1701 A.D. (Windows)

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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).

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Alternate Titles

• "航海新世紀" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
• "纪元 1701" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
• "創世紀 1701" -- Japanese spelling
• "Anno 3" -- Working title
• "Anno 1701" -- European title

Part of the Following Groups

• ANNO / A.D. series
• Games made into books
• Merchant / Trade-oriented games
• Setting: Age of Discovery / Enlightenment
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System
• Theme: Sea Pirates
• Video games turned into board / card games

User Reviews

Must be one of the most stupid concepts in RTS warfare...

Indra was here (20862)

Critic Reviews

FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	Dec 13, 2006	92 out of 100	92
PC Powerplay	Oct 25, 2006	91 out of 100	91
Imperium Gier	Jan 17, 2007	9 out of 10	90
PC Action (Germany)	Nov 22, 2006	88 out of 100	88
PC Games (Germany)	Oct 23, 2006	86 out of 100	86
Gameslave UK	Oct 29, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
GameZone	Sep 11, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Nov 09, 2006	77 out of 100	77
JeuxVideoPC.com	Nov 08, 2006	15 out of 20	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Oct 30, 2006	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Historical inaccuracies

The plot involves 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.

Sales

According to the German magazine PC Powerplay (issue 02/2007), which refers to Mediacontrol, 1701 A.D. was the best-selling game in 2006 (Germany).

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2006 – Best German Game of the Year
  • 2006 – #2 Best Successor of the Year
• GameStar (Germany)
  • February 1, 2007 - Best PC Strategy Game in 2006 (Readers' Vote)
• PC Powerplay (Germany)
  • Issue 02/2007 – #4 Best Game in 2006 (together with Titan Quest)
  • Issue 02/2007 – Best Strategy Game in 2006
  • Issue 03/2007 – Best Strategy Game in 2006 (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• 1701 A.D. (official website)
• AnniWiki 1701 (German wiki with general information and hints.)
• ANNO 1701 (Official game website)
• D.E.A.P. !70! (Fanpatch which unlocks the Asian buildings for general building and makes the game harder.)