City building games have seen their decline as of late, with few companies even bothering to try their hand at the genre that was once one of the most popular in the industry. The only two that come to mind are the age old SimCity, which saw its fourth installment in early 2003, and City Life, which attempted to bring the genre into a full three dimensions in 2006. Neither really achieved any great success though and in the end, the genre was left right where it was at the beginning of its decline in the first place – with very few games to call its own and a decidedly noticeable lack of originality. With this kind of slump in a genre, it’s surprising that such a simple game like 1701 A.D. holds just the kind of promise that it needs to make a comeback. Speaking realistically, 1701 A.D. isn’t going to accomplish the feat all on its own, but if developers can take a look at what fellow developer Related Designs puts on the table with this one game, there might be some truly noteworthy games in the city building genre in the future.
What is there to say about this game... the previews games in the series were big hits and this one beats them all. The graphics are fabulous and the gameplay is intuitive. Building a city has never been so beautiful as ... Read Full Review
The discovery and settlement of the New World is an intriguing part of history that games have not given much attention to. Here comes a micromanagement game that does throw some spotlight on the New World. And it does q... Read Full Review
