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1701: Gold

1701: Gold

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From: Aspyr Media
Category: Video Games

List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $22.99
You Save: $7.00 (23%)

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews

Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
Genre: life_simulation_strategy_games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 11821
Model: 618870118215
UPC: 618870118215
EAN: 0618870118215

Release Date: July 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New Factory Sealed....All items shipped usps

Features:
  • Explore a massive, living 3D world and encounter a host of lively characters, each with unique personalities
  • New story driven, single player campaign introduces 30 new hours of game play over 11 vast missions
  • New world editor gives players unprecedented freedom to create and share maps for online or offline play
  • Discover new buildings, decorative elements, quests and an Earth shattering new natural catastrophe
  • Practice sabotage, espionage, and demagoguery to give you the advantage over other parties

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Customer Reviews:   Read 1 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Time-suck   December 15, 2008
N. Perz (St. Louis)
1701 is impressive visually but seriously lacks in playability. It's very Sim-like: you do little more than manage your economy. The exploration, doplomacy, and combat aspects are almost an afterthought, making for a one-dimentional and boring game. It's like working as an urban planner without the paycheck.

Not recommended.



4 out of 5 stars Fun game   October 8, 2008
Falcor (Seattle)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I've enjoyed learning this game. Its not simple that I get bored but not so hard I can't play it to relax. I like that each island has its own strengths and weaknesses and items it can't produce which forces you to colonize other islands. I like the diplomacy and the items you can research in the school. It reminds me a little Masters of Orion II which I also love, so maybe I'm biased. I do have one complaint that I can't seem to get the trade function to work. I'm either misinterpreting the instructions or I'm just plain wrong, but manually sending my ships around is very annoying. The graphics are good for a strategy type game, and I enjoy the different characters of the other computer players. I've played for two days straight.


4 out of 5 stars Fun title   September 25, 2008
J. Radley
1 out of 10 found this review helpful

Althought theres been tons of these types of titles, this ones does it the best I think.


4 out of 5 stars 1701 AD   August 27, 2008
James F. Ecklund (Juneau, Alaska USA)
4 out of 12 found this review helpful

You can spend over two hours playing this game without realizing it!
I would have liked to have been able to create islands from scratch in the world editor but the ability to create your own worlds adds another dimension to this game. Great game!



5 out of 5 stars 1701 A.D. Golden Edition   August 25, 2008
B. Smith (Connecticut)
2 out of 14 found this review helpful

I love this Golden Edition to the game.. I have been playing 1701 right after it came on the US market. It is fun

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