



Most impressive though is the skill in which the whole thing's been tailored specifically for DS. Thankfully too, from what we've played so far, it looks like Keen Games has performed a minor miracle, squeezing so much into this inaugural handheld version. At its heart, ANNO is a fairly standard strategy simulation, relying on your usual mix of resource management and civilian expansion - however, it's the sheer depth of proceedings that's garnered such a following on PC. As a brief recap for newcomers to the ANNO series, you're tasked with discovering new lands, establishing settlements and building up thriving civilisations from humble beginnings and awkward mud huts in the name of your queen and her quest for global empire domination - with all the high seas exploration and treacherous battling that entails.
