Probably, every person has at least once heard about the deterioration of the environmental situation on Earth, which is being trumpeted in all modern media: from scientific articles to Hollywood paintings. The computer games industry decided to keep up with such a peculiar "movement" and began to release products that immerse the player in the atmosphere of the consequences of their own actions.
An example is the product of German game developers on personal computers from the company Realeted Designs. They also decided to highlight this issue in one of their products. Your attention is given a review of Anno 2070 and a review of the game.
Background
Entering a player into the plot is unleashed by acquaintance with the not-so-distant future of planet Earth. Constant sea level rise has affected all ecosystems. Almost all the cities located on the coast were abandoned. The emergence of drought and crop failures following it led to mass migration. Many coastal areas are flooded and even more endangered.
The usual order goes under water. Thanks to the change in the coastline, the previously badlands became fertile. State institutions lose their power and importance. Climate change intensifies the struggle of various organizations for the remaining resources.
Plot
The storyline campaign of the game will introduce the user to the main features, as well as the history of the world. First, the player will be sent to Object 13 - a hydroelectric power station owned by one of the most influential factions in the world, Global Trust. This powerful industrial syndicate and the largest energy supplier in the world asks for your help in launching a hydropower plant, whose engineers warn of a possible danger of destruction, but Tor Strinderberg's trustee ignores warnings and puts the plant into operation.
As it should be in the classic setting, the design does not stand up and floods the entire region. At that moment, a member of the Global Trust board of directors, Rufus Thorne, arrives at the scene of events, who leads the liquidation of the accident, and after successfully rescuing the survivors, transfers Strindberg to the main character.
At this time, another accident occurs at the oil rig, during the liquidation of which the player is introduced to another faction of the Eden Initiative. This is a global environmental organization whose influence is growing thanks to cutting-edge environmental technologies. As the plot develops, new problems and characters will appear, and the player will be introduced to all the possibilities of the game from building buildings to micromanagement. In fact, having completed the story campaign, the player will know all the subtleties and features of the game.
Now you can move on to the next part of the Anno 2070 review - a description of the basic mechanics of the gameplay.
Gameplay
Since Anno 2070 is a representative of the classic economic strategy in real time, the player will have at his disposal tools for the construction and development of the city. It turns out that tons of all types of resources are available, hundreds of people of different strata of the population with their skills and needs, to satisfy which the player will be required to build a variety of production chains.
For example, in order to create one unit of tools, the player will need to build mines for iron ore and coal, arrange supplies from mines to warehouses, from them to the smelting workshop, and only then send the finished unit of iron to the plant for the production of the necessary resource.
As stated at the beginning of the Anno 2070 review, the developers focused on the problem of planet pollution. This is realized through a special indicator of ecology, which changes with almost every new building that affects the environment. Although most often various industrial buildings have a negative impact on the environment, the game also has buildings that reduce pollution, such as an incinerator or a special farm for planting trees.
A nice feature is that you are not limited in the lands, as in other urban simulators, and you can at any time start to populate other islands, which differ not only in the number of resources, but also in their diversity. For example, but on one island you can grow rice, but not tea because of the peculiarities of the soil. This has already been mentioned in the Anno 2070 portion of this review of history.
Fortunately, the lands of the neighboring island are just predisposed to grow tea, but there is no coal for an electric generator on it to provide farms with energy. For this case, cargo ships are implemented in the game, which you can configure to automatically exchange resources between your ports. One ship can sail through all settlements, loading and unloading only those resources that are needed in a particular place. The number of plying water transport depends on the player.
Also, in the Anno 2070 review, it is worth mentioning enemies and friends.
Different allies give you different functions. For example, if Global Trust is on your side, you will almost never have problems with the energy sector, while Eden Inishiative has various ways to raise the environmental indicator. In addition to the main fractions, in the endless game mode, you can configure other opponents like pirates, mercenaries, oil traders and others.
The player's choice in Anno 2070 presents many different game modes. Pass story missions or additional, play an endless game or solve unique game problems - it's up to you.
Further in the review for Anno 2070 - an overview of the visual features of the product.
Graphics
The graphics in the 2011 game look pretty decent even after 7 years. Detailed detailing, lack of “blurring” and high resolution of textures create a beautiful, eye-pleasing picture. And if you bring the map as close as possible, you can consider plants, rocks, architecture of buildings.
With a detailed examination of the forest, you can see an elk or a bear, and whales can be seen through the water surface.
Since all the events in the game take place on islands connected by large masses of seas and oceans, the developers focused on the realistic physics of water: floating ships create waves, and the sun leaves beautiful glare on them.
Soundtrack
Due to well-chosen soundtrack, you can stay in the game for a long time. Background music changes dynamically depending on the moment in the game, and each building has its own thematic sounds. As the camera approaches, you can hear conversations and the roar of modern engines or marine life when you try to examine them.
Additional content
Speaking about the review of the Anno 2070 Deep Ocean, I would like to first of all draw attention to the fact that the NAUK fraction, an independent scientific organization developing new technologies, can join you. This fraction is noteworthy in that it has the ability to build cities directly on the ocean floor, thus expanding the populated map and player capabilities.
Unique resources, buildings, as well as the atmosphere, expressed in the graphic and sound accompaniment of the underwater city, will expand not only the player’s capabilities, but also give new emotions. In addition, the addition includes new types of resources and products, new companies, the level of development of residents and energy sources.
In reviewing the Anno 2070 Complete Edition, it’s worth noting the composition of this kit. This includes:
- the game itself;
- Deep Ocean add-on;
- new AI assistant portrait;
As well as many additional missions, models of buildings and vehicles. By the way, the cost of the kit adds to the price tag another 50% of the original cost of the game.
Conclusion
Concluding the review of the Anno 2070 game, I would like to say that Realeted Designs managed to create a really high-quality economic strategy. Surely many have heard comparisons of this game with its predecessors and dissatisfaction with the simplification of some aspects of the game, but those who have not played in the previous parts of the series will be completely satisfied with all the functions that the game provides.
System requirements
To launch the product, you will need certain characteristics of a personal computer or laptop. The game does not differ in serious requirements and will "pull" even on a processor with low power. The requirements for the game are presented in two categories.
Minimum
If you do not have a very "strong" computer, it is better to set the game to the minimum graphics settings. Before buying a game, be sure to read the minimum requirements:
- OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10;
- processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ / Intel Core2 Duo E4400;
- RAM: 2 GB;
- video adapter: ATI Radeon X1600 / nVidia GeForce 7600 GT;
- disk space: 5 GB.
Featured
Recommended system parameters:
- OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10;
- processor: AMD Phenom X4 9750 / Intel Core2 Quad Q6600;
- RAM: 4 GB;
- video adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6870 / nVidia GeForce GTX 570;
- disk space: 5 GB.
If your computer meets these requirements, you can fully enjoy the graphics of the game, without being distracted by the freezing of the picture.