Anno 2070 is one of the most relaxing, soothing games I've ever played, and that's true even when my people are starving and unhappy. However, the main reason I play this game (sometimes for hours and hours on end) is the music. So be prepared to create an account, add all your friends to it (again) and launch the platform in order to play.

Whenever you launch, even through Steam, Anno will start up the Ubisoft platform automatically. Though I purchased the game on Steam, you must have, or create, a Ubisoft account to play. There are a few downsides to Anno that I wasn't terribly thrilled about when I first began to play namely, Ubisoft's platform. So the things you do in game and on the main menu actually affect how your game is going to play out, at least to some extent. Tycoons may receive something like 15% production increase on energy buildings. For example, if you vote for the Eco leader and she wins, the Eco faction will receive a 15% gatherer speed. Whomever is elected adds a bonus to their bias faction. Upon completion, you're rewarded with influence points for user rewards, like player colors and portraits, and a resource. For each global problem, each faction offers a solution that shows up as a task in your game. World events show up in your game play depending on which mission you choose. However, boats with tons of hamburgers on them are also great for overall happiness if you prefer to play the Tycoons.Īnno also has a sense of community through world events and elections. While the expansion rate for this faction is slower, the energy and resources required to make my people happy enough to evolve are somewhat easier (or just more enjoyable) to gather. I personally find myself leaning towards the Eco faction whenever I play.

I definitely recommend trying both factions when you first begin the game, as the play is different depending on who you choose. The Eco faction strives to preserve the environment through 'green' technology and resources, while the Tycoons require massive amounts of unclean energy in order to support their rapid expansion.

Before you even begin creating your empire, you must first choose a faction: Eco, or Tycoon. However, that's where Anno differs from the rest. Sounds like a pretty standard simulation game, right? In a world drowned by global warming, you struggle to secure your civilization's survival by fulfilling the needs of your people through resource collection and growths in technology. Ubisoft released Anno 2070 in 2011 and gave the city-builiding genre a much needed boost with the features that Anno offers.

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