<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Cove	I-Application
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Frog	O
City	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tropico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
300,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
designated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
reception	O
as	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Tropico	B-Application
license	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
company	O
published	O
four	O
sequels	O
to	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Tropico	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Tropico	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
sequels	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Haemimont	O
Games	O
,	O
while	O
Limbic	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
Tropico	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
runs	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
island	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Pirate	B-Application
King	O
,	O
must	O
keep	O
the	O
pirates	B-Application
happy	O
while	O
stealing	O
as	O
much	O
booty	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
jobs	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
farmer	O
,	O
lumberjack	O
,	O
and	O
blacksmith	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
even	O
be	O
promoted	O
to	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
objectives	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
scenario	O
,	O
is	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
power	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Tropico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirates	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
prefer	O
anarchy	O
and	O
defense	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
grub	O
,	O
grog	O
,	O
wenches	O
,	O
and	O
betting	O
from	O
various	O
entertainment	O
buildings	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
resting	O
and	O
stashing	O
at	O
personal	O
homes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirate	B-Application
ships	O
may	O
be	O
built	O
at	O
boatyards	O
or	O
shipyards	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
plunder	O
other	O
islands	O
or	O
board	O
enemy	O
ships	O
to	O
steal	O
gold	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
build	O
a	O
greater	O
pirate	B-Application
base	O
and	O
occasionally	O
wealthy	O
captives	O
,	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
but	O
have	O
a	O
ransom	O
that	O
increases	O
as	O
they	O
use	O
entertainment	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
challenging	O
scenarios	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
harsh	O
environments	O
,	O
from	O
angry	O
pirates	B-Application
to	O
escaping	O
captives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
the	O
economy	O
could	O
be	O
focused	O
on	O
industry	O
,	O
tourism	O
,	O
military	O
despotism	O
,	O
commodities	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pirate	B-Application
Cove	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
more	O
limited	O
in	O
scope	O
and	O
path	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
end	O
up	O
building	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
buildings	O
every	O
time	O
with	O
few	O
additions	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
Pirate	B-Application
Cove	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
spreadsheets	O
and	O
statistics	O
that	O
its	O
predecessor	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
scenario	O
has	O
a	O
goal	O
to	O
be	O
accomplished	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goals	O
can	O
range	O
from	O
constructing	O
certain	O
structures	O
,	O
having	O
enough	O
money	O
in	O
the	O
treasury	O
or	O
personal	O
stash	O
,	O
ensuring	O
overall	O
pirate	B-Application
happiness	O
is	O
above	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
,	O
achieving	O
harmonious	O
relations	O
with	O
a	O
faction	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
ships	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
follows	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
king	O
whose	O
traits	O
change	O
as	O
the	O
campaign	O
goes	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
PopTop	O
Software	O
completed	O
the	O
original	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
its	O
president	O
Phil	O
Steinmeyer	O
was	O
uninterested	O
in	O
developing	O
further	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
talks	O
,	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
Frog	O
City	O
's	O
developing	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
arose	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
PopTop	O
requested	O
a	O
design	O
pitch	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frog	O
City	O
's	O
president	O
,	O
Rachel	O
Bernstein	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
approach	O
"	O
a	O
fresh	O
angle	O
"	O
on	O
piracy	O
in	O
games	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
projects	O
like	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Frog	O
City	O
developed	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
PopTop	O
remained	O
involved	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
company	O
's	O
Bill	O
Spieth	O
explained	O
that	O
PopTop	O
"	O
looks	O
at	O
Pirate	B-Application
Cove	O
milestones	O
,	O
approves	O
Frog	O
City	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
feedback	O
on	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
interface	O
,	O
or	O
whatever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Frog	O
City	O
chose	O
to	O
reuse	O
PopTop	O
's	O
game	O
engine	O
from	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
display	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
receive	O
public	O
feedback	O
,	O
an	O
aspect	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
that	O
Steinmeyer	O
considered	O
important	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
schedule	O
was	O
interrupted	O
in	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
,	O
a	O
publication	O
for	O
which	O
Steinmeyer	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
columnist	O
,	O
opted	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
cover	O
story	O
on	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
preview	O
received	O
positive	O
feedback	O
and	O
energized	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
Frog	O
City	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
fan	O
comments	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
pirate	B-Application
captains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frog	O
City	O
attempted	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
visual	O
and	O
humor	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
while	O
changing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
occurred	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
pirates	B-Application
 '	O
pleasure-seeking	O
behavior	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
tourists	O
in	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
amplify	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
entertainment	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spieth	O
described	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
reverse	O
economy	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
money	O
and	O
workers	O
are	O
stolen	O
and	O
expended	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
earned	O
as	O
in	O
Tropico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
issues	O
,	O
Frog	O
City	O
decided	O
to	O
restrict	O
unit	O
movement	O
to	O
roads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Tropicos	O
composer	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Indart	O
,	O
was	O
hired	O
again	O
to	O
score	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
pirate	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
went	O
almost	O
completely	O
with	O
myth	O
and	O
fiction	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Spieth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
protagonist	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Captain	O
Blood	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
design	O
the	O
historical	O
pirate	B-Application
leaders	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Blackbeard	O
and	O
Laurens	O
de	O
Graaf	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
studied	O
tales	O
of	O
their	O
exploits	O
and	O
crafted	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
de	O
Graaf	O
's	O
hatred	O
of	O
Spain	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
that	O
country	O
in	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
strove	O
to	O
keep	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
lighthearted	O
and	O
comedic	O
despite	O
its	O
piracy	O
theme	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
overseer	O
unit	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
towel	O
whip	O
at	O
Rachel	O
Bernstein	O
's	O
suggestion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Steinmeyer	O
remarked	O
that	O
this	O
concern	O
persisted	O
until	O
near	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
:	O
certain	O
spectators	O
called	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
too	O
much	O
unlike	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
"	O
sales	O
,	O
marketing	O
,	O
 [ and ] 	O
overseas	O
offices	O
"	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
sell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
problem	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
reuse	O
of	O
terrain	O
visuals	O
from	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
which	O
led	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
tree	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
edit	O
the	O
"	O
colors	O
and	O
textures	O
"	O
of	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
reused	O
water	O
and	O
earth	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
appease	O
those	O
who	O
found	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
too	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Frog	O
City	O
increased	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
city-building	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
marginalized	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
pirate	B-Application
raids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
reached	O
gold	O
status	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Frog	O
City	O
employed	O
at	O
Sidecar	O
Studios	O
,	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
designated	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
critical	O
reception	O
as	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kristian	O
Brogger	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
summarized	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
addictive	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
blast	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
irrepressible	O
charm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
small	O
step	O
down	O
from	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
and	O
found	O
its	O
pirate	B-Application
setting	O
unoriginal	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Di	O
Luo	O
considered	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
its	O
new	O
mechanics	O
limited	O
and	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
theme	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
style	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
"	O
nothing	O
to	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
crowd.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Barry	O
Brenesal	O
called	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
an	O
improvement	O
upon	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
more	O
open-ended	O
quality	O
"	O
and	O
new	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Brenesal	O
considered	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
unintuitive	O
,	O
he	O
highlighted	O
its	O
"	O
strong	O
economic	O
engine	O
,	O
 [ and ] 	O
well-balanced	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
name	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
IGNPC	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
for	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Jason	O
Cross	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
called	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
interface	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Tropico	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
"	O
too	O
much	O
interface	O
and	O
busy	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
it	O
dated	O
compared	O
to	O
current	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
come	O
through	O
with	O
enough	O
swashbuckling	O
,	O
ship-boarding	O
flair.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Formats	O
Matt	O
Avery	O
summarized	O
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
short-lived	O
fun	O
with	O
information	O
overload	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
interaction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
statisticians	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
field	O
day	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
detailed	O
economics	O
,	O
he	O
disliked	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
lack	O
of	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
overall	O
product	O
"	O
rather	O
limited.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Poole	O
concluded	O
that	O
Tropico	B-Application
2s	I-Application
theme	O
is	O
"	O
barely	O
a	O
skin-deep	O
covering	O
on	O
a	O
sim	O
that	O
could	O
just	O
as	O
easily	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
about	O
the	O
ACME	O
Widget	O
Factory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tropico	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
final	O
entry	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
Tropico	B-Application
games	O
were	O
greenlighted	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
.	O
</s>
