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It's time to dust off the field marshal's baton and take command of any nation in World War II; the largest conflict in history. The first expansion to the critically acclaimed Hearts of Iron III lets you take charge - or delegate - at any level, from divison to nation, through a variety of scenarios. Guide your country to glory from 1936 to 1948: wage war on the battlefields, in the factories, and at the negotiating table, in the grandest of all World War II strategy games ever made. (This expansion pack requires Hearts of Iron 3).

Features

• Players can now define their own Theatres with a simple dragbox system
• The new Order of Battle Browser allows quick and easy reorganization of the entire Command Hierarchy
• The Command Hierarchy is now directly represented on the map
• A new Air Superiority map mode makes strategic air warfare easy
• At game start, each country now gets to choose its own hidden Victory Conditions. Can your enemies guess your secret agenda?
• HQs under AI control now have separate aggressiveness stances for Land, Air and Naval operations. Countries can request specific actions from their allies for unprecedented cooperation
• Technological progress can now be shared with your allies
• Brigades can now be upgraded to more advanced types (e.g. Infantry to Motorized, or Artillery to Self Propelled Artillery.)
• New 1940 scenario fills a gap in the game's timeline
• Hundreds of new events added to immerse players in their own versions of World War II, comparing the unfolding alternate timeline to real history
• Mighty warships can be designated the Pride of the Fleet, which is both an opportunity and a risk
• The AI has been improved in all areas, at all levels. It will defend in depth, marshal big naval taskforces and launch multi-stage invasions. It will perform more historical diplomacy and pursue a strategic production strategy
• Multiplayer for up to 32 players

Shopper Reviews

1. 

   HOI2 is far superior

   by Woodsy, Australia - Jan 27th 2011

   The new technology tree is interesting and I do not mind it. But the new AI for your Allies is terrible. You can ask them to defend or attack a province but there is no quarantee they will play ball. Stick to the older version and hope HOI4 is better.
   
   HOI2 I would give 5 stars.

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2. 

   Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi

   by kirk knipp, USA - Oct 23rd 2010

   Do not be mislead by this title. It is not about the US Marines in WW2, although they play a role if you are playing the US.
   Rather, this is the most realistic global WW2 strategy simulation ever. It plays on PC or Mac. It is multiplayer as well as single player with a very refined AI engine. The level of detail is overwhelming and historically accurate. While not completely historically perfect for each country (in terms of unit and equipment), the minor issues are negligible. For the total purist, there are several downloads available on the wiki site to tweek the game to your liking.
   The power of the game is that the AI plays every country that was involved in WW2. Thus, the decisions you make as a player have consequences far beyond the immediate circumstances. This is a strategy game after all, not a shooter. It will require a significant learning curve to play well, but the training program is helpfull and several smaller scenarios are good for learning.
   My favorite scenario is the build up to war starting in 1936. This allows you to structure your entire country to meet the looming threats. I have played several countries this way and have found the UK, the USSR and Nationalist China to be the most challenging and rewarding. Those who think they can save Poland or France by superior decisions will be dissapointed- there is no way they can hold off the German juggernaut. Likewise, the USA will win even with bad decisions because of it geographic isolation and industrial capability. The three I mentioned have the most interesting challenges from a strategic point of view.
   Twenty years ago, one would need a networked supercomputer and room full of military officers to pull of what this does on your laptop.
   I strongly rrecommend this to anyone interested in a truely accurate military strategy game.

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