Anno 1701 is a strategy game for the Nintendo DS. The game is a sim type game, which relies on an isometric layout to show the country which you run and develop. In essence you control a population of people and have to please the Monarch by completing certain missions (there are fifteen missions), defending your country, attacking other countries and keeping your population happy. Keeping your population gets harder as they become more demanding and want more facilities, but you are able to charge them higher taxes then to help build up your empire. When building your properties, such as housing, entertainment, industry, defences, and so on, you ...  Read the complete review

Anno Domini 1701 asks you to build a civilization in the New World from scratch. You have to explore the region, choose the right locations to settle and gradually build up from humble settlements to sophisticated cities. All the while you have to make sure you are meeting your people's needs. They will need certain levels of amenities, public buildings etc to remain civilized; if you don't provide for them they're likely to move out, or may die of disease, or houses will start burning down! And all the time your colonial rivals will be lurking around. You need to be ready to defend your colonies against attack from the Spanish and from pirates - so build ...  Read the complete review