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Xbox 360 to get three new Tropico 4 DLC packs

by: Nathaniel -
More On: Tropico 4
Has it been a while since you last let your inner-dictator out to play?  If your answer is yes, then maybe now is a good time to think about getting the guy some air because the Xbox 360 version of Tropico 4 is set to receive three new DLC packs: Megalopolis, Pirate Heaven, and Vigilante.  

All three pack are available for download right now for 400 Microsoft Points each (that's 5 bucks).

Hopefully the screenshots are enough to whet your whistle.  For more information, follow the jump.

Three New Tropico 4 DLC Packs Arrive on Xbox 360

Megalopolis, Pirate Heaven, and Vigilante DLC packs expand upon everyone’s favorite city-building game

Ridgewood, NJ, December 12, 2012 – Kalypso Media USA is pleased to announce that three new DLC packs are available today for Tropico 4 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Priced at 400 Microsoft Points each, these three DLC packs offer new missions, character costumes and character traits for everyone’s favorite dictator -- El Presidente.  The Megalopolis, Pirate Heaven, and Vigilante DLC packs are available from the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 now, and offer players an exciting way to expand upon the much-loved city-builder, Tropico 4.

Megalopolis DLC contents -
  • Can you build the most expansive island cities? A new mission will challenge you to do just that.
  • A new building, the Conventillo, offers cheap housing with plenty of room to spare, but degrades over time and has to be frequently repaired
  • The new bureaucrat trait lets you build cheaper residential buildings while earning more profits from the new “building permit” edict
  • Dress for the part with the Mayor costume, which includes a monocle, dress suit and special necklace
  • Pirate Heaven DLC contents –
  • Dress like a pirate: New “Pirate Queen” outfit available for female avatars
  • Set sail for treasure: Engage in piracy and fill your Tropican coffers with loot
  • New island defenses: Defend your island from those who might not look fondly upon your pirate ambitions
  • Vigilante DLC contents –
  • El Presidente becomes a masked hero, protecting the citizens of his island from criminals
  • Lock ‘em away: a new building, the Labor camp, puts convicts to work for the betterment of the island
  • Who’s that masked hero: a new character trait, the Alter Ego, reduces crime on the island while boosting tourism and impressing the Tropican nationals
  • Put on a new face: a new costume, Zorro, allows El Presidente to become a masked hero to the people
About The Kalypso Media Group

Founded in 2006 in Germany by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, Kalypso Media is a global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with 120 employees world-wide.

Along with Headquarters in Worms, Germany, the company has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. Kalypso Media also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. Office and owns three development studios – Realmforge Studios GmbH, Gaming Minds Studios GmbH and Noumena Studios GmbH – and works with multiple leading independent developers.

Kalypso Media‘s titles include the critically acclaimed Tropico 4, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Dungeons. Upcoming multi-platform titles include Port Royale 3, Omerta – City of Gangsters, DARK and The Dark Eye – Demonicon. Further information about Kalypso Media is available at http://www.kalypsomedia.com.

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