When I first played Hearts of Iron, I was underwhelmed. The game economy for the US seemed to dwindle to nothing in a heartbeat. It took several tries to find out the ins and outs of the game. After overcoming the steep learning curve (and less-than informative game manual) I have found Hearts of Iron to be one of the best strategic WWII sime around (actually, one of the only ones). The main drawbacks for me are the repetitive soundtrack (the '1812 Overture' is fine once or twice, but not on repetive loop) and the sound effects for selecting units and special notification alarms. It got so bad I finally just turned the sound on my computer off and had the CD player going. Also, the animated icons are fine initially, but I tend to prefer the NATO icons as better edcriptions of unit types and locations. The NATO icons are also better if you have an older computer with less graphics capability. Overall, if you are a history buff and/or interested in WWII history, then get this game. If not, you might want to pass.
Only a few drawbacks from this game no real combat occurs you see 2 pieces firing at them but the good part is the sound is great click on the two battling pieces and you hear lots of tank rolling, marching, rifles flari... Read Full Review
The game is good and just like the other two reviewers have mentioned, patches have been released that address problems in the game (quite a few as of this writing actually). The core concept in my opinion is a great id... Read Full Review
