For those that don't know what Hearts of Iron is all about, it's a real time grand strategy game set in the turbulent years of the Second World War. You can take control of any country (even minnows like Mongolia) during this period and lead it to glory in any fashion you wish.
From Strategyinformer.com: "A two-fingered salute to any game that even thinks of calling itself a strategy title, the Hearts of Iron series is as hardcore as they come. Hearts of Iron 3 was the third instalment in the franchise, and while it wasn't without its flaws, Paradox have been working hard ever since release to get it to a place that they hope everyone will be happy with.
Johan Andersson has always been a strong voice for the series, as well as Paradox in general. Strategy Informer LIVE is honoured to have him join us for our next event, where we'll talk about everything from the 1.4 patch, to the recently announced Semper Fi expansion."
Strategy fans and old school grognards will appreciate Hearts of Iron 3 and likely get a fair amount of enjoyment out of it.
Mainstream gamers should probably look elsewhere, as you're going to need a mountain of patience to deal with the game's grand scale, and the grand flaws that come with it.
Altern8 writes: "There are serious strategy games, and then there's Hearts of Iron. I suppose if strategy games were to go in tiers of momentousness and scale, we'd have the twee turn-based likes of Valkyrie Chronicles and Advance Wars at the bottom. Wedged in the middle would be the real-time series such as Command & Conquer, Dawn of War and countless others. The Hearts of Iron series lofts above these like some grandiose zeppelin. It's an example of the relatively rare "grand strategy" subgenre, wherein you don't control miniature men on the battlefield but direct entire nations."
