<s>
Tropico	B-Application
is	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
PopTop	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
in	O
April	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
has	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
see	O
the	O
player	O
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
"	O
El	O
Presidente	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
rules	O
a	O
fictional	O
Caribbean	O
island	O
country	O
named	O
Tropico	B-Application
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	O
and	O
beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
in	O
its	O
presentation	O
of	O
semi-democratic	O
banana	O
republics	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
humor	O
while	O
still	O
referencing	O
such	O
topics	O
as	O
totalitarianism	O
,	O
electoral	O
fraud	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
interventions	O
of	O
powerful	O
companies	O
(	O
United	O
Fruit	O
is	O
implied	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
superpowers	B-Application
(	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
8bit	O
Game	O
Dictator	O
by	O
DK'Tronics	B-Application
,	O
except	O
in	O
Dictator	O
the	O
success	O
is	O
measured	O
by	O
the	O
amount	O
you	O
put	O
away	O
in	O
your	O
Swiss	O
bank	O
account	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
offshore	O
bank	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
features	O
Latin-styled	O
Caribbean	O
music	O
,	O
largely	O
performed	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Indart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
has	O
several	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
new	O
editions	O
,	O
including	O
Tropico	B-Application
:	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
a	O
combined	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Paradise	O
Island	O
titled	O
Tropico	B-Application
:	O
Mucho	O
Macho	O
Edition	O
(	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Cove	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
Tropico	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
autumn	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fifth	O
game	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
three-game	O
pack	O
Tropico	B-Application
Reloaded	O
,	O
packing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Tropico	B-Application
:	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Cove	I-Application
into	O
one	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
both	O
digitally	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
on	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
any	O
other	O
stated	O
victory	O
condition	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
goal	O
of	O
any	O
Tropico	B-Application
game	O
is	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
superpowers	B-Application
becomes	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
regime	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
launch	O
an	O
invasion	O
to	O
overthrow	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
superpowers	B-Application
may	O
build	O
a	O
military	O
base	O
on	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
protecting	O
the	O
island	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
and	O
offering	O
monthly	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
two	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
scenario	O
or	O
custom	O
game/random	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edicts	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
achieve	O
various	O
game	O
effects	O
,	O
from	O
appeasing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
superpowers	B-Application
by	O
openly	O
praising	O
them	O
,	O
to	O
instating	O
martial	O
law	O
or	O
giving	O
a	O
tax	O
break	O
to	O
the	O
populace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
choices	O
affect	O
the	O
attitudes	O
of	O
factions	O
and	O
superpowers	B-Application
towards	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
alter	O
the	O
costs	O
or	O
consequences	O
of	O
in-game	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Appeasing	O
them	O
can	O
often	O
result	O
in	O
major	O
reductions	O
in	O
liberty	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
swayed	O
by	O
edicts	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Book	O
BBQ	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Prohibition	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Birth	O
Control	O
Ban	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Inquisition	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
a	O
prosperous	O
country	O
in	O
and	O
of	O
itself	O
is	O
not	O
enough	O
–	O
you	O
’ve	O
got	O
to	O
bribe	O
your	O
generals	O
and	O
repress	O
your	O
dissidents	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
coup-de-tat	O
or	O
a	O
mass	O
uprising.The	O
singer	O
Lou	O
Bega	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
licensing	O
deal	O
that	O
also	O
saw	O
one	O
of	O
Bega	O
's	O
songs	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
German	O
release	O
of	O
Tropico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
Steinmeyer	O
was	O
uninterested	O
in	O
developing	O
further	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
Geoff	O
Keighley	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
 '	O
few	O
"	O
certified	O
hits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
NPD	O
Intelect	O
's	O
monthly	O
charts	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
took	O
places	O
nine	O
and	O
19	O
in	O
May	O
and	O
June	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
Tropico	B-Application
did	O
not	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
of	O
these	O
markets	O
 '	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
reached	O
#1	O
on	O
Germany	O
's	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Lee	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Tropico	B-Application
tends	O
to	O
be	O
slow	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
tedium-breaking	O
clash	O
of	O
arms	O
like	O
other	O
city	O
builders	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
enough	O
innovation	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
charm.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
received	O
the	O
2001	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Musical	O
Composition	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
awards	O
from	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Single-Player	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Etherlords	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Cove	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
entries	O
were	O
greenlit	O
until	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
bought	O
the	O
Tropico	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
Take-Two	O
and	O
announced	O
Tropico	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bulgaria	O
's	O
Haemimont	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
Haemimont	O
Games	O
developed	O
Tropico	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
and	O
Tropico	B-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
published	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Limbic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
again	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
