<s>
Anno	O
1602	O
:	O
Creation	O
of	O
a	O
New	O
World	O
,	O
entitled	O
1602	O
A.D.	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1998	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Max	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sunflowers	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
modern	O
period	O
,	O
it	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
colonies	B-Application
on	O
small	O
islands	O
and	O
manage	O
resources	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
diplomacy	O
and	O
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
design	O
is	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
its	O
attempt	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
'	O
progressive	O
 '	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
changes	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
how	O
quickly	O
players	O
act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	O
1602	O
began	O
the	O
Anno	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
sequels	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
,	O
Anno	B-Application
1701	I-Application
,	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
,	O
Anno	B-Application
2070	I-Application
,	O
Anno	B-Application
2205	I-Application
and	O
Anno	B-Application
1800	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
trade	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
colonies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
various	O
neutral	O
CPU	O
controlled	O
players	O
such	O
as	O
native	O
tribesmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	O
1602	O
is	O
a	O
colony	B-Application
building	O
and	O
trading	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
online	O
and	O
network	B-Architecture
play	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
other	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
play	O
is	O
less	O
sophisticated	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
modern	O
games	O
,	O
lags	O
and	O
disconnections	O
often	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
absence	O
of	O
different	O
civilizations	O
with	O
different	O
characteristics	O
contrasts	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
where	O
technology	O
plays	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
one	O
player	O
defeating	O
another	O
,	O
Anno	O
1602	O
instead	O
makes	O
technology	O
upgrades	O
more	O
relevant	O
in	O
inner-colony	O
affairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
buying	O
upgrades	O
to	O
ships	O
to	O
perform	O
better	O
in	O
huge	O
naval	O
battles	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
the	O
case	O
that	O
upgrades	O
are	O
made	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
ships	O
can	O
carry	O
more	O
cargo	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
make	O
the	O
colony	B-Application
more	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
buildings	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
can	O
/	O
must	O
be	O
technologically	O
upgraded	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
please	O
the	O
colony	B-Application
's	O
citizens	O
,	O
which	O
produces	O
more	O
cash	O
for	O
the	O
colony	B-Application
,	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
continue	O
upgrading	O
their	O
nation	O
and	O
expand	O
to	O
other	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
colony	B-Application
grows	O
and	O
spreads	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
building	O
types	O
and	O
citizens	O
construct	O
bigger	O
and	O
more	O
impressive	O
housing	O
for	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
line	O
of	O
production	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
difficult	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
newer	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Stronghold	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
financial	O
turmoil	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
neared	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
Anno	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
its	O
earlier	O
title	O
1869	O
–	O
Hart	O
am	O
Wind	O
!,	O
a	O
competitor	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Patrician	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
December	O
17-22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
to	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
users	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	O
1602s	O
streak	O
at	O
#1	O
ended	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
June	O
when	O
Commandos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
captured	O
the	O
spot	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
maintained	O
for	O
16	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
claimed	O
second	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
charts	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
October	O
,	O
below	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
dropped	O
to	O
#3	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
halves	O
of	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high	O
sales	O
of	O
Anno	O
1602	O
in	O
German-speaking	O
countries	O
derived	O
partly	O
from	O
Sunflowers	O
 '	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
scheme	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
it	O
significantly	O
outsold	O
that	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
success	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petra	O
Maueröder	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
StarCraft	B-Application
had	O
shipped	O
without	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
its	O
piracy	O
rate	O
there	O
reached	O
nine	O
illegal	O
copies	O
for	O
every	O
legal	O
version	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Sunflowers	O
attempted	O
to	O
combat	O
pirates	O
by	O
making	O
Anno	O
1602	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
"	O
printed	O
on	O
extended-capacity	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
PC	O
Games	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effort	O
resulted	O
in	O
faulty	O
disc	O
shipments	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
issue	O
for	O
extended-capacity	O
CDs	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
judged	O
by	O
PC	O
Games	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
complete	O
success	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
cracks	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	O
1602	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulations	I-Application
that	O
"	O
dominated	O
the	O
German	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
years	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Der	O
Spiegels	O
Frank	O
Patalong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Control	O
named	O
it	O
Germany	O
's	O
best-selling	O
budget	O
computer	O
game	O
( €28	O
<	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
sequel	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
took	O
first	O
place	O
for	O
2002	O
among	O
full-price	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Klinge	O
likewise	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
number	O
of	O
female	O
players	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
novelty	O
"	O
before	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
and	O
reported	O
that	O
women	O
made	O
up	O
nearly	O
50%	O
of	O
Anno	O
1602	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anno	O
1602s	O
success	O
was	O
primarily	O
contained	O
to	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
;	O
GameStar	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Gothic	B-Application
,	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
"	O
international	O
breakthrough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
