Tropical Manipulation Announcement Trailer

Tropical Manipulation Announcement Trailer

It was announced by Golden Syrup Games, Tropical Manipulation – a simultaneous turn-based strategy game for PC in which 1-4 players manipulate an island’s economy, government and each other to be crowned the Champion of Capitalism and keep their store open.

Check out the announcement trailer of Tropical Manipulation, showcasing the games’ features:

“Features:

• Tabletop feel, digital implementation – experience the strategy of a board game in the power of a video game!
• Price makers, not price takers – sell by setting competitive prices and letting the customers decide how much they’ll buy!
• Simultaneous turns – no waiting around while players cycle through a turn order!
• Take-that! mechanics – directly and indirectly trip up opponents while pushing your own store’s profit margins forward!
• Symmetrical start, randomised state – win matches through your superior strategy, not your luck!
• No perpetual early access – on release, players will get a big chunk of never-before-seen polished strategy!

Overview

ChainMart, the giant, low-cost super-retailer is expanding into tourist destinations! However…

Due to corporate oversight, you and three other managers have opened ChainMart franchises on the same island…right next to each other! Head Office has sent word that only the best performing store will stay open, but this will be no ordinary competition – you and your competitors are the most conniving and amoral business owners capitalism has ever given birth to. Buying and selling your way to victory won’t be enough – you’ll need to cripple your rivals to stop them pulling ahead, and manipulate the economy, government and population to squeeze every last dollar you can out of these tourists.

Status

Tropical Manipulation is currently in Alpha, with the core game, most supporting systems and classic multiplayer implemented. Remaining are two more supporting mechanics, Steam integration, the overlying singleplayer systems and final polish. Release is scheduled for late 2017. There’ll be no early access here – instead, exclusive playtests with the community will be used for balancing. This means that on release, players will get a big chunk of never-before-seen, polished strategy!”

For more information on Tropical Manipulation, visit its official website.