

The player also has the ability to control the appointment of commanders of forces under their nation's flag or that of controlled nations as well as to control the appointment of individual government ministers and military commanders in key General Staff positions. The player can build land divisions, aircraft squadrons, and naval ships/fleets, and combine these into corps and armies. Hearts of Iron II is a grand strategy game. Iron Cross, a Hearts of Iron II expansion, was released on October 7, 2010, and Darkest Hour, a stand-alone strategy game based on Hearts of Iron II, was released on April 5, 2011. The lead game programmer was Johan Andersson.Ī sequel, Hearts of Iron III, was released in August 2009.Īrsenal of Democracy, a grand strategy wargame based on Hearts of Iron II, was released in February 2010.

It was developed by Paradox Interactive and released in 2005. It takes place in the time period from 1 January 1936 (1933 with an expansion) through 30 December 1947 (1964 with the expansion), and allows the player to assume control of any one of over 175 nations of the time and guide its development through the years before, during and after the Second World War. Scorched Earth tactics, floating harbors and special supply units added to the logistics system.ĭesign your own armored force using modules prioritizing speed, gun power, armor or even production cost.Ĭommission the grandest, most prestigious of artillery pieces, uniquely designed to deal with entrenched foes, and fortified positions.Hearts of Iron II is a grand strategy computer war game for the PC based upon its predecessor, Hearts of Iron, which was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. Shared alternate history paths for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as unique paths for each.īuild a general staff, drawing on the talents and expertise of available officers to take advantage of changes in technology and tactics.Įmphasize certain characteristics of your military arms, adding general bonuses to certain units types or even aiding division design.

Write a new history of Poland, with options to reform the government, entrench the military rule, or support a popular pro-Soviet uprising. Communist Soviet rulers must also deal with a government system full of distrust and betrayal but players can lift up party opposition to its powerful leader, or even pursue a reactionary path of restored monarchy.
