Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
79
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Anno 1503 is the successor of the mega-hit Anno 1602. As its successor, Anno 1503 is a 2D-strategy game which challenges you with the time of the renaissance. You will have to explore new islands and regions and finally build and manage your own city! Anno 1503 tries to combine the "best parts of Real-Time-Strategy and empire building" with a strong fighting-mode.

Anno 1503 is a huge game with lots of different possibilities.

Alternate Titles

  • "公元1503:新世界" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Gongyuan 1503: Xin Shijie" -- Chinese title
  • "Anno 1503: Nowy Swiat" -- Polish title
  • "Anno 1503 Le Nouveau Monde" -- French title
  • "Anno 1503: Il Nuovo Mondo" -- Italian Title
  • "Anno 1503: El Nuevo Mundo " -- Spanish title
  • "Anno 1503: De Nieuwe Wereld" -- Dutch title
  • "Anno 1503" -- European title

Part of the Following Group


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
1503 A.D. The New World Windows $11.98  
ebay.com
1503 A.D.: The New World    
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User Reviews

Excellent Game. Deep and involved. NOT for twitch gamers Eloquius (5) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
A great Strategy game to play, superbly detailed! hoker shotor (2) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Great game - but not as addictive and fun than Anno 1602 Wylaryzel (175) 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars
It’s complicated, aggravating, and boring, without a whole lot to offset that. kvn8907 (171) 1.67 Stars1.67 Stars1.67 Stars1.67 Stars1.67 Stars

The Press Says

GBase - The Gamer's Base Mar 06, 2005 8.5 out of 10 85
Worth Playing Jun 12, 2003 8.4 out of 10 84
ActionTrip Apr 22, 2003 82 out of 100 82
JeuxVideoPC.com Dec 15, 2003 16 out of 20 80
PC Gameplay (Benelux) May, 2003 80 out of 100 80
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) Jun 30, 2003 74 out of 100 74
IGN Apr 09, 2003 7.3 out of 10 73
Gameguru Mania Jun 02, 2003 72 out of 100 72
GameSpy Apr 16, 2003 72 out of 100 72
Withingames Nov 30, 2002 3 out of 5 60

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Trivia

When Anno 1503 was released, there was no multiplayer-mode included - officially... In fact, they placed a file in their /data directory which enables the mp-mode...

Why they did this? This mp-mode isn't finished yet, it lacks a lot of features, balancing and so on. But they wanted to get some feedback from their fans without starting an official beta-test or stuff. So they hoped, that freaks will find out how to start multiplayer and give feedback, what to enhance...


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by tarion (137) on Oct 28, 2002.
 

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