Excellent, with a few flaws

User Rating: 8.6 | Hearts of Iron II PC
By benyamun | Review Date:
Hearts of Iron II is an engrossing and challenging game that requires a lot of time to play, but ultimately provides a deep sense of satisfaction. There is really nothing out there at the moment that gives you that sense of acheivement when you wait for your economy to build up, build up your army, and take over the world.

The graphics are not great, but they serve their purpose. The sound could be better, not just the same battle sounds and orchestral score. And the game does randomly crash now and then.

The gameplay truly requires complete and strategic planning on the part of player, economically, militarily, politically, and socially. The technology tree and unit selection is in-depth and extensive, providing choice and requiring careful selection. You will feel bombarded with numbers and figures at the start, and to play the game without the manual is very time consuming...but doable.

If there is one thing I wish this game could improve on, it would be to overcome to numerous clicking and mass micromanagement (especially for countries such as the USA). Also, the update (not upgrade) the graphics past 1995 and allow of keyboard entry of values to reduce the amount of time dealing with logistical in-game issues, and more on the core of winning those long battles.

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