Scenario Review Scenario Title: Alba de America Author: Jésus Balsinde Reviewer: Tatu Ahponen   Historical scenario. It is the dawn of America, and the Spanish and Portuguese are ready to take the lands of natives. Download at csc.apolyton.net Download Sound at csc.apolyton.net

Overall Rating 25/30 COMMENTS: The map is very large. There are lots of new units and improvements, as always in Jesus' scenarios. The overall score may seem to be bit low. However, this is mainly because this is "Yet Another Age of Discovery Scenario".

Playability Rating 9 / 10 COMMENTS: The scenario is quite fun to play, although you have to ship large numbers of units across the seas, which I have personally never liked. The scenario meant to be played as Spanish or Portuguese, so balance is not really an issue. It is quite easy to take cities of less-advanced natives, but it gets tougher when you meet the Aztecs or Incas. The atmosphere is okay. You get the feeling you are colonizing America alright, however there are not enough units IMHO. This is a sin, especially when there are so many slots unused! Little scenarios can get along with few units, but big scenarios like this cannot. Also, I wondered what English were doing here, since their main function was to wander around and act stupidly. Jesus should scrap the English and replace them with some new civilization. FAULTS: I haven't seen any direct faults in the scenario.

Level of General Care 10/10 MAP: The map is superb! If Jesus didn't wish to be known as a scenario designer he could be known as map designer. FILES: Details are taken care, and even Game.txt is edited properly. Documentation is OK as well. TECH TREE: The tech tree is also superb, and those unique techs with Latin names are a nice touch.

Art and Originality 9 / 10 COMMENTS: Artwork seems to have a lot of same elements as in Jesus's other scenarios. However, Indian units look good! ORIGINALITY: There are lots of good ideas for Colonization scenarios, which usually are carbon copies of themselves. Personally, I have been waiting for a Discovery scenario that would cover the period of Spanish colonization and conquest.

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