Anno 1602: Creation of a New World (Windows)

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Description

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World is a real-time strategy game, set around the 17th century period of history. The game is based around colony building and resource management on a series of small islands. It includes aspects of exploration, combat, diplomacy and trade.

The focus lies more in economic aspects and production cycles than combat. The game design is noteworthy for its attempt to implement a 'progressive' AI. This should mean that the pace of the game changes in response to how quickly players act.

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Alternate Titles

• "夢幻新世界" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
• "Anno 1602: Tworzenie Nowego Swiata" -- Polish title
• "Anno 1602: Erschaffung einer neuen Welt" -- German title
• "Anno 1602: Creazione di un Nuovo Mondo" -- Italian title
• "Anno 1602: Creatie van een Nieuwe Wereld" -- Dutch title
• "Anno 1602: A la Conquête d'un Nouveau Monde" -- French title
• "1602" -- working title

Part of the Following Group

• ANNO / A.D. series

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Critic Reviews

Level	Feb, 1999	92 out of 100	92
PC Games (Germany)	Apr 01, 1998	91 out of 100	91
GameStar (Germany)	Apr, 1998	88 out of 100	88
Game Captain	Apr 09, 1998	86 out of 100	86
Privat Computer PC	1999	86 out of 100	86
Power Unlimited	Oct, 1998	8.4 out of 10	84
Power Play	Apr, 1998	80 out of 100	80
Génération 4	Nov, 1998		67
Imperium Gier	Oct 10, 2001	5 out of 10	50
The Good Old Days (Staff Reviews only)	May 24, 2005	2 out of 6	33

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Trivia

Sales

Between 1998 and 1999, Anno 1602 has won three times the Platinum-Award from the German VUD (Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland - Entertainment Software Association Germany) for selling more then 200,000 (but less then 500,000) units in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This totals between 600,000 and 1,500,000 units.

Awards

• GameStar (Germany)
  • Issue 12/1999 - #29 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
• PC Player (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1999 - Most Surprising Hit in 1998
• Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (Entertainment Software Association Germany)
  • 1998/1999 - three Bronze Awards

Related Web Sites

• Anno 1602 (official website (archived))
• Anno 1602 (official website (archived))
• Charlie's "Anno 1602" HomePage (In-depth German playing tips and walkthrough. )