Well AUstralia only have had the chance to play thisnow for over a month, and it's already showing tyo be a great game "downunder".

Come check out OXCGN's Second Look review of the great dictatorship game - Tropico 3.

Personally I can
t wait to nab one, this is the style of game you could invest just way too many hours on, but never get tired of it.

XboxOZ360 via oxcgn.com »

"Deep down in our subconscious we all wonder what we would be like if we were a dictator. We wonder if we'd handle power responsibly and delegate authority and goods fairly or if we would rule with an iron fist. It's because of our human want to control things that dictator-sims like Tropic 3 get gobbled up on computers. It allows people to live out their fantasies of being evil jerks without actually hurting anyone. But will people lap up a dictator-sim on a console?"

AcFreeze via www.gofanboy.com »

"That’s something else I should mention. Tropico 3 sports a sharp, fantastically dark sense of humour, which works it’s way through not only the radio broadcasts but also the interim written reports. Downtrodden workers, rebel assassins, Tropican plague, there’s no subject that won’t bring a big, slightly evil smile to your face. There are plenty of opportunities to make your own fun too. Like leveling the no-rent shacks of your citizens to make room for huge marble statues of yourself, or..."

MattyJWest via armchairdiplomat.com »

"City building and management games have always been more prominently played on the PC as opposed to consoles, as the speed and intricate controls often have made it hard to play such a game without the accuracy of a mouse.

Tropico 3, developed by Kalypso Media and released on both the PC (Sept 09) and the Xbox 360 (moved from Oct 09 to 1st Qtr 2010), is set to fix that void. An easy build interface, forgiving controls and most importantly the ability to pause time and set building construc..."

XboxOZ360 via oxcgn.com »

"Has it really been eight years since gamers has last taken on the mantle of “El Presidente”? After a brief stop off in the pirate infested Caribbean during the 2003 squeal, the Tropico Series has appeared to have been ousted out of office. Fear not, for the people have spoken and El Presidente has returned! Will El Presidente's new term of office be as successful as the previous two, or will the rebels finally be too much?"

collector via www.realpoor.com »