Tropico 3 expansion on the way

By Oli Welsh Published 3 March, 2010

Absolute Power, out in May.

Kalypso has announced an expansion pack for the PC version of its jolly banana republic city-builder, Tropico 3.

The expansion's out in May, costs £19.99 (or $19.99) and is titled Tropico 3: Absolute Power.

The star attraction is naturally a new campaign featuring 10 missions on a new map, with 10 islands also available in sandbox mode.

You also get six new buildings, 10 Megalomania edicts (including the ability to declare an annual festival of yourself), huge new landmark decorations, a new faction of die-hard Loyalists, disasters relating to low standing with loyalists, costumes, cosmetic upgrades for your palace and more.

There are new radio announcements too, but there's nothing in the press release about whether the excellent salsa soundtrack is also being extended.

Tropico 3 came out late last year and we liked it rather a lot on PC and only slightly less on Xbox 360. There's no word on a 360 version of the Absolute Power expansion.

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  • Eraysor #1 2 years ago

    "costs £19.99 (or $19.99)"

    How to lose a sale in five seconds.

  • cyacomini #2 2 years ago

    Tropico was in my opinion the best game of 2009 for Xbox - I seriously haven't spent so much time with a game since Sim City.

    Well worth picking up, it can be had for about £17.99 in most places. Don't let the demo put you off, it's a bit tricky to begin with but once you get the hang of it you'll be hooked.

  • Moogrose #3 2 years ago

    hopefully this will show up on the xbl marketplace aswell.

  • ERG1008 #4 2 years ago

    I'm with cyacomini on this.
    Not the prettiest by any means and it is a bit tricky at first but I've had many a long evening with this game on the 360.
    Hopefully they'll release the expansion for it too.

  • the_mtfr #5 2 years ago

    I absolutely love Tropico 3 and it was worth the money, but this expansion pack sounds too weak content-wise.

    And yes I wish they expand the soundtrack.

  • cyacomini #6 2 years ago

    @the_mtfr

    Grab yourself a copy of the Buena Vista Social Club album - lots of places to 'find' it :)

    It's very 'tropico' - everytime I listen to the album it reminds me of holidays in the Caribbean

  • cnlfailure #7 2 years ago

    Personally I'd settle for being able to import the soundtrack from the original Tropico (which was superior) into the game.