Several years ago I picked up a copy of a game called Anno 1602 [wiki] in the $10 bin at Target or Best Buy. It was a real time strategy game about settling the New World, and I fell in love with the game right away. Surprisingly, I was even able to get my friend Mike to buy a copy and we start playing it multiplayer.
Not long after, we found a copy of Anno 1503 [wiki]. It was the sequel to 1602, but I found it to be far more complicated than the original. The graphics were better, but they had made everything in the game far more complicated than it needed to be and it detracted from the fun.
A couple years ago, Mike picked up a copy of the latest sequel, Anno 1701 [wiki]. The graphics were much better, but were beyond what my computers would run. Later, after Mike upgraded to another computer, I bought a copy and we started playing. The game play was much like 1602, but improved. I've found these games to be very addictive, far better than most real time 4X games (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate).
We stopped playing for a while, but have started up again. I still don't have a box at home that I can run 1701 on, but I still have my copy of 1602, which I've reinstalled on my laptop.
Like I said, it's a very addictive game.
Now I've found out that Ubisoft is developing a new sequel, Anno 1404 [wiki]. Ubi is adding a twist to this game though, now it's set in Orient.
Anno 1602 Gameplay
Anno 1503 Game Promo
Anno 1701 Trailer
Anno 1404 Trailer
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