Anno History Collection is a smashing series of computer strategy games by Max Design and Related Designs, supported by Ubisoft, now significantly refreshed and updated. The entire set includes Anno 1602: Creation of New World, Anno 1503: The New World, Anno 1701 and Anno 1404. Explore the whole collection and have fun with building and managing your cities!
Anno History Collection Gameplay
All of the titles take you to the year in which the gameplay corresponds to the historical conditions characteristic for the given times. Your goal is to explore the area, establish colonies, build a city and then manage it successfully.
Each game starts with choosing a location where you believe it is best to build a new city. The most important thing here is access to resources because the further development of the city and the success of your interests depend on it. Build trade routes, take care of your reputation, develop the economy and take part in conflicts with opponents. Take care of the good mood of your inhabitants and do not let them run out of anything.
Anno 1602: Creation of New World
You get all the content of Anno 1602 History Edition here, including two DLCs - New Islands and New Adventure. Your goal is to explore unknown islands and colonize them. In the game, the need of your inhabitants for specific goods will continue to grow, so you have to create a complex production and trade network that will allow you to meet these expectations. Also, you will construct new buildings, as well as natural disasters such as fires or plagues would happen, and you will have to skillfully prevent them.
Anno 1503: The New World
The base Anno 1503 History Edition game plus the Treasures, Monsters & Pirates expansion pack. Once again, you will experience an adventure full of exploring unknown lands, building cities, trading and communicating with your neighbours. The map is much larger here than in Anno 1602, and the gameplay is completed with an add-on that offers a much more varied content: new interactions with pirates, new animals, buildings and even more enemies.
Anno 1701
The standard Anno 1701 History Edition, as well as the expansion - The Sunken Dragon. Develop distant colonies and cross the waters of the seas with your merchant ships, keeping your inhabitants happy and pursuing a well-thought-out economic and military strategy. All this in improved 3D graphics that allows you to feel the authenticity of the game. Besides, the DLC includes additional missions and the possibility to create your own locations, which makes the gameplay more personalized than ever before.
Anno 1404
Included in the collection with the Venice DLC. The gameplay mechanics are basically the same as in the case of the predecessors, but this time establishing colonies takes place on the East Asian coast, and the game's atmosphere is exceptionally oriental. Diplomacy is important in Anno 1404 History Edition, as a lot of your interests may depend on your relations with powerful Sultans. The Venice expansion introduces completely new and exciting possibilities, such as sabotaging the enemy's progress, multiplayer mode, the possibility of exploring new locations, and many more.
Reception
The Anno History Collection is the essence of a classic packed in one improved edition. The game has been graphically refreshed up to 4K, missions and additions updated and everything technically adapted to meet the needs of modern computers. The Anno series itself recorded outstanding sales results in Germany at one time, which made it extremely popular around the world and is in fact a must-have for any fan of the historical strategy focused on the economy.
Key features
- Basic editions of the game supplemented with their expansions
- Version updated to run on current operating systems
- Refreshed graphic design up to 4K
- The ability to play in the campaign, free play and multiplayer modes
- Epic soundtrack
