Tropico 4

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Kalypso
  • Release Date: Oct 18, 2011
  • Also On: PC
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 42
  3. Negative: 3 out of 42
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  1. RacoonV
    Apr 16, 2013
    6
    I purchased the first XBOX 360 installment of the game Tropico 3 after I saw it in the bargain bin in my local gamestore. After being pleasantly suprised I was looking forward to Tropico 4, which resulted in a small disaster. Inititally I was pleased with the game, it has improved on a lot of areas and game mechanics compared to Tropico 3. The campaign is pleasant and offers a challenge,I purchased the first XBOX 360 installment of the game Tropico 3 after I saw it in the bargain bin in my local gamestore. After being pleasantly suprised I was looking forward to Tropico 4, which resulted in a small disaster. Inititally I was pleased with the game, it has improved on a lot of areas and game mechanics compared to Tropico 3. The campaign is pleasant and offers a challenge, the edicts (laws) are fun, the style of the game is interesting and the DLC (downloadable content) offers many more hours of gameplay. The big let down of the game is that the game doesn't work properly on the XBOX 360. You can't have a population over 500, otherwise your game freezes and it corrupts the save games. This results in the fact that all your hard work on a specific town is lost. This also results that you can't reach the year 2020 without taking a break, because then your population has reached 700 by ease, which results in a freeze or corrupts the save game. The learning curve of the game is also pretty hard, for new comers the game is hard to pick up, since there are a lot of menu's and it requires some training on how to build the most efficient city. All in all, the game is worth the money, but don't expect to much.… Expand
  2. Munzta
    Nov 24, 2011
    6
    On one hand, this is a good game. If you enjoyed the previous Tropico games, chances are that you'lll enjoy this one as well. It has all of the same selling points as its' predecessors, and quite the better graphics. When that's been said and done.. it's pretty much old material in a new wrapping. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable if you're into the Tropico series.
  3. Winterspark
    Dec 28, 2014
    7
    A watered down version of sim city in a tropical environment. If you are willing to overlook the slightly clunky control interface and a somewhat limited palate of buildings to play with, there is some fun to be had here, even if it does generally involve vandalising your own island.
  4. drlowdon
    Jun 18, 2013
    7
    Having previously tried, and failed, to get into SimCity I decided to pick up Tropico 4 at a bargain price and thoroughly enjoyed its tongue in cheek approach to the city building genre.

    As with its predecessors the game puts you in charge of running a tropical island, either in the open sandbox mode or the 30 mission campaign. Played in sandbox mode the game is actually very similar to    Having previously tried, and failed, to get into SimCity I decided to pick up Tropico 4 at a bargain price and thoroughly enjoyed its tongue in cheek approach to the city building genre.

    As with its predecessors the game puts you in charge of running a tropical island, either in the open sandbox mode or the 30 mission campaign. Played in sandbox mode the game is actually very similar to SimCity with no real goals or time limits to affect how you play allowing free reign to design your island in any manner you wish. While this is certainly good fun I generally found the campaign mode, which sees the game split into missions lasting between one and two hours (although it is of course possible to save the game at any point), the more enjoyable experience. The varying goals of each mission force the player to play each one differently. One mission may ask you to set up a resort to attract tourists whilst the next may require you to export a certain quantity of natural resources for example.

    Regardless of what mode you play the game in there is certainly a great deal of depth to proceedings with finances, citizen happiness, crime levels etc all needing to be correctly managed. Fortunately a well designed tutorial explains everything clearly and the will controls quickly become second nature meaning people new to the series will easily be able to get up to speed.

    It's unlikely to hold anyone's interest for more than a few weeks but Tropico 4 is undoubtedly one of the best city builders available and will appeal to anyone with an interest in the genre, although anyone that has played the previous game will find not much has changed.    … Expand

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#87 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#93 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#82 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Xbox Achievements
    Feb 15, 2012
    82
    Tropico 4 is a well-crafted update that is subtly better in almost every respect, including more helpful guidance to total newcomers and a steady stream of in-game mini-missions to keep things interesting. That pesky save bug makes an unwelcome return though and really should have been dealt with by now, but that aside you will be lost in a tropical paradise.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Jan 12, 2012
    72
    There's never been a better time to get into politics. [Feb 2012, p.101]
  3. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    Dec 28, 2011
    69
    It's a sprinkling of glitter rather than an overhaul. [Feb 2012, p.109]
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