IGN gave it 7.8/10, calling it 'versatile' and 'lots of fun'. Metacritic recorded a score of 78/100 based on 14 reviews.

The story mode is similar, but the player needs to fulfill specific tasks to proceed. If the player captures all of them, the island is theirs. As the settlers advance through each stage of settlement, the player can build warships and send to possessed island and build beachheads and then attack military buildings. In continuous play mode the player can choose up to three rivals, which will advance about the same rate as the player. As they move through each stage, they will demand more things. If the settlers are satisfied with everything they need, they will go up to the next stage. Players will start with their own unnamed country. Gameplay is very similar to all the other games in the Anno series with a few new additions, with the most obvious change being the game setting. The game is part of the popular Anno series and is one of the fan favourites in the series.

The player is able to order it to explore until he/she finds an island that is suitable for settling and building a new colony. Anno 1701 (1701 A.D.) mixes strategy and city building together to create an economical focused experience. The player begins with a ship stocked with the necessary items to start a settlement.

The game was published by Ubisoft in North American regions a year after being released in Europe, as by then the company had acquired the Anno IP. There are three game mode options, consisting of a story mode, continuous play, and multiplayer.Īlthough it was branded under the Touchstone Games branding in Europe, it is actually an independently-made game that Disney Interactive Studios acquired the publishing rights for in those regions (the Anno games were published by various companies). The game makes extensive use of the system's touch screen capabilities. ESRB: E, PEGI: 7 Source Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery is a real-time strategy video game of the Anno franchise for the Nintendo DS.

Anno 1701 gameplay