Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery

Later...

Source // Nintendo

I have never played a game from the Anno series of real-time strategy city-builders, but I do know one thing about them: They're really not suited for the Nintendo DS, right? I mean... you could squash an isometric city-builder into a DS cartridge, but would you really want to? Should you?

The only Anno game the 1001 list wants us to look at is a spin-off for the Nintendo DS, Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery, claimed to be a simpler, more streamlined version, perfect for pockets.

I can't even say that it sounds like a good place to start. Surely we'll be missing out on something. Surely.

Sim City 4

Busy Wiping Out City

City building returns to the 1001 list with the series that started it all, Sim City 4. Where previous games would have you fill up a small plot of land (well, a large plot, but still only one plot), this sequel has you build city after city in giant, connected, neighbouring regions. It allows you to create a monstrously big city spanning a scale you've not seen in this genre before.

I hope you're not daunted by blank canvases...