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Tropico 4: Modern Times

Tropico 4 Modern Times is the first expansion to Tropico 4. It takes place years after the main campaign of Tropico 4 and brings us into the current era.

94 29 March 2012

Tropico 4: Modern Times is a simulator, released 29 March 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tropico 4: Modern Times is

Tropico 4: Modern Times was released in 2012. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tropico 4 is a construction and management and political simulation video game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media. It was first released in August 2011 for the Microsoft Windows platform. Like the first and third games in the series, Tropico 4 centers on a customizable main character titled "El Presidente" – the ruler who runs an island-based banana republic. The Mac OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on July 25, 2013, as well as DLC packs Dash for Growth and Captain of Industry. The State of Emergency DLC pack was released by Feral on April 3, 2014.
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How it plays

There are 10 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Tropico 4: Modern Times holds a critic score of 94 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 24 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core CPU, 2 GB RAM and Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600, Radeon X1600), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Tropico 4: Modern Times launched on 29 March 2012, within three weeks of Journey, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, Fire Emblem Awakening and Fez. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Journey, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, Fire Emblem Awakening, Fez.

Cheats and codes

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Tropico 4: Modern Times — frequently asked questions

When did Tropico 4: Modern Times come out?
Tropico 4: Modern Times was released on 29 March 2012 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tropico 4: Modern Times?
At minimum, Tropico 4: Modern Times needs 2 GHz Dual Core CPU, 2 GB RAM, Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600, Radeon X1600), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c graphics, 5 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Tropico 4: Modern Times?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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