<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
1503	B-Application
A.D.	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2002	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Austrian	O
developer	O
Max	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sunflowers	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Anno	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
commercially	O
successful	O
German	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
building	O
and	O
maintaining	O
a	O
16th-century	O
colony	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Treasures	O
,	O
Monsters	O
&	O
Pirates	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
ship	O
filled	O
with	O
men	O
and	O
material	O
searching	O
for	O
an	O
island	O
to	O
settle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
,	O
the	O
AI	O
is	O
progressive	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
advances	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
human	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
economy	O
in	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
is	O
built	O
on	O
providing	O
different	O
goods	O
to	O
colonist	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
in	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
begins	O
on	O
the	O
pioneer	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	O
operations	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
more	O
complex	O
than	O
in	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
seven	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
units	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
with	O
only	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
buildings	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
also	O
more	O
extensive	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
1998	O
's	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
expectations	O
for	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
were	O
high	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
's	O
all-time	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
proceeded	O
to	O
claim	O
first	O
place	O
on	O
German	O
firm	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
chart	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
after	O
reaching	O
domestic	O
sales	O
of	O
115,000	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
finished	O
its	O
first	O
seven	O
days	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
160,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
#1	O
position	O
on	O
GfK	O
's	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
Sunflowers	O
revealed	O
that	O
German-region	O
sales	O
of	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
200,000	O
units	O
in	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
weeks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
VUD	O
certified	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
to	O
reflect	O
that	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
knocked	O
to	O
second	O
place	O
on	O
GfK	O
's	O
charts	O
by	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
and	O
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chamber	I-Application
of	I-Application
Secrets	I-Application
during	O
its	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
weeks	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
held	O
the	O
#1	O
position	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
chart	O
for	O
November	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
then	O
maintained	O
first	O
place	O
on	O
GfK	O
's	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
three	O
weeks	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
recovering	O
from	O
a	O
drop	O
to	O
fourth	O
during	O
its	O
seventh	O
week	O
on	O
shelves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
4players	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
10	O
weeks	O
were	O
three-fourths	O
higher	O
than	O
Anno	B-Application
1602s	I-Application
over	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
2003	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Treasures	O
,	O
Monsters	O
,	O
and	O
Pirates	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Sunflowers	O
dropped	O
Anno	B-Application
1503s	I-Application
price	O
to	O
€29	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
VUD	O
awarded	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
a	O
"	O
Special	O
Prize	O
"	O
for	O
sales	O
above	O
500,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
German-speaking	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fastest	O
full-price	O
computer	O
title	O
to	O
reach	O
this	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
a	O
record	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	B-Application
1503s	I-Application
worldwide	O
sales	O
surpassed	O
800,000	O
copies	O
that	O
August	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
finished	O
14th	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GamesMarkt	O
,	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
ultimately	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
