Tropico: Paradise Island

 PC
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Computer Games Magazine
    70
    It's about as straightforward as an expansion pack gets. There's just more of everything, and one or two minor interface tweaks.
  2. Yahoo!
    60
    Whilst the new challenges offered in the expansion will amuse and frustrate those megalomaniacs amongst us for some considerable time, there is nothing spectacularly new about Paradise Island.
  3. Computer Gaming World
    50
    Barely a step above a patch. An expansion pack like this makes you ask, "Is that all?" [May 2002, p.91]
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#59 Best PC Game of 2002

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. Lugash
    Jun 21, 2011
    10
    The absolute best city-building game I've ever played, without exaggeration. From overarching policy shifts such as encouraging the populaceThe absolute best city-building game I've ever played, without exaggeration. From overarching policy shifts such as encouraging the populace to eat better, to micromanagement specific enough to assassinate individual citizens, this game truly has everything I could want in a sim.… Full Review »
  2. NicholasL.
    Mar 21, 2002
    10
    Very Very Good expansion back to a very very good game.
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