GameSpot's Tropico 2: Pirate Cove Q&A talks with Bill Spieth, designer at Frog City, the folks at work on the upcoming pirate-themed follow-up to PopTop Software's tropical island dictator sim. Topics include how the franchise's change in direction game about, how the two games are connected, the departure from previous Frog City titles, the role of ships, recruiting and training pirates, structures, combat, edicts, how the project is progressing, and more. Accompanying the piece are four new screenshots.