Description
1701 A.D. is part three of the ANNO / A.D. series and combines the most successful aspects of
1602 and
1503. In this strategy game, you have to build up your own settlement and fight against pirates and other competitors. The AI players have an own profile and act very differently, from war declarations over trade agreements to alliance pacts.
The main challenge of 1701 is to build up a settlement from simple pioneers up to aristocrats. You need to construct and manage a blossoming economy and supply your inhabitants with special buildings and goods. Pioneers need almost nothing and aristocrats want access to all the available goods, slowly introducing the learning curve.
The player has the choice of different game types: Tutorial, Scenarios (10), Continuous Play (main part of 1701), the Playground (a place where the player can build all that he likes without paying any costs or check out the needs) and Multiplayer (up to 4 players).
Alternate Titles
- "Anno 1701" -- European title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Spieleflut.de |
Oct 30, 2006 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Krawall Gaming Network |
Oct 26, 2006 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Rebell.at Games |
Dec 08, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Nov, 2006 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| Worth Playing |
Jul 11, 2007 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Oct 30, 2006 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| 1UP |
Feb 23, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Gamelog - Strefa Gier Komputerowych |
Jan 11, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| FZ |
Nov 13, 2006 |
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80 |
| Game Chronicles |
Dec 08, 2006 |
7.8 out of 10 |
78 |
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Trivia
Well, they did say the plot is in the "New World" and historically that refers to the Americas, and seeing the specific geography detail, actually refers to the Carribean. Though oddly enough, despite meeting the Chinese and the Indians there in the 1700s, you also see Gorillas, Elephants and Zebra's among others, which are native animals only in Africa and Asia.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Jens Schneider (103) on Nov 28, 2006.
