Kalypso Media’s city-building video game, Tropico 4 Gold Edition, hit retail outlets across North America today.

Containing both the original Tropico 4 and its expansion, Modern Times, this humorous story-driven economic simulation is now available for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC.

Players of Tropico 4 play as the president of a tiny Caribbean island with the mission of bringing greatness to the area.  Will you be a benevolent and tolerant leader, or a power-mad dictator?  Will your economy rely on tourism, farming, big business or cheap sweatshops?  The decisions the player makes will shape the future of the island, and (perhaps more importantly) the size of El Presidente’s off-shore bank account.

Tropico 4 Gold Edition is rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

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