If you have played previous games in the series it won’t be as much of an issue, but for those new to these games there’s a substantial learning curve. Once you adjust its actually quicker to access some commands on console than it is on PC, but only after many hours of play.Īnother hurdle that the console gamer may need to get over is the complexity of Tropico. In some ways it similar to the recent god game “From Dust” that similarly uses a control stick to move around a top-down game world.
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The camera movement is also a little unwieldy at first and it takes a bit of practice to learn how to position it exactly where you need it. That being said, there’s a degree of frustration involved when you know exactly what you want to do but can’t remember exactly which menu and combination of triggers and face buttons you need to use to find it. Once you get used to the controls and learn its complexities its actually very quick to get to the commands that you are looking for. Using a combination controls and making use of all of the buttons on the pad means that it is playable, if somewhat time consuming to adjust to.
As with any management game of this type, the main challenge is taking a game that works perfectly with mouse and keyboard and finding a control scheme that works almost as well on a control pad.įor the most part Haemimont have done a good job. Having sold well on PC and attracted a great deal of aspiring despots, it now moves to consoles where Haemimont Games hope it will attract a whole new legion of dictators. When we first reviewed Tropico 4 it was on its traditional home of the PC and it was a brilliant entry in a series that has a dedicated fan base.