Tropico 6’s largest add-on ascends to new heights on Nintendo Switch - with 10% launch discount
December 21, 2021
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Author: Kalypso Media
Bracknell, UK – (December 21, 2021) - Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Realmforge Studios have caved to presidential pressure and released Caribbean Skies on Nintendo Switch, the biggest and best add-on for Tropico 6. Available today on the Nintendo eShop, Caribbean Skies is Tropico 6’s largest add-on in the game's history, introducing a sky-scraping stack of exciting new gameplay features as El Prez battles to save not only his beloved Tropico, but the world! And that's not all, between now and January 2, Nintendo Switch players can also get a 10% launch discount on Caribbean Skies!
In this global-stakes airborne adventure, players will guide Tropico through five brand new campaign missions, deploying a veritable fleet of airborne minions and meeting an eclectic cast of characters along the way. New buildings, edicts and traits all bring fresh twists to the core Tropico 6 gameplay, while additional palace decorations and outfits for El Presidente offer players further choice to customize their islands.
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The beloved dicta…uh, leader El Presidente sets out to conquer the Caribbean Skies on Nintendo Switch! The biggest add-on for Tropico 6 takes fun to new altitudes with - drones. Prepare to play a dedicated scenario-driven campaign with 5 new missions, each unlocking different play styles and features. Caribbean Skies takes you on a journey to save the world and with it, your beloved Tropico. Throughout the expansion, meet new characters - like eccentric scientists and even a new antagonist, who desires nothing but trouble for El Prez and his endeavours.
The skies above Tropico have never been busier. Put the teamsters to one side and use air delivery to take logistics to the next level. Make use of multiple buildings new to Caribbean Skies such as the Cargo Airport, which lets you transport and export goods between different islands of the Tropican archipelago via cargo planes. With the Drone Delivery Service, set up a drone delivery route between two buildings and use your buzzing new helpers to deliver goods. Meanwhile, the Drone Taxi offers Tropicans a new way to get around. Maintain absolute control and set up a Central Intelligence building to deploy Security Drones to ensure that no scheme goes unnoticed. Finally, the new Balloon Tours lets you provide hot air balloon rides to tourists. Make them happy by choosing scenic routes that show off the beauty of Tropico.
Help El Presidente save the world and make the Caribbean Skies your playground!
Features
New scenario-driven campaign: Play through new and dedicated scenarios featuring 5 all-new missions, each unlocking a new play style. Meet new characters and save the world as El Presidente!
Drones are here: Easily supply remote areas using Delivery Drones or use Drone Taxi for passenger transportation. Keep the people of Tropico under surveillance with Security Drones.
8 new buildings: Get cargo planes and drones in the air with the Drone Factory, Battery Plant, Cargo Airport and Drone Delivery Service. Make use of the Drone Taxi Service, Central Intelligence building and Drone to Home Delivery Service to immerse yourself and your fellow Tropicans in all things drones. Balloon Tours give you the chance to offer tourists a new kind of attraction.
4 new edicts: Gig Economy, Qult Anonymous, Drone Economy, Drone Recycling
2 new traits: Drone Enthusiast, Qult Leader.
3 new palace decorations: Keep your palace fresh with a miniature version of the mysterious SPEAKER. Show everyone you are a techie with a bunch of drones carrying Tropico flags. Use a smaller version of the inexplicable fertility bomb cannon to show everyone how modern agriculture is done.
New outfit: Good vibes only with the colorful new Banana Business Suit, featuring an all-over banana print.
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The Caribbean Skies add-on for Tropico 6 launches today on Nintendo Switch. For more information, please contact the Kalypso Media PR team.
About the Kalypso Media Group
Kalypso Media Group GmbH is an independent publisher, developer and marketer of interactive entertainment software with 150 employees at 10 locations in Germany, England, France, Japan and the USA. Kalypso Media Group includes Kasedo Games, the digital label of Kalypso Media Group, as well as five development studios: Realmforge Studios (Dungeons series), Gaming Minds Studios (Railway Empire, Port Royale), Claymore Game Studios (upcoming Commandos game) since March 2020 and Nine Worlds Studios (Tropico 7) in Munich since 2021. With the acquisition of a majority stake in the French Bulwark Studios by Kasedo Games and the new foundation of Nine Worlds Studios in 2021, Kalypso Media now unites a total of 5 development studios in the group of companies.
Specialising in the development of strategy games for a global audience on all modern platforms, Kalypso Media Group's IP portfolio includes full rights to the Tropico series, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike and Railway Empire, among others. Kalypso Media's most recent releases are Port Royale 4, Tropico 6 - Nintendo Switch™ Edition, Commandos 2 - HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch, Spacebase Startopia and Disciples: Liberation. Recent releases from Kasedo Games include City of Gangsters, Filament and the console and tablet versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. More at www.kalypsomedia.com. or more information please contact:
Jack Langley
Senior PR Manager
E:[email protected]
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