Tropico 4: Modern Times
A standalone Tropico 4 expansion that fast-forwards your island into the modern era, worth it only if the base game's forgiving economy already suits you.
GamerScout Verdict
Best for lapsed Tropico players who want a modern-era campaign, not for sim fans chasing deep supply chains.
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About Tropico 4: Modern Times
Think of it as Cities: Skylines with a secret police force, except the map is a single island and the citizens vote. Modern Times keeps that Haemimont formula intact and then bolts on an era jump: guide El Presidente past the Cold War and you unlock solar plants, stock exchanges, hydroponic farms and a set of modern edicts that reshape a mature economy rather than just decorating it. The campaign runs a fresh set of missions on top of the base game's systems, and sandbox mode is where the real depth lives. The caveat is that Tropico's economy has always been loose. Supply chains are shallow next to Anno or Workers and Resources, the AI opposition is more nuisance than threat, and a competent player will stabilise approval ratings by hour ten and coast. That looseness is also why I recommend it to newcomers: the tutorial and mission structure teach one system at a time, and a bad decision costs you a decade, not a save file. Come for the political comedy and the era transition, not for a punishing optimisation puzzle.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Processor
- 2 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600, Radeon X1600), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:5 GB HD space Sound:DirectX…
Recommended
- Processor
- 2 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 8800, Radeon HD4000), 512 MB, DirectX 9.0c DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:5 GB HD space Sound:DirectX compatib…
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Game Info
- Developer
- Haemimont Games
- Publisher
- Kalypso Media Digital
- Release Date
- Mar 29, 2012
