Hearts of Iron
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  • Publisher: Strategy First
  • Developer: Strategy First
  • Platform: PC / Windows
  • Genre: Strategy
  • Score: 5.5
  • Release Date: November 12th 2002

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Hearts of Iron game description
Hearts of Iron is the first war game of true grand strategic scope and will have strategy enthusiasts wrapped up for hours this holiday season. The game is scheduled to release on November 12th. Here are some of the features to look out for:

Epic Gameplay - Global map includes every nation and covers the battle from 1936-1948

Scenario editor - Player can modify and construct maps and campaigns with their own settings and add national detail

Highly advanced research model - Change the course of war by acquiring super weapons (nukes) and increasing production capabilities

Deep diplomatic model - Unique system that simulates political systems and their effect on neutral nations in relation to alliances

Historical generals and political leaders - Thousands of real people researched for individual detailed uniqueness

Strategic level military system - Over 100 different ground, air and naval forces fight the entire war on a divisional level

Real Time gameplay that can be paused at any time

Soundtrack – Contains 2 hours of quality music in MP3 format

Optimized for Multiplayer - Hearts of Iron enables players to easily meet over LAN or Internet


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Hearts of Iron downloads
Hearts of Iron (Patch)
UK patch version 1.05 contains a number of unknown bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
North America patch version 1.05 contains a number of unknown bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
UK version 1.04 includes gameplay tweaks, bug fixes, multiplayer improvements, AI tweaks and much more.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
US version 1.04 includes gameplay tweaks, bug fixes, multiplayer improvements, AI tweaks and much more.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
Version 1.03b decreases the speed of land units by 50%, makes lots of other tweaks, fixes bugs, and improves mod compatibility.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
Version 1.03 fixes bugs and makes hundreds of tweaks to the gameplay, interface, AI and mod support.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
North American version 1.02 contains interface tweaks and new features, gameplay tweaks, and many bug fixes.

Hearts of Iron (Patch)
North American version 1.01 addresses game balance and historical accuracy issues, along with general bug fixes.

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Hearts of Iron Ships
The title touted 'the first World War II game of true grand strategic scope' is now on its way to store shelves.
27 Nov, 2002

Hearts Of Iron Goes Gold
The game touted as the first World War II game of true grand strategic scope is now available.
30 Oct, 2002

New Hearts of Iron Screenshots
Strategy First releases a look at their upcoming grand WW2 strategy game.
16 Oct, 2002

Hearts of Iron game preview
Hearts of Iron begins back in 1936, covering from the Spanish Civil War to the Winter War.
18 Oct, 2002

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