The game is fine. However, Ubisoft turns freely ...

The game Anno 2070 I have acquired in the premier edition for download on Amazon. The decisive reasons for me to choose a 6 GB download, had the curiosity of how this works in Amazon and the compelling price, which was less than half that which the geboxte variant cost on release day. The game itself has the usual Anno Fun - this time in a future setting. Graphically has been implemented very well, musically it's wonderful underscored. Who knows the Anno series and is not too attached in the Middle Ages, which is in any case, have fun. The game has 4 points in my opinion, deserve full.

There are departures in the B-Note. The compulsion to already register minced UPlay at Ubisoft's, is a farce and a disgrace actually. Finally, you have to specify as person-related criterion an email address that Ubisoft can then also be used shamelessly to unload uninteresting garbage in the mailbox of the mail recipient. Since in most cases, a mail address is personal, despite the lack of obligation to indicate true personal data, a conclusion can be drawn. A lousy number.

Not better is the fact that you have to log in to the game start with email address and password and so "Big Brother" -Ubisoft can not just look over your shoulder, but also can collect data matter how long someone does what. What else does the software still in the background or what data it retrieves else, can only be answered Ubisoft.

After downloading and installing is done the first launch. So you need patience. It is very (!) Much recharged. Only the game and when the then still for UPlay, I do not want, do not need and would like to delete.

If you have done all that and accept it to be spied while playing, then you can get on and then it's also fun.

For all the trappings, the bizarre Uplay compulsion activation technology, the aberrant copy I subtract 2 points. The game earned 4 points, the whole package gets 2 points. Sorry, but it brings no further, to close our eyes to reality and bad things nice to talk. What happens at Ubisoft now goes in my opinion far beyond the legitimate interests to protect against unauthorized copies and also making strong inroads into the privacy and system sovereignty of the user. This goes not and that will be punished by me.

I do not understand why the game industry is not finally on the - is much safer and more customer-friendly use of hardware dongle - compared. This can take the keys then for several games. This is easier for all parties shall provide the customer the choice to register or not, and especially not violate the integrity of the target computer system.