The year - 1602. Your future is uncertain. Citiesare overcrowded. Poverty and starvation are rampant. You and a small band of fellow voyagers set sail for a new life and New World. Welcome to the ranks of explorers and pioneers. Strategy. Colonization. Diplomacy. Production. Trade. Warfare. Real-time strategy brought into a whole New World Combines strategy, colony-building, diplomacy, production, trade, and real-time land and sea battles into a completely unique gaming experience unlike any game preceding it.