The Aggressor Tropico 6
About the game
The game “Tropico 6” was made by “Limbic Entertainment” and was published by “Kalypso Media” in 2019.
It belongs to the genre of “Economy Management." It is part of the series “Tropico.” It features both single-player and multi-player mode.
The game is classified by the database as one with a “Dynamic Aggressor,” a “Historical Setting,” and an “Active Player Role."
About the Aggressor Categories
Aggressor Type: Dynamic
- This game features the “Dynamic Aggressor.” This means that the game allows for a flexible engagement with the Aggressor role, i.e. that actors within it change whether or not they are perceived as an aggressor. This type of game often features a way in which aggression is measured by a game-internal parameter and makes aggression a conscious decision that players can choose.
Setting Type: Historical
- This game has a historical setting. It is placed here by adhering to a point in time, persons or events of history, or a place recognisable by the player audience. It does not mean that the history simulated works deterministically to play out exactly like its real-life equivalent but that a historical world in the broadest sense is created.
Player Agency: Active
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In this game, the player's agency towards the Aggressor(s) is enabled by the game and they are able to take actions. This can include resisting the Aggressor or acting as one themselves.
Individual Assessment
In the game “Tropico 6," players take control of the caricature of a tropical banana republic under as “El Presidente” and his family, controlling an island state in different scenarios with a focus on economic management and internal political structures. The game covers a long timespan, from the colonial era through the World Wars into the Cold War and modern times. Essentially, players can structure their constitution at their behest, with different implications for a restrictive dictatorship or a liberal democracy, all of which is presented in a sarcastic tone and witty humorous stereotypes.
As the player manages their economy and politics, they can become an Aggressor for their own people if they go suppressive routes, facing rebel attacks that they have to put down militarily to not be dethroned. Additionally, if they anger a superpower enough, they will invade with a strong military force as well, making them the Aggressor. However, the player cannot invade another faction in single-player mode, limiting the external aggression they can wield.
