Anno 1701 offers engrossing escapism and a refreshing alternative to more aggressive gaming themes. While it does nothing new for its genre and is firmly stuck in the days of the Amiga when god games were as popular the WWII FPS is today, it is still a...read the complete Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery review at VideoGamer
Eurogamer
For dedicated PC strategy nerds it might seem a little lightweight in comparison to what the desktop platform currently has to offer but, for accessible, deep, pocket-sized empire-building this is a game hard to fault....read the complete Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery review at Eurogamer
Console Obsession
So you’ve eaten your fill of Diner Dash. You couldn’t care less for Touch Darts. You’ve had it up to here with Dr Kawashima and his friggin’ obsession with your frontal lobes. Where are all the games, you ask? The games, with their stats and...read the complete Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery review at Console Obsession
Control in Anno is smooth. Deceptively smooth. Gentle strokes of the stylus position your view of virgin New World territory, ripe for conquest by your generic European power. Simple taps of the zoom icon swap between a strategic, big-picture view, and a...read the complete Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery review at Gameplayer
DS-x2
Anno 1701 provides a portable taste of world of the 18th century. You take up the reigns exploring, settling and expanding your civilisation. This provides a much needed addition to the turn-based strategy genre, which up until now has been dominated by...read the complete Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery review at DS-x2
IGN
Videogames have been electing us as virtual mayors and tasking us with building simulated civilizations since the late eighties. The gameplay mechanics of urban planning, resource management, and crowd control are well known to strategy gamers. In that...read the complete Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery review at IGN
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