Tropico 3 selling for Rs 49 on Game4u's 12 days of Christmas sale

Game4u’s 12 Days of Christmas sale is in full swing, and Tropico 3 is the game up for grabs at a discount today. The city-building parody of the Cold War is available at a price of Rs 49, which is a 50 percent discount on its original price of Rs 99. Today is the fourth day of the sale.

In Tropico 3, you play as ‘El Presidente’ of an island somewhere in the Carribbean. The Cold War is in full swing and you have to manage, and hopefully, develop the island. This can be done through regular means, or if you’re really evil, through a dictatorship. You can also ally yourself with either the capitalists in the West, or the communists in the East. This is a difficult decision, as allying with one or the other blocks out the options for laws you can pass. Tropico 3 is known for its tongue-in-cheek humour and parody of the otherwise serious Cold War.

Tropico 3 up for grabs for Rs 49

Game4u’s big Christmas Sale for its digital download service, downloads4u, is offering 12 big games for 12 days starting December 14, with discounts up to 70 percent on games for the PC and Mac, and a finale sale on December 25.

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These 12 days will be a download marathon on downloads4u, featuring the best and the latest games in the market. On the last day (December 25) a bunch of games will be available on downloads4u at discount.

Game4u launched its digital distribution service— downloads4u—back in October.

Game4u is the first Indian retailer to feature a digital distribution platform in India. downloads4u is a platform where you can download around 300 games directly. From the all time favourite catalogue games that are nearly impossible to find in stores to the most recent options, Game4u offers a wide range of PC games at price points ranging between Rs 99 to Rs 2,499 using local payment options.

On the first day of the sale, downloads4u featured Need for Speed: Most Wanted with a discount of 40 percent, which brought down its original price of Rs 1,499 to Rs 899.

On the second day of the sale, Battlefield 3: Premium was up for grabs at a 70 percent discount, bringing down the price from Rs 2,499 to Rs 899. Battlefield 3: Premium includes the original Battlefield 3, along with all the DLCs for the game that have been released, including the next DLC, Endgame. Read our hands on for Battlefield 3: Premium here.

The game up for grabs yesterday was EA’s strategy game, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. The Red Alert series is an alternate take on the world, where Einstein was killed before he could create nukes for the Allied forces, leading Russia to become the dominant force in the world. This also leads to the rise of a third power—Japan. The game takes a look at war through a humour-filled lens, where you can have the jingoistic Allied forces fighting Russian bears and Japanese mecha and magical girls.