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Anno (series)
''Anno'' is a real-time strategy, economic simulation video game series, conceived in 1998 by Max Design. The series focuses on players establishing colonies on a series of small islands, conducting an exploration of the region, diplomacy, and trade with other civilizations and traders while managing resources and engaging in combat both on land and sea. Most games in the series take place during Renaissance and Empire-building historical periods of Earth's history, with cultures, architecture, and customs based upon real-life elements from these periods, though in-game civilizations tend to be neutral from exact nations. Each game in the series is mainly a stand-alone title, featuring the same level of reoccurring gameplay mechanics, though each installment amends existing gameplay mechanics and adds new features, with expansion packs adding further content. Initial games mainly focused on two modes of gameplay, with players able to operate in single-player or multiplayer over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Design
Max Design GesMBH was an Austrian video game developer based in Schladming, founded in 1991 by Wilfried Reiter, Albert Lasser and Martin Lasser. The company is best known for creating the Anno (series), ''Anno'' series. The company was closed down in 2004. Company history Max Design was founded in 1991 by the brothers Albert Lasser and Martin Lasser together with Wilfried Reiter. The company became known for its challenging business simulation games that attract a large fan following to this day, and in the 1990s it significantly influenced the image of the "typically German business simulation" as a separate game genre with its series History Experience, together with games such as The Patrician (video game), The Patrician (Ascaron). The game Anno 1602, initiated by Max Design and later published together with Sunflowers, marked an important boundary in two respects. On the one hand, with 2 million copies sold, it became the most successful German / Austrian computer game eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |