Anno 1602 A.D.

My first exposure to this game was back in 2000/1. It was on a demo disk from a magazine cover. By the time I got into the game it was hard to find. This was before advent of digital downloads an numerous online shops. A number of online shops advisted they had it but in reality they didn't. Eventually I got a copy online via CEX. It was worth the wait. Absolutly loved the game!!!! It was so enjoyable. I eventually got the sequal too but due to life commitements I never got the opportunity to play the further sequals. Anno series is pretty good and the original 1602 is nice. Get it and enjoy it! :)

I love this Series but if you're expecting a fair fight you won't be getting that here. The ANNO series has given me hours of fun and I still play it every year or so. The graphics and sound of all the ANNO series has always exceeded the standards of the time. There is a lot of fun to be had with this game. Where this series falls short is cheating NPC's. I'd like to point out that this may not affect everyone the same so you may love this game regardless. However the people who enjoy strategy will find this very annoying. What I mean by this is there is almost no real chance of economically crushing your enemies. They must all be put to the sword. That is the only means of conquering them. You can control the entire board cutting off you're NPC opponents from the resources they need. Even destroying there ports so they are cut off from all external supplies. At this point you should be able to watch them slowly crumble from a once modern superpower back to a small insignificant village. Unfortunately for the player that never happens. The NPC's citizens and cities will riot and recover endlessly all the while some how maintaining their technology and military might. It will become obvious to the player that they must swoop in with overwhelming military might to face off against the NPC's never ending magical resources and military. It is a real shame and the only stain on what would be a pristine RTS experience that could leave you playing this series regularly for years to come. I do still play this series every now and then but I'm always left with a deep sadness over what this series could have and should have been.

I was so happy to finally have a way to play this game again, thanks to GOG. Sadly though, within ten minutes from starting a new game, the screen goes black, the game shuts down, and a message window opens, saying that there was a problem, and that the system is looking for a solution.

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I've been playing it for a long time and I just love it!