Hearts of Iron III

Take a peek insight into this exciting war strategy game. Hearts of Iron III is a grand strategy wargame by Paradox Interactive that is the sequel to the previous Hearts of Iron games. It was announced on August 20, 2008 and was released on August 7, 2009.

Gameplay

Hearts of Iron 3 allows the player to take control of almost any nation that existed or even plausibly could have existed during the period of 1936–1948, guiding it through World War II. A variety of decisions regarding the armed forces, production, research, diplomacy and politics is the focus of the game.

Behind the Scenes

The game has been praised as being “more accessible than either of its predecessors and a great jumping-on point for new players who want to make the leap into a grand strategy epic.”

Paradox had a vision for the style of the map, given that the player would spend the majority of their time looking at it: “…to create a map that feels like a WW2 map, like it could be a map which…a commander in the War would be looking at himself.”

The content of the map was also altered; the number of provinces increased to more than 10,000 over Hearts of Iron II’s 2,600.

Customizable divisions, a first for the series, are available, each one containing one to five brigades, with each additional brigade increasing the division’s combat power and cost.

Hearts of Iron 3 Specs

Developer(s) Paradox Interactive

Publisher(s) Paradox Interactive

Version 1.2

Platform(s) Microsoft Windows

Release date(s) 7 August 2009 (US) / 14 August 2009 (UK) / 24 September 2009 (Australia)

Genre(s) Real-time grand strategy

Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

System requirements

Microsoft Windows

Minimum:
* XP or Vista
* Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+ (single core)
* 1 GB or more of RAM (2 GB for Vista)
* 2 GB available HDD space
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X850XT