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Hearts of Iron
Developer(s)Paradox Development Studio
Publisher(s)Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X
Producer(s)Johan Andersson
Designer(s)Henrik Fåhraeus
Joakim Bergqwist
Johan Andersson
Programmer(s)Johan Andersson
Henrik Fåhraeus
Patric Backlund
Artist(s)Dick Sjöström
Stefan Thulin
Marcus Edström
SeriesHearts of Iron
EngineEuropa Engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: 27 November 2002[1]
  • EU: 28 February 2003
Mac OS X
Hearts of Iron: Platinum
  • NA: 21 September 2004
Genre(s)Grand strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multi-player
Release timeline
2002Hearts of Iron
2003
2004
2005Hearts of Iron II
2006
2007
2008
2009Hearts of Iron III
2010Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game
2011Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron is a 2002 grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and originally published by Strategy First for Microsoft Windows. A Mac OS X version was released by Virtual Programming the following year. In 2004, Atari SA published Hearts of Iron: Platinum, an updated version that sought to improve several aspects of the game.

Hearts of Iron allows the player to take control of a nation in the world and guide it through World War II and the years immediately before and after it. Hearts of Iron is the first game in the eponymous series of grand strategy wargames. Despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, Hearts of Iron was followed by three additional games: Hearts of Iron II, Hearts of Iron III, and Hearts of Iron IV.

Gameplay

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Players play as a nation in the world in the years leading up to, during, and immediately after World War II. There are three main alliances in the game: the Allies, the Axis, and the Comintern. Nations in the game can attempt to join these alliances. Players can also control their nation's economy, government, and military. The game ends when there is only one alliance left or when the end date is reached; the winning alliance is determined through a victory point system, with points being given to alliances that control key regions or cities.[4]

Sequels

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A sequel to Hearts of Iron, Hearts of Iron II, was released in 2005. Two spin-offs were created for Hearts of Iron II: Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and Arsenal of Democracy. The third game in the series, Hearts of Iron III was released on 7 August 2009. Hearts of Iron – The Card Game was released as a free-to-play, browser-based collectible card game on 3 October 2011.[5] East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron Game was scheduled to release in 2014, but was canceled. Hearts of Iron IV, the fourth main installment in the series, was released on 6 June 2016.

Reception

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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] Tom Chick of Computer Games Magazine summarized Hearts of Iron as "an ambitious mess, a noble mess, certainly a well-intentioned mess, but ultimately a mess nonetheless".[14]

Hearts of Iron: Platinum

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Hearts of Iron: Platinum was released in 2004 with the intention of improving several elements of the original game.[18] According to Metacritic, Hearts of Iron: Platinum received slightly more favorable reviews than the original Hearts of Iron.[15]

Ban in China

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The game was banned in the People's Republic of China because of the game's depiction of Taiwan under Japanese control and Tibet, Sinkiang, and Manchuria as independent nations (historically, Manchuria was a Japanese puppet state and Taiwan was under Japanese control for most of the time period depicted in the game).[19][20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dubin, Jayson (4 May 2012). "Hearts of Iron Ships to Retail Stores Nationwide". GameZone. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "MacPlay". 10 April 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "VP Ltd ships MindRover, Hearts of Iron, Player Manager". Macworld. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b Bates, Jason (10 December 2002). "Hearts of Iron Review". IGN. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Hearts of Iron – The Card Game". Paradox Interactive. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Hearts of Iron for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ Luo, Di (February 2003). "Hearts of Iron" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 223. p. 94. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. ^ Ellis, Keith "DNM" (20 February 2003). "Hearts of Iron". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 13 April 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ Osborne, Scott (26 November 2002). "Hearts of Iron Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  10. ^ Schutz, Jake (15 December 2002). "Hearts of Iron – PC – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  11. ^ Ricketts, Ed (March 2003). "Hearts of Iron". PC Format. No. 146. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003.
  12. ^ Peckham, Matthew (February 2003). "Hearts of Iron". PC Gamer. p. 74. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.
  13. ^ Emery, Daniel (11 February 2003). "PC Review: Hearts of Iron". PC Zone. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
  14. ^ Chick, Tom (March 2003). "Hearts of Iron". Computer Games Magazine. No. 148. p. 78.
  15. ^ a b "Hearts of Iron: Platinum for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  16. ^ Tsotsos, Alex (26 November 2004). "GameSpy: Hearts of Iron – Platinum". GameSpy. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  17. ^ Knutson, Michael (13 September 2004). "Hearts of Iron Platinum – PC – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  18. ^ Golze, Benjamin (23 July 2004). "Hearts of Iron gets Platinum edition". GameSpot. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Swedish video game banned for harming China's sovereignty". China Daily. 29 May 2004.
  20. ^ "No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world". the Guardian. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

Further reading

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