Tropico 3: Absolute Power: Review
“Good to you, dude priority, we have everything here nishtychik, fun, songs. Smile with us … And let’s so: no tourists to the island so that they do not guess our beaches and do not roam here. And factories. One is good. Two – too much. No smoke, let it flow only from our cigarettes. Be the most cool! Oh yes, country houses would. You yourself understand, no neighbors, noise, great parties. And plus everyone can grow all sorts of different herbs there in their backyard. Good for you, el prizedente dude!”
If you remember, in the original Tropico 3, we fought for power. They built an army, put in prisons to the disagreements, led propaganda on television and denigrated competitors on the pages of the Tropican newspapers. There was a struggle. And an addition “Absolute power” It was supposed to tell us about the times when we had already won all the elections, and somewhere by force, and somewhere in cunning and beautiful speeches we occupied the chair of the most important.
And what the name is! “Absolute power”. What could be the game about? Despotism, cold decisions of the president are seen. Constant binnings with the USSR and the USA – we no longer need their support. Power is it, in our powerful fist. And therefore, the tears of prayers for help can be modified in the tears of male, which flow down the general on the cheek of the general, when the Tropikan army marchs under the anthem of his free country.
Such images are born “Absolute power”, where we no longer have competitors, where we are the law, strength, power. And beware of anyone who disagree!
And so we get to the first island, and the adviser
meets us with the words: “Good to you, dude President”. He plays reggae, he talks about a smiling world, about happiness, about the fact that this island is a real paradise. Almost all the inhabitants here – hippies and customs. They want nothing to interfere with their smooth, like music Bob Marley, lifestyle.
And the task is to make us make these people happy. Let the level of “joy” increase to 60%. And since we, as rulers, do not have the right to grow and sell happiness, we begin to work.
But we immediately set the conditions. There are no tourists, factories – excess. To chop the forest – from the evil one is. After all, it is so beautiful here. And then they add: “Let’s go to the beach, dude. Let’s dance, laugh. We believe in you, our slander president!”
And this is absolute power, power in a fist, male tears and debate with, their mother, great powers?
But this is probably just such a humorous introduction. And when we solve all the problems of the island of the Plastamans, we will go further-to truly great affairs.
We are sailing to the next tropical island, we go into the residence, and then the adviser runs: “TSSS! Do not speak loudly, they are among us. They listen to us, they know about our plans “. Who the hell is the spies?! Comment enemies?! Yes, how are they ..
Our thoughts destroy the following words of the adviser: “Ghosts have not give us rest for so long, Mr. President that all hope for you. Please catch spirits. No urine live with them!”
And what happens next? We establish the economy in order to get money to create an investigative commission, hire police officers, then we establish a secret police. The law enforcement officers every three minutes report to us about what they could find out, and then they say with confidence: “These are no ghosts, nonsense. Ghosts! These are aliens. And they are going to land on our island!”And our task, so that everything goes smoothly, make friends with the loyalists on the island and fulfill all their desires.
Of course, after they tell you about the aliens, you already lose all hope. But there is another mission where we need to turn the island into a magnificent resort place. But with our experience, with our knowledge, we will prepare tropical beaches for the Winter Olympiad, just let me swing!
Nobody seems to interfere. We are building a pier, we begin to lay the first hotels. Everything goes calmly. So far, the adviser finally does not give us the task: “We must otherwise make a resort. May tourists remember the island! It is necessary that we have a monster here, and everyone would believe in it and afraid! So, the first thing we are building farms near the places where vacationers can walk … ”Aaaaarrrgh!
Absolutely imperfect conditions
In fact, of course, such tasks do not cause any anger. The addition turned out to be exclusively original. All missions are non -standard. And it seems that the developers simply joined when they wrote scripts. Hippie Island, where we are asked not to interfere with growing grass;The story with the aliens and, they say, insanity on the green men-the adviser even somehow says that we scare even our own wife when we put on our latex suit of an alien. There is even an island from 2010. Only after the experiment of scientists was thrown into the past, and we will gradually restore all buildings. In the beginning, we have only farms, hibars and a note from the future with a postscript – “Do not trust the monkeys!”.
And most importantly, all scenarios affect the gameplay. If the mentamans said not to chop trees and not make more than one factory, then you need to look for other solutions. And the island from the future is something else. We open the buildings gradually, and we often have to choose – in what sequence. For example, you can get either school, or roads, or apartment buildings. Which is more important?
True, in the days of the struggle for power and strength, long chains of text tasks remained absolutely. Remember, before we sometimes had to play almost in the quest? When, for example, the Soviet delegation came, and it was necessary to first decide whether to accept them, and then – what to show. And the more correct solutions, the better the reward. There is no such addition, unfortunately. Here the tasks are single -stage. True, much more funny.
New toys of the dictator
However, the addition is by no means a plot. The developers deepened the Tropico 3 mechanics and tried to emphasize the very absolute power that the leader can possess.
So there was a new fraction of loyalists. Their main task is to love us. Blindly, endlessly and unrequited. For we regard them as just a reliable resource. They are the foundation in the victory in the election.
And together with this faction, we had even more funds to make ourselves the most beloved and beautiful in the eyes of the people. New monuments, public holidays and laws, the seal of a propagandist of literature, in the description of which it indicates: “In the next three years, dumbasses will adore you stronger”. The audience of pro -government books is very subtly.
It is also easier for us to understand what needs to be done for parties. They put forward their requirements, and we see everything that they want in our notebook. Loyalists, for example, love museums, public holidays and tyranny usurized elections. Give a little freedom, and they are disappointed in you. Just perfect people! The religious party, in turn, requires more churches and becomes your best friend if you invite the pope to the island.
So now it’s much easier for us to win the love of those who we need. Or who just has to reckon with. Revolutions on the island are still possible. And it is better to build the right building for the right party in advance and get an army if something suddenly ..
As for the buildings, several new. Tourists are now roling in balloons around the island, developed countries carry us their garbage, and we sell weapons of the USSR or USA. These are all new ways for business.
And by the way, our power has become so absolute that we can fire Huanito! Yes, it is worth issuing a special law – and it will be driven away. True, now in addition to him on the radio there is also a girl-speaker. But new music, alas, no.
And yet, for those who still doubt and do not understand whether to take additions or not, I will briefly say: in fact, “Absolute power” – This is cosmetics. There is nothing fundamentally new here. If you hope for a completely different gameplay, it will not be. There are new missions, funny laws, several buildings, which were not before.
“Absolute power” – Unusual, but very pleasant addition. Who could expect this? I think very few. The developers were surprised and at the same time left Tropico 3 playable and sometimes even more complicated than the original. By the way, we were promised that if the addon is met well, then the first would follow the first. How to convey Kalypso Media, that we are fully approved by her actions?
Pros: funny missions and excellent text tasks and explanations;pleasant innovations.
Cons: There is no new music;The gameplay has not changed.
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