The magical Nine

Although the four figures represent the Nine again, it is no longer the Anno what the series has made large. It's different but somehow refreshingly different. I count myself among the Anno veterans who have since the very beginning and the strengths and weaknesses have accepted. Time there was a good campaign for no multiplayer (which was then replenished via addon) or vice versa.

Now the story of the campaign is good average ... there are better stories but also much worse. It's fun to grab a friend and happy to settle the map. The success, the career ladder of the three factions and the ark modifications which one z. B. in the endless game even with a new card retains be fun and motivating.
The production facilities are, become much better in terms of the negative balance of price / performance ratio. So a fishing supplied much more inhabitants than it was the case for Anno 1404.
Also the step underwater like I like personally but the main focus is still on the islands and it shows. Once a current underwater settlement was created one has virtually no longer take care of drum out an oil rig catches fire.

A big drawback in my eyes are the three factions. The Eco should go conceptually rather on sustainability and the ecological balance and the tycoons rather on profit and efficiency. The techs are quasi intervening and offer research. Unfortunately, that was implemented beneath contempt. Not only that you all three factions during the game to play, with increasing level of the population, no, the alleged advantages and disadvantages can be eliminated.
Thus, a division into fractions for naught, except for the first moments in the game. I would rather it so wished that you opt for a fraction and have to live with their advantages and disadvantages and each fraction may conclude unique research. The Techs, I personally would have seen as a third party that you can not play but desperately needs to trade. The subject of research was also implemented more than unmanageable. Here I would have liked a nicer screen z. B. a type of tree or something similar. That you can not see what is being researched, I find not bad but the overview would have been all right.

Topic idyll in the game ... the there if at all, only on the part of Eco. Basically not bad if they had the Dekogebäude etc. not saved (smells of addon which also equal to a basic selling supplies). I am very disappointed as Schönbauer this regard. However, it's fun to play with the life cycle assessment and obtain a good relationship between ecological balance, balance and power.

The complexity has unfortunately suffered somewhat from this fraction mishmash. It would have been z. B. sensible same raw materials on both sides to have to clarify the conflict of fact should prevail. Furthermore, it was almost too much set value for Anno on military, however Balancing was written very small. The tycoons have the upper hand here, only the shield generators of Eco offer the island pretty good protection. But clearly in the open sea inferior. Therefore it is almost forced to build the other party when you play on heavy and conflicts arise almost certainly.
Obviously, you can only stiffen on a party but the techs you need unfortunately. Here a lot of potential has been set in the sand.
It's still fun to play this game. Not perfect but also not grottig. No dog is buried somewhere else and therefore gets the whole package from me only three stars.

As a buyer, the Collectors Edition I'm talking about the quality of the content although pleased but not overwhelmed. The kit is Low to plastic (made in China), which had in my pack casting defects which have not done some construction options possible unless you used a knife to get z. B. holes that were needed to make itself.
The concept book is ok. The color quality and the pictures are very good quality. Only a few lines of text on certain concept arts would have been nice to the missing namely all. The book itself is the quality better than that of Deus Ex but the hardcover of StarCraft or Warcraft comes not ran (Schade). The soundtrack is terrific like I put the CDs times in a player and listen to the title of being here, probably for reasons of cost, was resorted to Pappschieber. The poster and the product cycle you could have saved. I'm long gone in the age that I have hanged posters and the product cycle is designed grottig here I would have liked pictures.

About the graphics in the game, I would say nothing. It would have been possible but it is still nice to look at.

But what brings me up the wall, the Anno 2070 server! Those in charge, it does not get to have the server running permanently neatly on the series. It's ok for me if a manufacturer makes use of coercion to online product to protect against piracy. Because, unfortunately, some screwed up and now it must unfortunately pay for all. So I resigned myself for a long time even if there were better solutions. Since we live in a time where we have relatively fast Internet access and flat rates, it is acceptable for me even though there are unfortunately some rural regions where this is not the case, what do I really sorry for those affected.
But this Eckel liable disconnections to the servers or the only choice to use the offline mode so that I can play is a joke. The success and everything that has to do with my avatar is not available when the server is not currently online. When you log in you get just a Twitter message that the server that are not there or are already offline. This is really great if you from working or what wants to play a round of whatever comes home and cared for, and then something like that. I could now clearly on the offline mode access but EVE torments a back with the tutorial, since the information on the server is located. Successes are I do not count even retrospectively when I save the score happens because nothing with me. Irony of "How I look forward to cloud computing" irony off. There are things that belong to the local computer and there are things that may quietly on a server but something is laughable.

Conclusion:

+ An interesting setting which is not for everyone, however, likes it I quite
+ Better relationship with tax revenues and operating costs and effectiveness
+ Ark bearing
+ Achievements
Make + corporate ladder with additional opportunities his profile
+ Elections (where you get the feeling you really accesses to the game)
+ World statistics (I find something more exciting)

-. The server includes the issues that you should not be online arise
- Missing Dekogebäude etc. (not even a beautiful harbor you can build yourself unless you are using the pipette)
- Lack of clear demarcation of the political groups (the buildings look very similar)
- Massive concept errors in the political groups and the research (mentioned above)

I tried in my first review to remain as objective as possible, but I noticed that not easy, what one notices most. A buy rating for the CE I do not want to express. Only those like me who is keen on Artbooks should access here. All others I recommend, if at all the normal version but only if you are sure to cope with the culture shock. Fun adjusts itself when you can get involved in another Anno otherwise it's a pain.