Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 8.0/10 |
| IGN | 8.4/10 |
Tropico 3 received generally favorable reviews at Metacritic, with an average of 79% on the PC, and 76% on the Xbox 360.
Play magazine called it "a well-designed sim with just the right balance of complexity and micromanagement. It looks good, it sounds good and playing it just might teach you something. How many games can you say that about?"
IT Reviews called the game "a welcome return to the roots with plenty of new features, deep and absorbing levels of gameplay and a healthy dose of humor as you strut your dictatorial stuff."
GameSpot commented that "playing a banana republic dictator in Tropico 3 might not be easy, but it certainly is rewarding."
GameZone's Dakota Grabowski gave the game a 7 out of 10, saying "Containing a 15-mission campaign, short tutorial, sandbox mode and special challenges, Tropico 3 has enough replay value to keep players at bay for more than a month. If that doesn’t satisfy the hunger, players are eligible to jump online and download user-created challenges to overcome. With personalities such as Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Tropico 3 is an educational and entertainment piece that is well-deserving of a few playthroughs by all gamers."
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