Hearts of Iron III

In the world of gaming, where modern games tend to become ever more colourful, faster and action-packed, and even complex strategy titles like the Total War or Civilization series offer more and more eye candy, this grand strategy game is the ugly duckling. It's not one of the cheerleaders but the geek you choose to learn math with. It's like an encyclopedia among hollywood movies. Instead of stunning effects and pretty graphics it has statistics and maps. It presents itself with minimalistic visuals and sounds. But this is not what this game is about so I leave it at that. HoI3 lets you take control over almost any nation that existed from 1936 to 1948 and lays its destiny during this difficult time in history in your hands. This is your chance to rewrite history, depending on your actions historical events like Japans attack on Pearl Harbor can occur earlier or later (or never) than

Hearts of Iron III is an excellent game. It allows the player to control any nation in the lead-up to WW2, or during it if you prefer. These range from Nazi Germany, of course, to the Dominican Republic, which gives you an idea of the level of choice on offer. The game essentially drops you into the world as head-of-state of one of these many nations, and it's entirely up to you what to do from there: will you align with the Axis in Europe to gain your share of the economic gains in the upcoming war? Or will you side with Stalin's Russia and work to undermine Fascism and the Allies, in an attempt to dominate the world with Communism? However, the level of historical accuracy in HOI3 is astounding, despite the player's ability to make independent and alternate choices. For example, there is a system of "decisions" in the game which often provide some sort of benefit, one of which is the

This is the game for leaders, commanders and heros. If you want to play as Germany in 1944 and push back the Russians and stop the invasion of Normandy, do it. If you want to play as Japan and never attack the USA, do it. If you want to Austria and refuse to be annex by Germany, do it. If you want to play as Luxenbourg and join the Axis so you dont die in a useless war, do it. If you want to play as Switzerland and stay netrual through World War II and War World III, do it. If you want to play as Cuba and nuke the USA in 1938, do it. If you want to play as Tibet (The Peace-loving country with little to no IC and has a 8-year old monk child as a leader) and invade India and nuke America, do it. If you wand to play as the USA and "Unite" all of North and South America, do it. If you want to play as France and over throw the Italian government before World War II is started, making the

It took many hours, 3 in game years and countless spies, but i got a nazi elected as the president of the U.S. 10/10

-Be me -Be on Holiday -Just had lunch one day and decide to play Hearts of Iron 3 for a while before doing some work -Start playing -Currently playing as Germany and Invading of France -Tell myself I'll take Paris then quit -Take Paris, but the Soviet Union declares war on me immediately after -I should really stop now, but I've only been playing for 20 minutes, what the hell I'll just see how this goes for a bit -Take Moscow, Commitern Surrenders -#Pride -It's been a really hard fight, with lines moving back and forth through Poland and Western Russia from 1939 to 1943 -Look outside -It's pitch black -WTF? I've only been playing for an hour at most -Check watch -It's 3:30 am -I've been playing non-stop for 14 hours -No Regrets

Australia 1935- All is well peace Reigns supreme....... Aus 1936-peace remains but i now Reign supreme and my policy to keep peace is to prepare for war...... Aus 1937- still preparing for war.......... Aus 1938- New Zealand seemed very threating so we invaded and swifty eliminated the threat...... Aus 1939-Europe is at War and England has requested Aus join the Allies-we refuse... Aus 1940-Aus has realised that Europe can no longer look after there colonies, Aus declares was on netherlands and the Allies and joins Japan and the Axis in the liberation of south east asia and the pacific from the Allied Tyranny.... Aus 1941-Papua, Indonesia are liberated with out opposition and French indochina invasion has begun..... Aus 1942-Indochina, Siam and islands have been Liberated only Singapore and the phillipenes remain, the war in Europe is going well and USA joins the fight........ Aus