the earlier installments is to just wait and get the whole thing at a bargain price. If you ask me, there isn't enough fresh content here to warrant paying more than 15 bucks.    … Expand
  15. Bloodnes
    Sep 13, 2020
    6
    Данная часть игры меня не сильно зацепила, поиграл с пару часов и с нес, графика вроде ничего, звуковое сопровождение какое-то унылое, не хватает игре атмосферности, да и как по мне управление и менюшки не дружелюбные. 6/10
  16. Jelmie
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    Okey game. But it's a bit too similar to 5. So not recommended. Also the new buildings felt a bit redunded
  17. CatNight
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    I enjoy the music, game play and humor of this game. Multiplayer is quite fun with friends. I feel like it was well worth purchasing. This game will make you strategize and think through your actions.
  18. Mr-Ichart
    Jul 2, 2020
    7
    Ah yes, Tropico. This is a game series right out of nostalgia for me, so I will try to be fair. Tropico 6 has add much to it and removed as much. its like another review has mentioned its is Tropico 5 with bridges. While it does have a bit more than than, I do feel that sums things up rather well. More than likely we will get DLC that will readd features and buildings from the previousAh yes, Tropico. This is a game series right out of nostalgia for me, so I will try to be fair. Tropico 6 has add much to it and removed as much. its like another review has mentioned its is Tropico 5 with bridges. While it does have a bit more than than, I do feel that sums things up rather well. More than likely we will get DLC that will readd features and buildings from the previous installments or needlessly assine features (like the Twitter of Tropico) that have no real reason for being there. I do enjoy the new options to steal landmarks, yet it feels a bit disjointed. Tropico 6 is a lesson in absurdity. As in, you can make a game with some crazy mechanics or features, but then we cross a line where it goes from fun and wacky to just absurd and boring.

    So to be fair, its a really good game. Trust me on that. However I would rather go back to Tropico 5 or better yet the original Tropico....atleast then I could play as Lou Bega (see Mambo #5) trying to destroy the communists by building nightclubs.    … Expand
  19. GoodMorningAss
    Mar 6, 2020
    7
    Tropico is one of the best urban simulation games. In this part, the graphics and the gameplay itself in general were finalized.
  20. Enterich
    Feb 28, 2020
    2
    I really love the Tropico series, but this has been a huge step down. No campaign other than random missions that have zero interaction with each other, a LOT less charm on the characters, an incredibly clunky "Research" system and outright baffling pathing makes this game not as fun as the rest. Just get 4 or 5.
  21. Torreslenda
    Nov 16, 2019
    9
    Jogo ótimo tem quase tudo que eu queria em um jogo citybuiding. vc controla um país no caribe sendo o presidente ou ditador dele. O jogo é mt diferente dos outros simuladores de cidade. Só não dou 10 pq o jogo é difícil de aprender e não tem tradução em pt
  22. Landon_Orr
    Oct 24, 2019
    7
    This is my first time playing Tropico and I must declare that I absolutely love it. Thought I hope that they eventually add more content to it as it has so much potential
  23. Eman0221
    Sep 23, 2019
    7
    It's essentially Tropico 5.5 with updated graphics, larger maps, FINALLY being able to relocate and edit the palace to somewhere more strategic and safer, more new buildings to plop including Sim City-Esque wonders which are useless and nonsensical (why would a banana republic dictatorship in the Caribbean build the Statue of Liberty or Taj Mahal?!?), and more economics and politicsIt's essentially Tropico 5.5 with updated graphics, larger maps, FINALLY being able to relocate and edit the palace to somewhere more strategic and safer, more new buildings to plop including Sim City-Esque wonders which are useless and nonsensical (why would a banana republic dictatorship in the Caribbean build the Statue of Liberty or Taj Mahal?!?), and more economics and politics options, but it's not a huge leap from 5 in the way 5 was for 4, nor have they changed or fixed issues from the last games. You still can't control and place your forces during attacks and raids. The road drawing tool has always been a frustrating problem and hasn't been fixed. You're still restricted to single lane roads with no option to build Highways, Railroads (although they added trams for some silly reason), ferries, etc. The in-game music is still the same that gets old and wearisome after long. Still no option to make your nation region-specific, like for example basing it in Asia or Africa. The humor and jokes are also old and tired. And if this game really wanted to be edgy and funny, why can't you have the option to export arms or be a drugs/nacro state?

    Wait for the DLCs, mods, and patches that should hopefully address these issues. Until then, stick to Tropico 5 or wait until the price comes down.    … Expand
  24. TheFoo
    Aug 6, 2019
    3
    Core of the game is alright, but a huge number of game breaking bugs and a lack of a functioning multiplayer save feature have really ruined this game for me.
  25. Tomaso
    May 31, 2019
    3
    Cmon, it's 2019 and they release something like this?
    I wish one day some developer will take as much effort to construct solid gameplay as they do to deliver graphics - but even they are not so up to date here.
    This game has the set of features that annoy me the most in economic/management games: - management is flimsy and chaotic, - no graphs or clear data on how much you    Cmon, it's 2019 and they release something like this?
    I wish one day some developer will take as much effort to construct solid gameplay as they do to deliver graphics - but even they are not so up to date here.

    This game has the set of features that annoy me the most in economic/management games:
    - management is flimsy and chaotic,
    - no graphs or clear data on how much you produce/export or already have (each bulding has it own counter)
    - you can't control delivery chains,
    - the builders and deliverers seem to roam randomly, rather to have their areas or priorities,
    - maps are tiny and clunky,
    - buildings have 1-way entrance,
    - road autobuild sometimes goes crazy stupid,
    - not really many different ways to develop, as resources are pre-set,
    - some perks are utterly stupid (oh wiat, they are "funny"), while some are OP-ish

    Maybe OK for casual playing - the setting is still quite unique and enjoyable, but if you have any experience in this type of games, Tropico 6 might disappoint you.

    And if you played previous Tropicos - don't buy it or wait until it's really cheap so the devs and publisher get their lesson.
    It's the same all over again. Old broken gameplay with new layout that actually looks like from 2005.    … Expand
  26. exequielborghi
    May 31, 2019
    9
    SAME GAME THAN TROPICO 5. And that´s good and bad. Same mechanics with better Graphics. The only a add on is that now i you can construct bridges! I enjoyed playing tropico 5 as much playing this game.
  27. namnloes
    May 29, 2019
    0
    How can this game have such a high score? Expected a masterpiece, but could barely stand more than thirty minutes. Probably the worst strategy game experience ever. Wow.
  28. kyzaghan
    May 19, 2019
    8
    It is very enjoyable to make diplomacy in the game. The mechanics in trade and production are very nice. Witty dialogues and messages amused me. BUT there is not day and night cycle in the game.
    It's hard to make money in the game. AS A RESULT, players who love strategy and tycoon will love this game.
  29. Excelsion
    May 1, 2019
    10
    The best Tropico in the series, good job to Limbic on making the game. It's totally worth the price. If you are into city building games this is your game.
  30. Ikarian123
    Apr 26, 2019
    8
    Fine and acceptable sequel of very established serie. System of islands is great and many former mechanics were improved. I did not expect anything super or dramatic, thats true, but game is fine and I recommend it.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 62
  3. Negative: 0 out of 62
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    80
    Tropico 6 rises to be a worthy successor of Tropico 4, taking the franchise back on the track with its archipelago system and return of some of the old features from the previous games.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 15, 2019
    83
    Limbic Entertainment just took the reins of the series, so they didn’t change much, but when they did – they made the gameplay better and more diverse. [Issue#237, p.32]
  3. Game Debate
    Apr 30, 2019
    80
    Despite all of this griping, and all of these complaints, Tropico 6 is still sort of fun. Partly it's just watching the numbers going up. When the freighter arrives in port and your first shipment of electronics goes to market, netting you enough money to build a new stadium, it's like a little pat on the head that can be weirdly addictive. There are certainly some bugs that probably shouldn't exist on the fourth (fifth? sixth?) iteration of essentially the same game, but the special sauce that has allowed them to actually get away with making six Tropico games is still there.
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