Whoever liked the series of Anno - he WILL like ANNO 2070. I was one of the fans throughout the history of the series and I am primarily a history fan. So when the game went to the future (and quite strange future too) I was very unsure about it. I didnt preordered the game - I just waited. Some time ago I finally bought it and tried... And I was amazed - great feeling, same old principes, just better and polished, awesome atmosphere etc. I dont want to write about details since there are other reviews - I just want to say one thing. Did you like historical ANNOs? YOu WILL like this one. Dont worry!

I have to say, I am addicted to strategy and simulation games.

At first I wasn't very much inclined to purchase this game... but boy am I happy I did purchase Anno 2070!

The interface is very user friendly, attractive and speedy to use. The gameplay itself is very addictive and fun.

Forget titles alike cities xl and simcity... ANNO 2070 brings a new approach to city building and development.

I'd recommend this game to anyone... you will love it!

One of the best RTS games to come out of Ubisoft. Most people detail the steep learning curve yet once you play through the campaign everything will be made clear. With constantly updated world events that add to the already large campaign, it is hard to dismiss this as a game that will lose replay ability. By far the best purchase I've made thus far. I was flimsy but once I got into the simcity/c&C game play I was hooked. 100% recommend if you like simcity or C&C for it does a nice blend of the two.

Short campaign, but many mission packs and bundles. Also a lot of replay ability and strong community with the senate and world leader voting systems.

The game is hard to master and there is obviously a layer of management that can be learnt.

uPlay is really well integrated into Anno and is a strong point despite being an extra layer of DRM.

It isn't the easiest of games to get into and requires quite a lot of investment to really open up what the game has to offer with buildings and types of citizen. However for hardcore RTS'ers this should prove a challenge and a point to aim for.

All in all for any RTS fan i'd whole heartily recommend. The first Anno game I played and no regrets. Also it is visually stunning.

The campain is somewhat short, with only 9 or so missions, but the multiplayer and continious-gamemode really makes this title shine.

Pro: High replayability, Lot's of features, excellent multiplayer and engaging gameplay

Cons: Poor singleplayer and somewhat slow combat.

It's a game that is based on economic management and development of your city. Basically, you are in charge of an ark, a structure that acts like the headquarters of your region, and are tasked with managing the growth of three different factions into cities. Each faction has their own benefits in terms of military, economic, environmental and energy-producing, which are different from each other. The harder task is to allow all three factions to mingle contently with each other. The overall objective is to keep everyone in those three factions happy. One faction is more market orientated (the Tycoons), another is environmental orientated (the Ecos)and the last one is more technological orientated (the Techs). You need the last one in order to advance fully with the other two in developing the city.

However, it doesn't just end there. You have, often than not, enemies and allies within the region, with whom you can conduct diplomacy and trade (for enemies, diplomacy only!). It is overall fun and one could lose many hours in only a single game, even if you were an expert at it. Only issue one has is in war with normal players (pirates excluded). Often you need the Techs help in defeating them, as it is based on islands and most military units are sea-based units.

Anno 2070 is the latest iteration of the successful Anno series, whose gameplay revolves around more or less peaceful city building and production chains optimization. The point is to balance limited resources, industry expansion and citizen satisfaction and needs. As the population expands and citizens are upgraded to higher living standards, their needs become more sophisticated and difficult to satisfy, and the complexity of you production chains and logistic challenges grow. The combat in the game is obviously an after-thought, but most enthusiasts of the genre probably won't mind.

Anno 2070 brings new and interesting choices to the table, centered about two dominant factions of the game - the industrialists, who offer efficient buildings and fast expansion, but care little about pollution and ecological balance, and the more laid-back ecologists who are exactly the opposite. You need to incorporate both factions into your colony, since building dependencies are cross-linked, but their conflicting objectives add another layer of complexity compared to previous Anno games.

Overall, the game is nice to look at, relatively peaceful city builder for patient players who love to pamper their little colonies to perfection.

These types of games aren't normally my thing but this game is pretty decent, is it perfect not by any means but is it worth a look especially if you are into this genre than absolutely. I think you will find yourself pleasantly surprised.

The game has alot of features, the graphics are great, but it was fairly annoying having to figure out alot of the gameplay in the begining. However, overall its a decent game.

The most feature-rich game in the Anno series. Highly detailed, a good campaign to learn through, fantastic meta-game features, free downloadable missions and extra content.

Even though it's full off Ubis dubious DRM, I highly recommend it. The online functionality is a great enhancement to an already fantastic package.

A very good game, very similar to other games in this series so if you liked them you will like this, same can be said if disliked them. There are some problems which hold it back greatly which is are issues with online play only working with handful of people, very limited and punishing DRM and very poor/abcent AI players.

Having played Anno 2070 for many hours now, I can wholeheartedly recommend this title. the UI is sleek and the gameplay follows suit. What's more, the multiplayer is a lot of fun with friends.

I'd never played an Anno game before this one, but once I read the description "city-builder meets RTS" somewhere online and saw that it was set in 2070, I downloaded the demo and was immediately drawn to it. There's a great art style to the graphics and the gameplay is very addictive. I never thought setting up trade routes and supply chains could be so satisfying.

Countless hours worth of gaming to be found here. There's options for people who like to play more RTS-ish or more city-sim-ish (yeah, those are words.) There's a great online component where you can vote for leaders who, when elected, allow for different bonuses to be implemented in your games. There's world events that are basically random missions that come up online. There's a sandbox/skirmish type mode and also a ton of missions. This is all in addition to the main campaign.

The music, sound and graphics are beautiful and the presentation is superb. The game runs smoothly and there isn't noticeable slow-down even when you have thousands of residents and hundreds of buildings on a huge map, and the maps can be really huge.

The only problem I would say that I had with the game would be that ubisoft has a really crap online service. Frequent down-times for maintenance and problems with setting up and connecting to uPlay. A horrible incident where I couldn't play at all because the servers were down and you need to log-in manually to play offline (WTF) and I had forgotten my password but I couldn't reset it because the damn servers were down!

Other than that isolated incident I'm thoroughly glad I bought this and so far it's been worth every cent. Highly recommended.

My system:

i7 @ 2.0GHz

8GB RAM

2GB Radeon 6770m

Windows 7 64-bit

This game is amazing, I can easily lose hours of my life on this game. It sucks you in so that you are contantly planning your next move and future plans.

The Ecology versus mining versus tech side of the game is intriguing and trying to balance the eco building you need to use with the industrial and tech is an interesting challange.

The other great featur is the world events - these are two or three missio campaigns that are only available for a month at a time - challanging and time-sensitive!

The use of the Senate and World council to decide what bonuses and special powers are offered to player is very cool.

Basically if you like Age of Empires, Civilisation or Rise of Nations you will love this game!!!

2070 is an amazing game in itself, as compared to 1404 there isn't too much different in the underlying gameplay but the futuristic setting makes it feel distinctly different. It still retains the non-intrusive UI and intuitive gameplay Anno is known for that isn't terribly hard to pick up and play if your new to the series. The graphics, while not a drastic advance over 1404, are still top-notch and beautiful for a city building game.

Only a few things detract from an otherwise amazing game. The military side of the game feels like a step back from 1404 in some aspects with the lack of any land units. While there is a handful of both sea and air units, military action (particularly against the AI's) eventually becomes tedious. Along with this I had wished building underwater was expended because as it is it doesn't play much different then on land and in regards to the buildings there isn't a terrible deal you can do.

These aside, 2070 builds upon the sturdy foundation laid down by its predecessors and refines them into another excellent entry into the Anno series.

The game is Great, Maybe the best game in the strategy genere that can be found out there these days.

Its based on Economy Building, while you can still focus on Military, the game allows it all.

you have the 2 different Building options the eco and industrial, which gives you game variety and keeps you on for repeatability.

Lots of units and buildings to build, great multiplayer persistent system, the game is worth every cent.

i would gladly recomend it to anyone.

The Anno devs have outdone themselves, again.. Who would have thought? After a brilliant Anno 1701 and Anno 1404, this brings the complexity and gameplay depth up a notch yet again.

Do note however that it does not have the same cozy warm feeling and atmosphere as the previous games did, this is a game about industrial expansion and desperate management of ecology.

As someone that is obsessed about urban cities, i'm loving it.

The ecology aspect is done in a very good way, gameplay wise. It is not as silly as in other games or media, "oh no save the planet". No. It is instead an intricate gameplay mechanic which is inherently undeniably realistic.

1. You need electricity for most production buildings.

2. If you play as the Tycoon faction, your early electricity will come from high power but high polluting coal plants. If you play the Eco faction you'll get low power but no polluting wind turbines. The wind turbines have a large area where they lower each others effectiveness if not spread out properly.

3. Power plants, mining resources, producing goods all damage the environment in a small way which adds up to a BIG deal in terms of gameplay. Your islands have their individual "eco score", it can go negative or positive in a very fine manner.

In the mid to endgame, you'll unlock buildings and stuff that improves the environment, such as waste recycling centers that is aided by more houses around it. They cost alot of resources and upkeep however, but are generally quite managable.

And i have not even started to discuss the underwater aspect (an entirely seperate faction for that which unlocks as you play, the Tech faction). One great way to ensure power supply on your home island is to build loads of oil pumps out at sea, causing no eco damage to your home!

It is by far the most complex, deep and wonderful Anno game to date, IF you enjoy the industrial aspect and is fine with the tone of the game being more of a Blade Runner style than a cozy forest village.

Furthermore, the online features are spectacular. You (as your online account) can vote on senate members, and presidents. From any of the 3 factions (Tycoon, Eco, Tech). This will impart small bonuses on your gameplay. For instance siding with the Eco faction might give your wind turbines 5% extra power output, but more maintenance.

You can even see statistics on the "world", how other players impact it. Do many of them play as industrial filthy emperors, then the world statistic will reflect that!

Overall these online bonuses and such are done in a very satisfying way. They are NOT overpowered bonuses that make you feel like it is cheating. They are small tiny benefit/downside options. If you pick one you can't have the other 2.

Can't reccomend this enough, if you are okay with the new industrial direction of the series.

I played with the demo non stop and decided to pre-order immediately. Its fun, addicting and the graphics are incredible. Game play as with every Anno game is spot on,and its easy to understand whats going on and what you need to do. If you looking for a great RTS game look no further because you have found it. Anno veterans should also check this game out as with every Anno series things get better!!!