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1602ad for all Strategy Fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 56 / 58
Date: February 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have been a Gamer (Mainly Strategy) now for approx 18 months and have bought all the top rating Strategy games that have been distributed including Age of Empires, Railroad Tycoon, Homeworld,Caesar111, Pharaoh, Alpha Centauri,HOMM. now they are all in the drawer, I have been playing 1602ad (Demo Version) because as yet we cant get the full version here in Australia, every night and have become so addicted to it that I have been e mailing all over the World to try and get the full version.

Never has a game captivated me so much, its Empire building and easy interesting progress of your City through development and trade always want me to try a new way and direction. One is not distracted by other players attacking you but to some regard you are left alone to better your own City. I now have reached the stage where the darn game shuts down after saying one should buy the full version and you have reached the level of under standing. I give this game 5 stars and recommend it most heartily. Perhaps when you have tried it you lucky Americans you can give me a email,, Good hunting, Grumpy Gramps

A time taker

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 21
Date: June 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a very good game. It is not like comand and conquer. It takes a bit more skill than that. You can't just get some dough and mobizle (nothing against the command and conquer seirse I love the games) You must keep you people happy, trade, and mine. This is a hard game and it takes time to play though does not have the addicting touch of the civilization seirse, witch is a good thing because I tired of finding out it is three hours later than I thought it was.

This is a good game and highly recommend

Cutting edge CD-ROM gaming.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 21
Date: April 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The year is 1602 as a small band of courageous explorers have decided to set sail seeking a new life and fortune in far off lands. As their leader it is your mission to explore never before seen coasts, establish new settlements, use diplomacy, trade, and sometimes battle to ensure the survival of a new colony. 1602 A.d. is a superb interactive CD-ROM game that is part empire builder and part real time strategy. Players will discover more than 700 unique islands with varying landscapes; over 90 building types, and select from 30 unique trades. Single player mode offers a choice of seven campaigns, continuous play, and more than forty scenarios with pre-set missions. Five tutorial games guarantee a quick and easy entry into game play with real time land and sea battles. Splendidly lavish 3D animation, a dynamic artificial intelligence which automatically adjusts to the player's skill level, cinematic transitions between scenarios all combine for a superbly engaging gamer experience. Multilayer mode allows up to four people per network or two players via modem and includes more than thirty unique multiplayer scenarios. s is enhanced with a map editor allowing players to create their own new world to build and rule. 1602 A.D. represents the cutting edge of CD-ROM gaming.

really fun, intriguing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When i got this game off the internet one day i was stunned by how addictive it was. I was drawn in by its really fun city building and colonizing aspects. I have played civilization, command and conquer, and starcraft and this is comparible to all those. In the beginnig you start out with a ship and colonize an island. THen you must become self-sufficient and supply materials for your settlers. You have to get wood, food, and all sorts of other demands. I think the two best things about this game are 1:You dont have to fight all the time and that is only an aspect of the game 2:There is a way to get materials rather than making them yourself. THat is trading. This game has an extensive trading aspect that is not too hard to manage.

I hope even after reading reviews that degraded this game you still want to buy it, because you should.

Blossoming Talent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sunflower games based in Germany is coming out with "Anno 1503" or "1503 AD" sometime in February. If there were no other such "god games" yet created, 1602 AD would have swept the US as it already did Europe. I think this game appeals to people with more mature tastes and an eye for illustrative richness. It's an easy game to learn and play with a decently addictive engine. "1503 AD" will have a completely different engine based on the now older "1602 AD" and will try to out do its original success.

Hours of Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

1602 has been, for me, quite alot of relaxing fun. I sometime enjoy just setting up an easy going game that requires a few tweaks a watching what developes. There are senarios that will tax your strategic prowess, but not to the extent of some of the newer games. If you want 3D action go somewhere else, this has good graphics, but is on par with the Civ3 graphics or Railroad Tycoon II. you are able to zoom in and whatch most of the action, but small controls on most of the proceedings. This is not a shootem up. The reason for the five stars is, no two games are exactly alike, hence no two outcomes are alike. This hit the spot for me. Most games, beginning to end on some of the bigger senarios, took several hours. Hope this helps and enjoy your game.

Playing experiences

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've played this game a lot when i was in Europe and I had a lot of fun with it - the Random game gets boring quite fast but that's why Anno 1602 has its campaigns! All in all you can have hours and hours of great fun with this game - and when u find out the cheats even a few more *g*!

Yes please, may I have another?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks. I bought it about a year-and-a-half ago, and have played it religiously ever since. My advice to everyone: save as much money as you can, and try to become as self sufficient as possible. Don't rely on trade from other players once you get deep into the game.

The key to winning comes in three: A large navy, a large money supply, and very happy aristocrats. Do not overspend on the army. My suggestion is large navy, small army for clean up.

I also suggest using the Edit control once you've beaten some of the computer scenarios and have become very aquanted with everything that comes with this game. The edit control is one of the best features of the game where you can build some serious scenarios of your own.

The fastest I've beaten the game is 1-1 1/2 hrs. a night for six nights.

Versatile game with art-quality graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

We've enjoyed playing this game individually or on our home network of 3 computers. When networked, we can help each other out by paying "tribute" or selling a ship full of supplies for $0 and selling it back again. The graphics are different from many games in that they have the appearance of a textured oil painting. For me, this adds to the beauty of the game. The game is versitile in allowing either a peaceful settlement or conquest and offers the option of designing detailed scenarios. The variables seem endless and my teenage sons and I haven't gotten bored yet!

Awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is great because it's so much fun! You get to build your own town, protect it, put out fires, have it dig for gold, wage war on neiboring kingdoms (i.e. the computer), settle new islands and start all over again! I definetly recommend you get this game!

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