Dawn of Discovery for the Nintendo DS is without a doubt a high-quality game, one strategy fans should certainly lend some of their valuable attention. The Story Mode alone is worth a play through, and the Continuous Play mode offers one of the more rewarding DS strategy experiences of the year. A few nagging issues with touch-screen controls and Story Mode pacing make it impossible for a universal recommendation, but with any luck this is just the beginning of a great new direction for this series going forward.
Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 6.5
Gameplay - 7.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
GamersGate has discounted the two title ANNO 1404 Gold Edition, taking $17.50 off the pack through Sunday as part of its Weekend Sale. The bundle offers the core title along with its expansion Venice.
Steam has listed Ubisoft's Dawn of Discovery/Anno 1404 Gold pack as available for pre-order, offering up strategy title The Settlers: Heritage of Kings for free for those who purchase before the pack's release.
Ubisoft has released a new update for Anno 1404/Dawn of Discovery, now available for download.
