<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Discovery	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
and	O
economic	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Anno	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
futuristic	O
sequel	O
Anno	B-Application
2070	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fictional	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
real	O
life	O
aspects	O
of	O
medieval	O
and	O
renaissance	B-Application
history	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Crusades	O
,	O
advancements	O
in	O
gothic	O
architecture	O
,	O
construction	O
of	O
cathedrals	O
,	O
and	O
hanseatic	O
trade	O
involving	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
patrician	O
merchants	O
and	O
early	O
forms	O
of	O
capitalism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
titled	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
:	O
Venice	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Anno	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
their	O
unnamed	O
country	O
of	O
origin	O
creates	O
and	O
manages	O
their	O
fief	O
aside	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
colonize	O
islands	O
,	O
plan	O
settlements	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
factories	O
and	O
farms	O
to	O
meet	O
their	O
citizens	O
 '	O
needs	O
,	O
enter	O
diplomatic	O
relationships	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
,	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
naval	O
and	O
ground	O
combat	O
with	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
cathedral	O
resembles	O
very	O
closely	O
the	O
castle/palace	O
(	O
and	O
Asian	O
Dragon	O
Temple	O
)	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
displayed	O
in	O
1404s	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occidental	O
populations	O
can	O
not	O
grow	O
past	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
of	O
success	O
without	O
Spice	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
later	O
Quartz	B-General_Concept
,	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
generated	O
in	O
Oriental	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
features	O
an	O
updated	O
interface	O
,	O
bigger	O
islands	O
and	O
worlds	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
a	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Anno	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
has	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
its	O
three	O
predecessors	O
:	O
These	O
features	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
culturally	O
distinct	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
,	O
these	O
zones	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
historically	O
accurate	O
to	O
,	O
northwestern	O
Renaissance	B-Application
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
medieval	O
Near	O
East	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Occident	O
and	O
the	O
Orient	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
differences	O
between	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
is	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
build	O
both	O
occidental	O
and	O
oriental	O
settlements	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
their	O
settlements	O
and	O
available	O
buildings	O
to	O
advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
for	O
this	O
to	O
occur	O
,	O
Oriental	O
goods	O
such	O
as	O
spice	B-Protocol
,	O
indigo	O
and	O
quartz	B-General_Concept
must	O
be	O
produced	O
and	O
shipped	O
from	O
Oriental	O
colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
six	O
levels	O
of	O
housing	O
including	O
both	O
occidental	O
and	O
oriental	O
settlements	O
(	O
one	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
levels	O
included	O
in	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
oriental	O
levels	O
are	O
nomads	B-Application
and	O
envoys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Occident	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
by	O
building	O
peasant	O
housing	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
orient	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
start	O
by	O
building	O
nomad	B-Application
housing	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
advance	O
when	O
conditions	O
are	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
,	O
every	O
residential	O
structure	O
could	O
be	O
advanced	O
to	O
the	O
uppermost	O
class	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
city	O
could	O
be	O
entirely	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Aristocrats	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
peasants	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
moderate	O
amount	O
of	O
citizens	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
support	O
a	O
number	O
patricians	O
and	O
noblemen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
goods	O
include	O
spices	B-Protocol
,	O
bread	O
,	O
meat	O
,	O
candlesticks	O
,	O
leather	O
jerkins	O
,	O
and	O
brocade	O
robes	O
for	O
the	O
Occident	O
and	O
dates	O
,	O
milk	O
,	O
carpets	O
,	O
pearl	B-Language
necklaces	O
,	O
and	O
marzipan	O
for	O
the	O
Orient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
quests	O
are	O
not	O
new	O
to	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
,	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Venice	O
feature	O
far	O
more	O
quests	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
:	O
Venice	O
expansion	O
adds	O
300	O
new	O
quests	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
quests	O
:	O
trading	O
race	O
and	O
ship	O
boarding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
and	O
its	O
add-on	O
Venice	O
add	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
rewarding	O
achievements	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
magazine	O
CVG	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.1	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
the	O
Anno	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
delivering	O
solid	O
if	O
unspectacular	O
city-building	B-Application
and	O
strategy	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
:	O
Venice	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
