Lower the gangplanks and drop anchor. The Anno History Collection has arrived, bringing 4 of Ubisoft’s colonial city-building technique sims into the publishers’ digital harbour. Remastered editions of Anno 1602, Anno 1503, Anno 1701, and Anno 1404 have been introduced collectively below one tidy assortment on Uplay, with a scattershot of standalone releases unfold haphazardly throughout three totally different shops.
Announced last month, the Historical Collection bundles collectively the primary 4 Anno games – from 1998’s Anno 1602 to collection high-point Anno 1404 – cleansing them up for a recent begin on trendy {hardware}.
These are some correct outdated games thoughts, with the oldest (Anno 1602) being solely just a little youthful than myself. While Ubi aren’t giving them a dramatic remastering, the “History Edition” rereleases replace every game to 64-bit to tidy up stability points. They’ll additionally now assist as much as 4K resolutions, come bundled with all their respective expansions, and had their multiplayer spruced up with Uplay’s matchmaking and desync assist. That even consists of Anno 1503, a game that didn’t actually have correct multiplayer to start with.
By and huge, although, it’s the identical outdated colonial service provider sims you bear in mind, to the purpose the place for those who’ve nonetheless bought an outdated 1602 save knocking about, it’ll work within the History Edition. Most of those games pre-date the positioning, however our man Jim Rossignol (RPS in Peace) penned an Anno 1404 review means again in ’09 – discovering a “rich, enjoyable, proficient” expertise, even when it wasn’t the bravest technique game going.
The devs have been posting in-depth appears at their method to the rereleases over on the Ubisoft Blog, inserting every game in historic context and explaining how they’ve introduced them crusing into the fashionable age. Rather annoyingly, the competing nation-states of on-line shops have performed a quantity on these re-releases.
If you’re wanting the lot, the total Anno History Collection is out there to choose up proper now on Uplay for £34.99/€39.99/$39.99. Standalone “History Editions” of every ought to go on sale on Uplay quickly for £12.49/€14.99/$14.99 – and whereas Epic Games Store people will have the ability to decide up Annos 1701 and 1404, solely the latter will discover its approach to Steam.
Sure, is sensible.
