Despite its age, New Yankee brings several new tricks to the time management genre. If you like these kinds of games, you will enjoy it, but get ready for a steep difficulty curve.

New Yankee uses the same basics as any similar time manager: use workers to gather resources, then spend those on clearing obstacles and making production buildings. I know, all of them use this formula. However, almost all of these elements get an interesting twist here.

For example, you don't have to micromanage the workforce. Need another worker? Then build a cheap house. There are up to seven of these guys, so the problem is not waiting for them to finish a task but keeping them busy. Similarly, bonuses (faster movement, more income) act as a fourth resource, so using them requires some strategy.
When we combine these, we get a surprisingly fast-paced time manager, where even the longest stages last barely five minutes. Since there are only 40 of them in total, you'd think the game is short—but this is where you'd be wrong.

New Yankee is surprisingly unpredictable. Some stages are like a puzzle with only a single solution; others give you total freedom. You can finish some levels in less than half of the par time; others can be down to the last millisecond.
This game is frantic. It is also fun, despite not having any actual story to it. I cannot recommend it if you are inexperienced with time managers, but otherwise, you should have fun with it!

[h1]Short version: 65%[/h1] Despite its age, New Yankee brings several new tricks to the time management genre. If you like these kinds of games, you will enjoy it, but get ready for a steep difficulty curve. [h1]Long version:[/h1] New Yankee uses the same basics as any similar time manager: use workers to gather resources, then spend those on clearing obstacles and making production buildings. I know, all of them use this formula. However, almost all of these elements get an interesting twist here. For example, you don't have to micromanage the workforce. Need another worker? Then build a cheap house. There are up to seven of these guys, so the problem is not waiting for them to finish a task but keeping them busy. Similarly, bonuses (faster movement, more income) act as a fourth resource, so using them requires some strategy. When we combine these, we get a surprisingly fast-paced time manager, where even the longest stages last barely five minutes. Since there are only 40 of them in total, you'd think the game is short—but this is where you'd be wrong. New Yankee is surprisingly unpredictable. Some stages are like a puzzle with only a single solution; others give you total freedom. You can finish some levels in less than half of the par time; others can be down to the last millisecond. This game is frantic. It is also fun, despite not having any actual story to it. I cannot recommend it if you are inexperienced with time managers, but otherwise, you should have fun with it!