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1701 A.D. | List Price: $19.99
Discount Price: $15.94
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Platform: Windows 2000, Windows XP
Brand: Aspyr
Binding: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2006-11-21
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+
Features: - Multiplayer mode allowing up to 4 gamers to play over a LAN or the Internet
- Unique empire-building simulation set in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Experience the golden age of exploration and trade; discover new islands
- Establish, expand, and maintain a flourishing medieval metropolis
- Interact with other players through trade, diplomacy, or military conflicts
Needlessly complex [Posted on 2008-01-23]
My favorite games are empire building... This games had and may still have promise if the company entirely reworks it. There is a good premise behind it but the interface is overly complex and the game world is too small. The game seems to be a poor combination of Caesar 3 and Age of empires. I've enjoyed this type of game for more than ten years and haven't found a game I couldn't find an aspect that I might enjoy. This game finally hit that mark. Save your money and get Age of Empires 3.
not fun for me [Posted on 2008-02-08]
I didn't enjoy this. There is little instruction included, and I could never really figure out how to get past the beginning stages. It was not interesting enough to put the effort into really learning how to play.
Blechhh!
Less than Fantastic [Posted on 2008-03-13]
I felt the game was very misconceived in its description. I was expecting more of a Civilization type interface to it, especially in game play, i.e. turns. Overall gameplay is confusing and the manual was unhelpful. It took me forever to figure out how to expand my colony. Over the hours of game play while hoping for it to become fun, I found it instead slow and boring. But this is just my opinion. I also bought Europa Universalis with this game, and I found it much more enjoyable but perhaps that is just more my taste. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME BUT THAT'S ME.
Awesome game, didn't install [Posted on 2008-04-21]
1701 A.D. is an awesome game. Having played the board game on which it is loosely based (Settlers), I found the game play easy, strategy engaging and the graphics and sound both enjoyable and entertaining.
Sadly, I had to copy the entire disk to my drive, as the key code would not work on any of my three PCs, as long as the game was in the drive. I have found, in the past, that installing games from a directory on my drive would eliminate the software protection errors I have received in the past. Certain schema for copy protection have errors when attempting to install games using a number of CD, CD/RW, DVD, and DVD/RW drives. I suspected this was the case and copied the disk to my HD before installing it on my gamer PC system. Once installed, the game was a blast to play.
Fun city-builder [Posted on 2008-06-30]
It's like a mix of Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom and Age of Empires III, which is exactly what I was looking for. Very polished, and I would buy it again.
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