Tropico 3   posted 12/14/2009 by Tom Bitterman other articles by
Tom Bitterman One Page Platforms: PC Every citizen has political
opinions. They each belong to one or major factions (e.g.
militarists, industrialists, ecologists, religious and so on)
and the things you do can make them like you or hate you. This
is one the best parts. Tropico 3 is one of the best games in
terms of simulating the way domestic politics actually works.
Running a nation is not like playing Civilization, where
everybody just does what you say. These factions have
identifiable interests and can take (some) action to make you
see things their way. Of course they may (and often do) oppose
each other, and you can't make everybody happy all the time, but
that is part of the game. So what happens if you fail and enough
of them hate you? If an election is coming up they vote you out
of office (and you lose the scenario). Otherwise they take to
the jungles and become rebels. Not only do rebels not do any
work, they will actively attempt to