Anno 1404
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| Developer(s) |
Related Designs Blue Byte |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Composer(s) | David Christiansen (Dynamedion) |
| Series | Anno |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | City-building, business simulation, real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.2/10 |
Anno 1404, known as Dawn of Discovery in North America, is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements, part of the Anno series. Released in 2009, it was developed by Related Designs, produced by Blue Byte, and published by Ubisoft. Anno 1404 is the sequel to Anno 1701 and is followed by the futuristic sequel Anno 2070. Though the game centers on a series of fictional events, the overall concept of the storyline is based upon real life aspects of medieval and renaissance history such as the Crusades, advancements in gothic architecture, construction of cathedrals, and hanseatic trade involving the rise of patrician merchants and early forms of capitalism.
An expansion, titled Anno 1404: Venice, which adds multiplayer and other features, was released on February 26, 2010.
As with other Anno games, the player, at the will of their unnamed country of origin (probably the Holy Roman Empire as it refers to an Emperor) creates and manages their fief aside AI players. The player must colonize islands, plan settlements, set up factories and farms to meet their citizens' needs, enter diplomatic relationships with AI players, and engage in naval and ground combat with others.
One of the main focuses of the game in the "city building setting" sense centers on the construction of monuments, namely a Gothic cathedral and an Arabic mosque. The construction phases of these monuments are dependent on certain preconditions which have to be met in order to continue building. The player also needs to stockpile building material in order to commence such a project. The process of the construction of the cathedral resembles very closely the castle/palace (and Asian Dragon Temple) feature that was displayed in 1404's predecessor, Anno 1701.
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