From here you can either choose to play out one of the game's many scenarios or engage in a free form game.
After entering your character's name, you are asked to pick one of four different colored banners to represent your country. The game is also playable via null modem connection.Īnno 1602 is designed to be as nationalistically neutral as possible. Despite this, Anno 1602 is still occasionally played by small groups of LAN PC gamers, or by players over the internet. Because the network play is less sophisticated than that of modern games, lag and disconnections often occur. The videos are rendered, and the game supports a resolution up to 1024 x 768.Īnno 1602 also features online and network play with up to 4 other players simultaneously. The US release of this game contains all 6 scenarios (in addition to the tutorial and training game) that were included in the original European release, as well as 9 new scenarios, along with a "free play role".
As the game starts, you'll need to quickly find a nearby island, colonize it, and start building up your economy. You start as an unnamed European nation in Anno 1602 that is looking to expand their power into the New World. Even though the game focuses heavily on an economic standpoint, on various occasions the player will be forced (or will bring it upon others) to defend their islands against possible enemies.Īnno 1602 is, at its core, a colony building and trading simulation. Players can also trade with their own colonies, and various neutral CPU controlled players such as native tribesmen. The ultimate goal of the game is to discover chains of islands, settle them, develop on them, and then trade with other players. Anno 1602 aims to be a mix of simulation and strategy gaming, giving players the chance to create a realistic and lively world, modelling it to their liking.
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