Tropico 5
SCORE: 68
Hey everybody it is me John-boy. I am confronting the most
controversial video game released in 2014 - Tropico 5. There have been
hundreds of emails sent to Family Friendly Gaming complaining about
Tropico 5. The majority of the emails want to know why Tropico 5 refuses
to support traditional normal marriage? Why is it supporting redefining
marriage?
The debate and controversy surrounding Tropico 5 continues to rage on.
Supporters of Tropico 5 claim failing to enact the redefinition of
marriage edict in Tropico 5 is showing support for traditional normal
marriage. That is not exactly true. Look at all of the states in the
United States that have defined marriage as being between one man and
one woman. There have been many of them. So why doesn't Tropico 5
reflect that? Why is there no edict that allow us to show our support
for the normal definition of marriage?
Family Friendly Gaming was provided a promotional copy of Tropico 5. So
it has no real monetary value to it - if the FCC is curious. The value
of this review is three times greater than what the non-promotion copies
are selling for in retail outlets. And there is another topic of
controversy surrounding Tropico 5 on the Xbox 360. It is rated PEGI 16,
and ESRB 'T' for Teen. Why is that a big deal? Well in Europe this game
is close to the ESRB 'M' rating (17+) than the ESRB 'T' for Teen rating
(13+).
If your Xbox 360 is connected to the Internet, then you can download the
DLCs Bayo Del Olfato, and The Big Cheese. Past Tropico video games had
it included on the disc when it made it to the home consoles like the
Xbox 360. I was a bit disappointed by that.
If you have played Tropico 5 before then you know what to expect. There
are missions, and the sandbox. You can make Tropico 5 as easy or as
difficult as you want. There are plenty of colorful comments made in
Tropico 5. Some of them will definitely offend families.
Graphically the Xbox 360 version of Tropico 5 does not look as good as
the Personal Computer. Which is to be expected due to the age of the
Xbox 360. Players can zoom in and out to their hearts content. So you
can witness all of the death from fighting or ignore it.
One of the best ways to stop the violence is to have your populace
happy. Which can be difficult when different groups want different
things. I like playing a Christian theocracy. Which made the lack of
support for Biblical marriage even harder to swallow.
As an economic training tool, Tropico 5 is really good. All of those
missions get in the way. Learning the menu structure in the Xbox 360
version feels strange. I did figure it out after a bit. I still had
trouble finding where certain things were. Older members of the family
should be able to get by. Especially with unlimited money and unlimited
time.
I hope Kalypso Media and Haemimont Games can address the controversies
surrounding Tropico 5. Right now I know there are hundreds of families
so offended they will not even give this game a chance. In my opinion
Tropico 5 loses more sales from these controversies than it gains.
- John
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 65%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 55%
System: Xbox 360
Publisher: Kalypso Media
Developer: Haemimont Games
Rating:
‘T’ - Teen - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
{Alcohol Reference, Mild Language, Tobacco Reference, Mild Suggestive
Themes, Violence}
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