Customer Reviews for 1503 A.D. The New World

1503 A.D. The New World
by Electronic Arts

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Video Game Reviews of 1503 A.D. The New World

Customer Review: Slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Summary: 2 Stars

As a big fan of strategy games, I was excited to see 1503 A.D.. I bought it and followed the tutorial, thinking all along of building an empire and once again ruling the world!

What I found was one of the slowest moving games ever. I mean slow, man. Take it from me, I have spent hours working on a Sim City, or building just the right combination of strength in an Age of Empires. This game is so damn slow that it takes days, literally days, to get any real excitement out of it.

The basic premise, as far as I can tell, is that you need to gather a few islands to farm and develop and then start trading with yourself and other civilizations. Building your empire and shipping tobacco, whale blubber, and the like to each island. Taking the money you earn to build things. This is a sound concept and could have been much better if it didn't feel like it was truly "real time".

The problem is that it takes so damn long to develop, it just becomes a hassle, and you just wait and wait, and nothing more happens. So it's kind of like a slow Rails Across America with ships not trains, and Age of Empires without the fear of getting invaded.

Overall, there are a lot more interesting games out there, why bother waiting around for this one to get interesting.

Customer Review: Don't say I didn't warn ya...
Summary: 1 Stars

First off let me just say I am an avid gamer, I love all kinds of games as long as it captures my interest and I am easily captivated. This game installed into my computer and got shelved within a week of playing it. This game had the potential of being something great but lacked heavily in the graphics and interface department, someone over at EA should get there butts chewed for this. At first glance it's rather deceiving unless you have a place to play it first before you buy it, this game will rob you of your money, I'm glad it went down to 20 bucks because like the idiot that I am, I brought it when it first came out. Even then it's not worth spending 20 bucks for it. Let me start by saying how the game actually felt like when I first played it, I had a confusing time with the interface, now I have played strategy games and SIMS like Age of Mythology and Casino Empire and for love of me I could not figure out what to do with the controls. I had to sit there and read the manual word by word in order to understand it. After several hours with the manual I began to see the potential this game could be but spending so much time on the manual I was hoping to see awesome graphics display or something but all I got were a few cut scenes that an an old game like Starcrafts cut scene could've easily put this game to shame. I don't understand why the developers would make a game so confusing for the average person and not compliment it with nice graphics so they could at least keep their interest at bay until they figured out how to play the damn game. It's obvious this game isn't intended for the norm. I believe rocket scientist or brain surgeons would love this game because it'a a challenge just to figure it out. In a word "stinks"! And to charge 30-40 dollars for this game when it came out is absurd. ..., for every one good game EA puts out there, there are 10 that's sure to suck. Last time I'm buying from them. Consumers you have been warned.

Customer Review: Changed my mind: I LOVE IT
Summary: 5 Stars

The initial version of this software AD 1602 was fun to play, a kind of post-Renaissance Sim City. After a long wait, the 1503 version was released.

At first I hated 1503, thinking it was overly complicated. Well, switched to ENGLISH version (yuh! not smart, I was playing a version in German, the original language of this game) and I broke down and played the tutorials. Wow! There's a lot here. Not only are the graphics stunning, but the economic play is complex and interesting to the end. The formula to success (many aristocrats) is not as it was in 1602. In this case, trade balance is all; if you dare an agressive and too early expansion, your economy can take an irreversible downward spiral, and the cathedral starts softly playing the Miserere from Mozart's Requiem (haha, an anachronism but damn funny, you guys!)

Lots to love here, a great computer game, indeed.

Customer Review: It's good, but........
Summary: 3 Stars

I have not yet played the full version game, but i played the demo and i have to say the game is a bit confusing! It's not as organized as there last game 1602 ad! I was expecting a lot of neat graphics, and yea the art work is good, but where in the heck is the graphics! Moving objects like ships are moving pictures! Animations! I absolutely love the feel and theme of 1503 and 1602, but I think Empire Earth is a better game! ... Over all its an ok game!