Tropico 2: Pirate Cove is the 2003 sequel to the computer game Tropico

Tropico

Tropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001...

. Tropico 2 was developed by Frog City Software

Frog City Software

Frog City Software was a computer game developing company which focused on strategy games, opened in 1995. Frog City Software was a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive until they closed it in 2006....

 and published by Gathering of Developers

Gathering of Developers

Gathering of Developers was a Texas-based PC and video games publishing company, founded in January 1998 with the mission to bridge the gap between publishers and independent game developers, allowing independent developers creative control over their projects, ownership of their IP, and...

 for Windows

Microsoft Windows

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 and Mac OS X

Mac OS X

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 PCs

Personal computer

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Though much of it is based on the original Tropico, the gameplay is very different. The player runs a pirate island and, as the Pirate King, must keep the pirates happy while stealing as much booty as possible.