Thread: Tropico 3 Demo Released

:10 downloading it now and can't wait to see what the new game is like. The official game release date appears to be September 25th.

you can download here : http://www.gamershell.com/download_50826.shtml (link i'm using)

if you don't like gamershell then this post from the forums includes a bunch of links (i'm going to quote it as well, same link)

http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=1713

Worms/Bracknell/Baltimore 11th September, 2009

Kalypso Media today release the demo version of the upcoming strategy game TROPICO 3. Take control of El Presidente and play the game tutorial and the first two missions of the full version.


MISSION 1: Bananas
The abdication of the old Presidente of St. Helena provided the perfect opportunity for your rise to power. Now as the head of state it is your job to lead this small island nation to a new age of prosperity.

St. Helena is a modest island with rich and fertile lands, which have attracted the attention of the American food conglomerate Fruitas LTD. You should make use of the gringos to secure the financial future of the island as well as your own Swiss Bank Account.


MISSION 2: Second Chance
The band of rebels led by your twin managed to drive you out of your own island. Taking the entire treasury, you hitched a ride on an old fishing boat, seeking refuge in your summer residence on the island of El Acantilado.

Chased away from their own homes, your most loyal supporters have followed you. Taking the burden of leadership once again you have promised them a fresh start. Your new island is a poor and dry hunk of rock. Several rich iron ore deposits are its only viable resources…..

Tropico 3 goes back to the roots of the hit strategy series closely following the original Tropico story-line. Tropico 3 is being developed by Haemimont Games who previously developed the popular Imperium Romanum and Grand Ages: Rome for Kalypso Media.

The download is about 1gb. If you haven't played/heard of tropico before, well then download the demo and give it a shot!


Hope the demo is good because there hasn't been a game coming out from awhile that has gotten me this excited. Viva El Presidente!

playing the demo so far, and i have to say that it is pretty awesome!! graphics look pretty good and the gameplay is even better then the original.

Most of the old building are back and so new ones are in there as well. plus there are now cars so you don't have to wait for the construction workers to walk for 4 years to start building a damn building.

Overall i think everyone should check it out, and a MUST download if you are a fan of the first game

Originally Posted by AxisofLint

Maybe it's just me (I was never really a big fan of the original) but I can't really get enthusiastic about Tropico 3. The graphics are excellent, but I just don't really see any innovation in gameplay, or anything in particular that leaps out and makes me think 'omg, I'm going to play this over and over again because it'll keep me amused'.

Seems like a solid enough game though. Just not my cup of tea unfortunately.

Its worth a try if you like Tropico or never played it. But yeah if you aren't a fan it doesn't really reinvent the wheel, just makes minor improvements to it (so to speak); so its understandable you didn't really like it.