Here is My Island...

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One of the most often forgotten about genres in gaming, or more to the point, sub-genres, is the building game class of strategy games. Sure, we all know too well the games about building up your troops (of course there can be an infinite number of soldiers housed in a barraks, right?) and buildings and launching an attack. But what about building things for people to live in? Eat?

One of the few games that has ever really pulled off a stunt like this is Sim City. Sim City, though, is a bit of an anomaly in this type, even though it is among the few. In Sim City, most of what is done is macro-management of numbers and figures, and the spreading of utilities and key buildings. The people build their cities around you automatically as you simply watch. This can be fun, but what is offered that gives a bit more control over the actual construction of everything? Of course there are the Tycoon games, Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, but that's a bit different in itself. Sid Meier had an old game called "Pirates". This was one of the best, most classic building games of all time. Unfortunately, it seems to be quite a waste of good 3D hardware, now. This is where Tropico comes into play.

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